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Dates: October 24th and 25th
Time: 8:45 am – 5:15 pm AST
Platform: Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81235522823)

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Michael Ridley

University of Guelph
Librarian Emeritus
Guelph, Ontario

MichaelRidley.ca

Dr. Michael Ridley is Librarian Emeritus at the University of Guelph where for many years he was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Librarian. His research interests are libraries, literacy, machine learning, and explainable AI (XAI). Ridley holds degrees from Guelph (B.A.), UNB (M.A.), Toronto (M.L.S. and M.Ed.), and Western (PhD)..

1:00pm ADT

Hackfest Session 5 - Accessibility Technology Devices -- Hands-onGinny Sweet (She,Her)

7:45am ADT

Buffet Breakfast

8:45am ADT

CONFERENCE DAY ONE -- Welcome

9:00am ADT

Keynote PresentationStacey Allison-Cassin

10:00am ADT

Gaming the System: Exhibiting Video Game History with QuartexAmelia Clarkson

10:45am ADT

11:00am ADT

Teaching a Dog to Catalog: An Abbreviated History of Large Language Models and an Inquiry as to Whether They Can Replace UsJohn Fink

11:45am ADT

Upgrading Everything Everywhere All At OnceRebecca Dowson • Alison Moore • Joey Takeda • Andrew Gardener

12:30pm ADT

1:45pm ADT

3D Digital Herbarium project: photogrammetry and developing engaging interactive 3D models of native plants as a 3D Infrastructure strategyCyril Oberlander • Aj Bealum

2:30pm ADT

Beyond Digitization: Managing digital collections in the Internet ArchiveKenton Good • Sarah Severson

3:15pm ADT

Afternoon Break provided by Ebsco

3:30pm ADT

Panel Discussion on Library Technology Accessibility IssuesMaggie Jean Nielson • Ginny Sweet (She,Her) • Lisa Snider

4:30pm ADT

Moar meetings: Blocking time for department priorities and team growthKrista Godfrey

4:40pm ADT

Evaluation of the Hublet Tablet SystemAndrew Lockhart

4:50pm ADT

Building Bridges to the Past: Enhancing Census Data Discovery with the Canadian Census Data Discovery Partnership ProjectZack Taylor • Sandra Sawchuk • Graeme Campbell • Katie Cuyler • Leanne Trimble • Amber Leahey • Susan Mowers

6:00pm ADT

Welcome Reception Windsor Room

8:45am ADT

CONFERENCE DAY TWO -- Annoucements

9:00am ADT

OCLC Presents the Dave Binkley Memorial Lecture with Professor Cynthia BruceCynthia Bruce • Andy Spilioe

10:00am ADT

Interactive Information Retrieval Meets Library Discovery: An Interdisciplinary Research Partnership between the Library and a Computer Science ResearcherDale Storie • Orland Hoeber

10:45am ADT

11:00am ADT

LINCS: Building a Linked Data Pipeline for Cultural Heritage CollectionsLisa Goddard • Susan Brown • Stacey Allison-Cassin • Zachary Schoenberger

11:45am ADT

New Brunswick Historical Newspapers Project: Preserving and Sharing our Newspaper Heritage OnlineJeff Carter

11:55am ADT

Supporting Discovery and Access on the Wild Wild Web! Leveraging Lean Library at the University of British ColumbiaRebecca Dickson • Barbara Sobol

12:05pm ADT

Managing technology in the library: insights on committees and integrating feminist, post-colonial theoryMatthew Fesnak

12:15pm ADT

1:30pm ADT

Symphonic Preservation: A Collaborative Audiovisual Archival ProjectCreighton Barrett • Phil Laugher • Roger Gillis • Maria Spear

2:15pm ADT

PANEL Machine Learning in Libraries: Building Expertise, Capacity, and UtilizationKrista Godfrey • Michael Ridley

3:15pm ADT

Afternoon Break

3:30pm ADT

Depth of Field: Combining Conceptual and Technical Knowledge in Media Digital LiteracyHanne Pearce

4:15pm ADT

The Pragmatics of Systems LibrarianshipSam Popowich

4:25pm ADT

Taming the Beast: Migrating to DSpace 7.6Priscilla Carmini • Stephanie Quail

4:35pm ADT

Usage stats are great and everything, but have you tried non-usage stats?Shelley Gullikson