2026 PASCAL Member Conference: Full Schedule

9:30am EDT

Thursday June 11, 2026 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Commission on Higher Education (CHE) @ 1122 Lady Street, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29201

Join us for the PASCAL General Membership Meeting. All PASCAL members and partners are invited to attend. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format, allowing attendees to participate either online or on-site at the SC Commission on Higher Education office in Columbia, SC. Meeting materials will be available prior to meeting on the members' General Membership Meetings page (member login...
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Thursday June 11, 2026 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Commission on Higher Education (CHE) 1122 Lady Street, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29201

Plenary Session

Format Hybrid (via Zoom)

12:00pm EDT

Lunch on Your Own

Thursday June 11, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Personal Choice @ 1122 Lady Street, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29201

Thursday June 11, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Personal Choice

Networking

1:30pm EDT

Preconference Workshop: Electronic Resources Acquisition and Activation (Alma Acquisitions Training Series, Part 3)

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Classroom #L104, Thomas Cooper Library @ 1322 Greene St, Columbia, SC 29208

Join us for an in-person two-hour session on the management of electronic resources in Alma. Miiya Holmes, Senior Customer Education Trainer at Ex Libris, presenting remotely, will focus on acquiring and activating electronic resources, as well as claiming and renewing materials. Immediately following the Ex Libris presentation, PASCAL staff will hold an hour-long hands-on working session to...
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Presenters

Miiya Holmes

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Classroom #L104, Thomas Cooper Library 1322 Greene St, Columbia, SC 29208

Preconference Vendor Training

Format In-Person

5:00pm EDT

Meet Up at Bierkeller

Thursday June 11, 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Bierkeller @ 600 Canalside St Suite 1009, Columbia, SC 29201

If you are in Columbia Thursday evening, come join us for good vibes and German food at the local Bierkeller! This will be a casual pay-on-your-own meet-up to socialize ahead of the conference. Located on the riverfront, Bierkeller features both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a full menu of food and beverages, including non-alcoholic options.

Thursday June 11, 2026 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Bierkeller 600 Canalside St Suite 1009, Columbia, SC 29201

Preconference Networking

Format In-Person

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

General

Format In-Person

8:00am EDT

Registration Desk Open

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

General

Format In-Person

8:00am EDT

Mascots As Muses

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 3:45pm EDT

Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

Flex your poetry skills in a six-word mascot-inspired poetry contest. Write your poem on a sticky note in the morning, then vote for your favorite poem(s) in the afternoon. The author of the poem with the most votes will win library swag!

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 3:45pm EDT
Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

General

8:00am EDT

Photo Booth Pop-Ups

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

The best conference souvenirs are memories! Stop by the PASCAL Conference photo booth to snap a picture with a colleague! Come by during the afternoon break to snap a picture with a library mascot!

Friday June 12, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

General

8:30am EDT

Bridging the Gap: Practitioner Perspectives on New MLIS Grads

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

TBD @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join USC iSchool director Lyda Fontes McCartin in an informal discussion to share your observations about new professionals entering the field - what they're bringing to the work, and where you notice gaps between graduate education and day-to-day practice. This session will inform curriculum development, mentorship strategies, and the ongoing dialogue between the MLIS program and the...
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Presenters

Lyda McCartin

Director, iSchool, USC Columbia

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
TBD 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Networking

Format In-Person

8:30am EDT

Exhibits

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 3:00pm EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 3:00pm EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Networking

Format In-Person

9:30am EDT

Welcome & PASCAL Introduction

Friday June 12, 2026 9:30am - 9:45am EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 9:30am - 9:45am EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Plenary Session

Format In-Person

9:45am EDT

Opening Keynote Session: Strengthening Collections & Connections

Friday June 12, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Libraries spend considerable time, money, and effort strengthening their collections for the benefit of their constituents, and rightly so. However, it is now an old adage that a single library alone cannot meet all needs. Yet we sometimes forget. With a strictly local focus, we neglect something that could make our collections even stronger – our connections. This presentation will focus on how...
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Presenters

Tina Baich

Director, Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST)

Tina Baich is the Director of Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST), a nonprofit organization dedicated to securing the print scholarly record in support of teaching, learning, and research. Prior to joining EAST, she spent 19 years at IUPUI University Library, starting as a Graduate... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Plenary Session, Keynote Session

Format In-Person

10:30am EDT

PASCAL Help Desk

Friday June 12, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Come visit the Shared Systems Staff at the Help Desk in person! Bring questions, specific or otherwise, and we'll be happy to help however we can.

Friday June 12, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

General

Format In-Person

10:45am EDT

Stuffed Storytime

Friday June 12, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am EDT

Gamecock Patio, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

Who says adults don’t love picture books? Stop by Stuffed Storytime from 10:45-11am for a quick mascot-inspired read aloud.

Presenters

Maggie Mason Smith

Access Services Librarian, PASCAL

Friday June 12, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am EDT
Gamecock Patio, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate St, Columbia, SC 29201

General

10:45am EDT

Morning Break

Friday June 12, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Networking

Format In-Person

11:00am EDT

Academic Museums and Libraries: Collaboration and Convergence

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

University museums and academic libraries are frequent collaborators. More recently, museums are becoming part of the library organization. Stemming from a review of the literature and interviews with library leaders who oversee museums, this presentation will offer insights into the circumstances by which colleges or universities might situate museums under library administration, and what they...
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Moderators

Christy Allen

Associate Director for Digital and Resource Management, Furman University

Presenters

Christopher Cox

Dean of Libraries, Clemson University

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

11:00am EDT

Do you want to build a display? No hammers or screws required!

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Academic library book displays often rely on predictable themes, yet inventive approaches can significantly enhance engagement and discovery. Book displays can serve as strategic tools for promoting collections, supporting curriculum, and fostering intellectual curiosity beyond targeted research needs. This presentation examines best practices for designing effective academic library displays that...
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Moderators

Lauren Lundy

Research & Instruction Librarian, Furman University

Presenters

Pamela King

Support and Collection Service Specialist, The Citadel

I like history, big on libraries and Resource Sharing, animals, cruising, football, books, movies. just about anything.

Katie Cayer

Librarian, The Citadel

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

11:00am EDT

South Carolina Intellectual Freedom Manual: Informational and Feedback Session

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

During this time of unprecedented levels of censorship in South Carolina's public, school, and academic libraries, library leaders have identified the critical need to create a South Carolina Intellectual Freedom manual. While such a manual has existed in the past (1992!) and was utilized on a statewide level, a new iteration has not been issued in many years. The purpose of this manual is to...
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Moderators

Rebecca Freeman

Director, USC Lancaster

Presenters

Virginia Alexander Cononie

Associate Librarian; Coordinator of Research, USC Upstate

Jamie Gregory

School Librarian, SCASL

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

11:00am EDT

Wearing Many Hats: How to Manage Time, Information, & Preserve Your Sanity in Three Perspectives

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Struggling with the chaos of electronic resources work? Three experienced librarians share their battle tested strategies for managing time, taming e-mail inboxes, and organizing complex collection data. Attendees will take away practical tips for using your calendar, managing email, and creating a centralized hub for all your electronic resources information.

Moderators

Victoria Neff

Research and Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University

Presenters

Brady Cross

Associate Librarian for Collections, Resource Sharing, and Technical Services, Tri-County Technical College

Susan Myers

Director of the Marie Burgess Library, Spartanburg Methodist College

Amanda Nunnelly-Stewart

Librarian, USC Aiken

Friday June 12, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

12:00pm EDT

Keynote Luncheon | All Together Now: Leveraging Law and Collective Action to Advance Library Missions in the eBook Era

Friday June 12, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

As libraries confront increasing restrictions imposed through publisher and aggregator licensing, a growing national movement is emerging to reclaim access and preservation through the law. Drawing on work with the eBook Study Group (ESG), this keynote examines how states are coming together to advance coordinated legal strategies that push back against restrictive licensing regimes imposed on...
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Presenters

Kyle K. Courtney

Executive Director, Social Law Library

Kyle K. Courtney is a lawyer, librarian, and nationally recognized expert in copyright and information policy, with extensive experience at the intersection of law, libraries, and education. Currently the Executive Director of the Social Law Library, he previously served as the Director... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Plenary Session

Format In-Person

1:00pm EDT

PASCAL Help Desk

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Come visit the Shared Systems Staff at the Help Desk in person! Bring questions, specific or otherwise, and we'll be happy to help however we can.

Friday June 12, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

General

Format In-Person

1:15pm EDT

Lightning Talks | Buffering on a Budget: Kanopy's Smart PDA program at Coastal Carolina University

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Even prior to the COVID-19 shutdowns of 2020, streaming video usage on college and university campuses was rapidly increasing. Kanopy's early patron-driven acquisition (PDA) model offered clear benefits for end users but posed significant budgetary challenges for collection librarians. Coastal Carolina University Libraries adopted Kanopy's Smart PDA program, which established sustainable budget...
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Moderators

Doris Felder

Reference Librarian, South Carolina State University

Presenters

Todd Rix

Collection Strategies Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Lightning Talk

Format In-Person

1:15pm EDT

Lightning Talks | Open Arms, Open Access: A First Look at Discoverable Open Resources

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

With the EBSCO Faculty Portal being retired, libraries need a sustainable way to connect users with Open Education Resources (OER). This lightning talk will provide a brief overview of how to use Discovery Collections to curate specific resources into dedicated, browsable sets. We’ll show examples of how this looks in practice and share resources to help you prepare for this transition. This...
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Moderators

Doris Felder

Reference Librarian, South Carolina State University

Presenters

Amy Trepal

Content & Services Program Manager, PASCAL

Rachel Smith

Shared Systems Librarian, PASCAL

Pronouns: they/them

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Lightning Talk

1:15pm EDT

Lightning Talks | Working Together to Teach Information Literacy Through Research

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

This talk will cover partnership and collaboration between myself as an instruction librarian and a division of my college that I liaison with. I worked with an instructor to develop curriculum for, and teach a course dedicated to developing students' information literacy skills through research, constructing citations, and formatting. This talk will address three points: collaboration across two...
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Moderators

Doris Felder

Reference Librarian, South Carolina State University

Presenters

Madeline Compton

Instruction Librarian, Tri-County Technical College

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Lightning Talk

Format In-Person

1:15pm EDT

Expanding the lens: A Holistic Approach to Understanding Library Impact and Engagement

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Understanding how students use the library is essential to refining services and resources, but more holistic assessment also requires examining those who do not engage and the reasons behind their lack of use. At Coastal Carolina University, an annual Library Impact Study compares the academic performance of students who use library facilities, services, and resources with those who do not. While...
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Moderators

Christine

Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

Presenters

Melvin Davis

University Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Jennifer Hughes

Associate University Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Jennifer Hughes has been employed at Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University for over 20 years. Most of her experience has been in Access Services, and she currently serves as the Associate University Librarian. Jennifer received her MLIS from the University of South Carolina... Read More →

Eric Resnis

Head of Research and Scholarship, Coastal Carolina University

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

1:15pm EDT

Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Modernize Course Content

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

This session demonstrates how to transform lengthy, disengaging information literacy courses using AI as a collaborative tool under librarian guidance. Learn a replicable, iterative process for AI-assisted course redesign that positions librarians as architects and AI as the construction crew. Discover strategic bot stacking with multiple AI models including Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Codestral...
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Moderators

Allison Read

Research & Instruction Librarian, USC Upstate

Presenters

Meghan Curtis

Research and Instruction Librarian, Anderson University

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

1:15pm EDT

South Carolina State Documents Depository Libraries Meeting

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Member libraries of the South Carolina State Documents Depository System, led by the South Carolina State Library, will meet to discuss recent updates to the depository system manual and ways to promote state documents in their libraries and online.

Moderators

Victoria Neff

Research and Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University

Presenters

Beka D. Groller

State Government Documents Librarian, South Carolina State Library

Beka is the State Government Documents Librarian at the South Carolina State Library. She received her B.S. in Biology and Spanish with a minor in Latin American and Latinx Studies from Furman University in 2022. In 2024, she received her Master of Library and Information Science... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

2:15pm EDT

Afternoon Break

Friday June 12, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm EDT

Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm EDT
Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Networking

Format In-Person

2:45pm EDT

Applying Holistic Principles to Academic Librarianship

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT

Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Two academic librarians share their experiences implementing a holistic approach to academic librarianship on their small, rural college campus. Inspired by "whole person" librarianship and public librarians, we adapted user services, spaces, and resources in our library. This approach centers our users' needs as developing scholars AND human beings while emphasizing staff well-being....
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Moderators

Logan Cocklin

Director of Archives, USC Lancaster

Presenters

Rebecca Freeman

Director, USC Lancaster

McKenzie Lemhouse

Assistant Librarian (Instruction and Outreach), USC Lancaster

Instruction & outreach librarian at a rural 2-year campus. I have a background in special collections and academic libraries and love discussing creative programming and whole-person librarianship. If you need a break from library land, I'm always willing to talk about geeky topics... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT
Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

2:45pm EDT

Beyond the Stacks: Connecting Campus and Community through Participatory History.

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

One of the strategic goals of the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) library is to enhance connections within the university and for local communities to demonstrate the library's value and its contribution to student success. Toward this goal, the library hosted its first Douglass Day event in collaboration with the university's community-focused lifelong learning unit, the Osher...
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Moderators

Natalia Bowdoin

Assoc Prof / Library Collections Coordinator, USC Aiken

Presenters

Emily Smith

Research & Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Kimberly Kelley

Director of LIbraries, USC Beaufort

Victoria Neff

Research and Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University

Warren Cobb

R&I Librarian, USC Beaufort

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

2:45pm EDT

Palmetto Partnership: Three Data Librarians Collaborate on Training and Services

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT

Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

The data librarians at USC, Clemson, and Coastal Carolina, recognizing common challenges faced by researchers across their respective institutions, initiated a collaborative effort to provide coordinated statewide research data training during Love Data Week 2026, with future collaboration in the works. What began as a series of cross-institutional discussions has developed into a partnership that...
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Moderators

Pamela King

Support and Collection Service Specialist, The Citadel

I like history, big on libraries and Resource Sharing, animals, cruising, football, books, movies. just about anything.

Presenters

Adam Johnson

Learning Technologies and Data Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Stacy Winchester

Research Data Librarian, USC Columbia

Stacie Powell

Data Services Librarian, Clemson University

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT
Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

2:45pm EDT

Simplifying the Research Process: A Blueprint for Developing an Information Literacy Course

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT

Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Using a four-stage framework (Identify, Locate, Evaluate, and Produce), librarians overhauled an existing in-person one-credit course, into two online courses (accelerated and full semester) with the goal of demystifying the research process for undergraduate students. The course guides students from topic selection and formulating a research question through to a final project where students...
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Moderators

Karen Brown

Research & Instruction Librarian, USC Columbia

Presenters

Meg Starling

Reference and Instruction Librarian, Charleston Southern University

Joe Fox

Librarian, Charleston Southern University

Friday June 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:35pm EDT
Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Presentation

Format In-Person

3:45pm EDT

Wrap-Up

Friday June 12, 2026 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT

Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Friday June 12, 2026 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Plenary Session

Format In-Person

8:45am EDT

Welcome & PASCAL Introduction

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am EDT

Virtual Room A,Virtual Room B,Virtual Room C @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:00am EDT
Virtual Room A,Virtual Room B,Virtual Room C

Plenary Session

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

9:00am EDT

Lightning Talks | From Invisible to Investable: Positioning Academic Libraries for Philanthropic Growth

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Academic libraries are mission-critical infrastructure within their institutions. Yet unless library leaders can articulate their work in donor-centered language, libraries often remain invisible within advancement strategy. This session will explore how academic libraries can strengthen partnerships with institutional Advancement teams to supplement budgets, accelerate strategic priorities, and...
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Moderators

Shanna Hastie

Presenters

Brian Sisco

Senior Director of Development and Teams Lead, University Wide Initiatives, Clemson University

Natalie Heden

Associate Director of Donor Relations Strategy, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

9:00am EDT

Lightning Talks | Library Worker, Heal Thyself? Collaborative coping strategies for those facing burnout in academic libraries

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Library workers are subjected to burnout and low morale experiences throughout their careers, as evidenced by themes of library literature. This speaker, who has lived experience with both burnout and low morale (inside and outside of the library world and at a variety of academic libraries) will outline avenues for library workers to mitigate burnout and low morale through peer mentoring and...
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Moderators

Shanna Hastie

Presenters

Michelle Colquitt

Continuing Resources & Government Information Management Librarian, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

9:00am EDT

Lightning Talks | Pecha Sharka: Building a Fast-Paced Faculty Scholarship Showcase

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Academic libraries are increasingly expected to deliver high-impact, low-cost programming that strengthens connections among faculty, students, and campus partners. This session introduces "Pecha Sharka," a library-led faculty research showcase inspired by PechaKucha ("chit-chat") style storytelling but adapted to fit institutional culture and faculty participation needs. Developed at the...
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Moderators

Shanna Hastie

Presenters

Emily Smith

Research & Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Kimberly Kelley

Director of LIbraries, USC Beaufort

Victoria Neff

Research and Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University

Warren Cobb

R&I Librarian, USC Beaufort

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

9:00am EDT

Another One Bites the Dust: Strategies for Survival During Long-Term Staffing Shortages

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Virtual Room B @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Academic libraries of all types are struggling with staffing shortages driven by budget cuts, hiring freezes, and frequent turnover. In this presentation, librarians representing a small private institution (Anderson University) and a public R1 institution (Clemson University) compare and contrast their experiences navigating long-term staffing shortages and examine the ramifications of these...
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Moderators

Renna Redd

Interim Head of Acquisitions, Clemson University

Renna Tuten Redd has served as the Interlibrary Loan Librarian at Clemson University since 2015 and oversees resource sharing and document delivery services as well as off-site storage management. Her other current library projects involve participating in the PASCAL (Partnership... Read More →

Presenters

Whitney B. Rice

Head of Access Services, Anderson University

Joni Addis

eCollections Access & Licensing Librarian, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Virtual Room B

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

9:00am EDT

Working Together for Open Scholarship: Education, Access, and Leadership

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT

Virtual Room C @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join a panel of scholarly communication professionals to discuss the role of librarians in shaping the academic landscape through education and the dissemination, preservation, and accessibility of scholarly works. We will focus on: 1. Open Access Initiatives: How are librarians advancing open access publishing models and ensuring researchers have access to free and equitable knowledge? 2....
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Moderators

Natalia Bowdoin

Assoc Prof / Library Collections Coordinator, USC Aiken

Presenters

Amie Freeman

Assistant Head, Acquisitions & Scholarly Communication, USC Columbia

Amie Freeman is the Scholarly Communication Librarian with the University of South Carolina Libraries' Digital Research Services department. She holds a BA in International Studies and a MLIS from the University of South Carolina. Amie oversees Scholar Commons, UofSC’s institutional... Read More →

Gretchen Scronce

Digital Pedagogy Coordinator, College of Charleston

Ariana Baker

Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Amal Mostafa

Scholarly Communication Librarian, Clemson University

With over 29 years of experience in Library and Information Science (LIS) and more than 8 years in Scholarly Communication services and instruction, Prof. Amal Mostafa has recently joined Clemson University Libraries as a Scholarly Communication Librarian. Previously, she served as... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 9:00am - 9:50am EDT
Virtual Room C

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:00am EDT

Morning Break

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Zoom @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Zoom

General

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Lightning Talks | A Library Instruction Quick Start: The Three S's - Keep It Simple, Keep It Structured, Keep It Student-Focused

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Whether you are teaching a library instruction session for the first time, filling in for your instruction librarian, or a seasoned veteran looking for quick tips on making a new template, join me as I present three easy and budget-friendly ways to organize and quick-start your instruction practice. I've developed the Three S's - Keep It Simple, Keep It Structured, and Keep It Student-Focused - as...
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Moderators

Susan Wynne

Shared Systems Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Lian C Warner

Instruction/Public Services Librarian, North Greenville University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Lightning Talks | Customizing and Branding the NDE

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

With the move to Primo NDE on the horizon, I have customized our view with our college branding and colors. I will talk about updating the custom css file with custom colors, updating the default background image using an svg file, and updating the default buttons, both in look and number. I'll also cover checking custom colors for appropriate color contrast for accessibility.

Moderators

Susan Wynne

Shared Systems Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Angela Flenner

Acquisitions & Resource Management Librarian, College of Charleston

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Lightning Talks | From Opinions to Evidence: Validating Library Value Through Direct Student Feedback

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Leaders in higher education often have a strong belief system regarding students' needs from the library. It is difficult to address these beliefs which are typically based on personal experience or articles that espouse what students need from the academic library but may not pertain to the students a specific academic library serves. The myriad beliefs and opinions that exist at the University...
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Moderators

Susan Wynne

Shared Systems Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Kimberly Kelley

Director of LIbraries, USC Beaufort

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room A

Lightning Talk

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

All Access: University of South Carolina Libraries' Path to Digital Accessibility

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room C @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a final ruling under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act establishing the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for digital accessibility. The ruling requires state and local government entities serving more than 50,000 people to make their web content and mobile applications fully...
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Moderators

Christine

Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina

Presenters

Amie Freeman

Assistant Head, Acquisitions & Scholarly Communication, USC Columbia

Christee Pascale

Head of Acquisitions and Scholarly Communication, USC Columbia

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room C

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Show Me the Money: Rapid Continuing Resources Assessment Following Budget Cuts at Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room B @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

What happens when your library receives unexpected news of a significant collections budget cut? How does a severely understaffed department even begin to identify over half a million dollars in savings within three months? With a looming transition to Revenue-Based Budgeting, as well as cuts to the Department of Education and other avenues for research funding, Clemson University Libraries faced...
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Moderators

Amy Trepal

Content & Services Program Manager, PASCAL

Presenters

Joni Addis

eCollections Access & Licensing Librarian, Clemson University

Michelle Colquitt

Continuing Resources & Government Information Management Librarian, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room B

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

The CCU Makerspace 2020-2025: From the Ground Up

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT

Virtual Room D @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

If you are considering starting a new makerspace or expanding the services in a current one, this presentation is for you. This presentation will discuss considerations for designing a makerspace in an existing space as well as newly constructed space. Attendees will benefit from our experiences designing in both conditions. There will be an equipment overview of makerspace technologies including:...
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Moderators

Rachel Smith

Shared Systems Librarian, PASCAL

Pronouns: they/them

Presenters

Jennifer Hughes

Associate University Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Joseph Taylor

Coastal Carolina University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Virtual Room D

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Digital Accessibility Updates After Year One

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

ADA Title II updates require that government funded institutions make fully accessible all digital materials provided to the public. Coastal Carolina University has convened groups with multiple campus stakeholders to plan for full accessibility of all digital materials. Coastal Carolina University Libraries has already made progress in several accessibility projects identified by the library....
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Scott Bacon

Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, Coastal Carolina University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Faculty-of-Record Participation in One-Shot Library Instruction: Perspectives from South Carolina Instruction Librarians

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

In one shot library instruction the Faculty-of-Record has real power to improve the quality of the library presentation. Even a small gesture from the faculty could create a more rapt audience of students during the class. This observation led to the creation of a qualitative survey to determine the importance of faculty participation in the library instruction process. Over the summer of 2025 ten...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Cody Walters

Head of Research and User Services, Winthrop University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Freedom Takes Root: A Digital Gateway to the Reconstruction Era: A Collaboration of the USCB Libraries and the Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era (ISRE)

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

USC Beaufort Libraries will create a public-facing Library Guide entitled "Freedom Takes Root: A Digital Gateway to the Reconstruction Era." This guide will be a curated, interactive digital bibliography centralizing Reconstruction-era materials related to Beaufort County and the Lowcountry. This collaborative project between the USCB Libraries and the ISRE will organize, annotate, and...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Elizabeth Laney

Research Associate, USC Beaufort

Elizabeth Laney, M.A., is a historian and genealogist with 20+ years experience working in state parks, historic sites and public libraries. She specializes in the history of the Reconstruction Era and the history of the State of South Carolina with a particular focus on African American... Read More →

Emily Smith

Research & Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Victoria Neff

Research and Instruction Librarian, USC Beaufort

Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University

Warren Cobb

R&I Librarian, USC Beaufort

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Incidental Experts: Teaching Information Literacy Skills through Participatory Fandom

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

In Fall 2022, HONS 101: Studies in Fanfiction was offered as an interdisciplinary course to first semester freshmen at USC Aiken. Co-taught by an English professor and a librarian, the course focused on critical thinking, analysis, information literacy, research, writing, and examination of primary and secondary texts. The final project of the course was to create and deliver a conference style...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Brandy R. Horne

Head of Instruction and Reference, Associate Professor, USC Aiken

Amanda R. Warren

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Transforming Zotero into a Pull List Generator

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Many librarians that do outreach work either do not use or do not have access to their ILS systems, making creating book lists for displays or purchase requests tedious. However, there is an innovative approach to rapidly generating book lists from both the open web and library catalogs. By creating a custom Citation Style Language compatible with Zotero, librarians can quickly save and export...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Elizabeth Middleton

Instruction and Research Services Librarian, Furman University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

10:30am EDT

Posters | Utilizing Whiteboards as Hubs for Student Engagement and Collection Development

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

In an effort to encourage engagement with students on campus, Lander University's Jackson Library developed weekly interactive whiteboard prompts to invite students to share their thoughts with the staff and other peers. Each week saw an outpouring of responses, with the boards quickly filling to capacity to display students' handwritten opinions, book recommendations, and creative doodles. Using...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Amber B. Mullinax

Collections Specialist, Lander University

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

11:30am EDT

Lunch On Your Own

Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Personal Choice @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Personal Choice

General

1:00pm EDT

Implementing a New Project Management System for Digital Projects at Clemson Libraries

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Virtual Room B @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

In 2025, Clemson Libraries' Digitization Services unit migrated its digitization project management workflow built in the software platform Trello to the software platform Wrike. This transition allowed the department and its cross-functional collaborators to review essential steps of digitization workflows and leverage the move to a new system to better manage both large-scale digitization...
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Moderators

Alyssa Nance

Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Furman University

Presenters

Kelly Riddle

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Virtual Room B

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Integrating AI literacy into library instruction

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Students are increasingly using generative AI for a variety of educational purposes including research, writing, and citing. Because of this, librarians at Coastal Carolina University decided that AI literacy should be integrated into a long-running, for-credit, information literacy course. This session will provide an overview of how AI literacy was integrated into the course, topics that were...
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Moderators

Maggie Mason Smith

Access Services Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Ariana Baker

Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Coastal Carolina University

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Virtual Room A

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

LibSites: A New Way to Create Library Websites

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Virtual Room C @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Springshare has released a new product called "LibSites" that allows for the creation of custom library websites using drag-and-drop functionality. Representatives from the Furman Libraries will demonstrate how they are using LibSites to re-envision their website. The presentation will include a brief demo, pros and cons of the software, and a sneak peak of their newly redesigned site built in...
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Moderators

Ellan Jenkinson

Member Engagement & Training Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Christy Allen

Associate Director for Digital and Resource Management, Furman University

Michelle Rubino

Head of Library Instruction and Outreach, Greenville Technical College

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Virtual Room C

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Posters | A Student Stress Solution: A Collaboration in Games

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

To proactively combat stressful times within an academic year, such as midterms and finals, the Gregg-Graniteville library hosts a table of snacks, drinks, play-doh, puzzles, and coloring books. This resource has seen great success, but what if there was a permanence to this initiative? With inspiration from Oregon State University's Library of Things, the access services department at USC Aiken...
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Presenters

Julia Ruth Markert

Access Services Manager, USC Aiken

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Posters | From the Till to Excel: A Zero-Budget Modernization in Circulation

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

When the circulation desk cash register became too unreliable to continue operating, I built a user-friendly replacement using Microsoft Excel on an existing Windows workstation. Built in one week at a small college library (under 5,000 students), this zero-budget solution handles all circulation transactions - print charges, ID fees, fines, and guest card costs - without new software, vendor...
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Presenters

Mark Stack

Library specialist, Francis Marion University

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Posters | Sowing Seeds of Connections: Creating a Seed Library in an Academic Library

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Seed libraries connect library patrons to seeds for them to grow their own flowers and vegetables. In this poster presentation, participants will learn how a librarian collaborated with an undergraduate student organization to pilot a seed library located in the main library building on campus. The seed library was created to meet the needs of students, as plants continue to be of interest to...
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Presenters

Jessica Kohout-Tailor

Undergraduate Experience Librarian and Learning Commons Director, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Posters | Spreading Your Wings: Successfully Collaborating Across Campus

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

One of Amanda Caldwell's biggest tasks as Outreach and Engagement Librarian is to get more students in the library. She aimed to achieve this by reaching out to the support services students were already using and leveraging events happening on campus. From these initiatives, new collaborative events with various campus partners were developed. These events successfully drove students to the...
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Presenters

Cody Walters

Head of Research and User Services, Winthrop University

Amanda Caldwell

Outreach and Engagement Librarian, Winthrop University

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Posters | Stacks, Spaces & Faces: Crafting connection and wellness in the academic library

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Virtual Posters @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Crafting has become one of the ways our library builds connections, supports mental health, and enhances the library environment. The library offers a monthly drop-in craft hour for students, faculty, and staff, alternating between guided activities with supplied materials and bring-your-own-project sessions. During final exams, the library offers collaborative coloring or sticker mosaic posters...
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Presenters

Rozalynd McConnaughy

Director of Library Services, USC School of Medicine

Laura Howell

Collections Management Specialist & Office Administrator, USC Floyd School of Medicine

Melisa Yang-Gonzalez

Library Intern, Columbia College

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual Posters

Virtual Poster

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

1:00pm EDT

Alma Acquisitions Training Series | Part 4: Electronic Resource Cost Per Use

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Zoom @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join PASCAL for an in-depth two-hour webinar on cost per use in Alma. This session will focus on reviewing and demonstrating the data necessary for Alma to calculate cost per use and generating the relevant reports. Participants are encouraged to submit specific problem examples in advance. Note: This session will be held during the PASCAL Member Conference Virtual Day. Registration for the...
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Presenters

Miiya Holmes

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Zoom

Vendor Training

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

2:00pm EDT

Afternoon Break

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Zoom @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Zoom

General

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

2:30pm EDT

All Together Now: Let's Clean Up our LibGuides!

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Virtual Room C @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Mature LibGuides implementations benefit from routine clean-up. After the initial "ugh" when considering how overwhelming the project could be, developing and implementing a strategic approach makes the maintenance efficient and adds value for librarians and Guide users. The presenters will each share how they approached recent clean-up and will propose a model for considering a strategic approach...
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Moderators

Emily McPheron

Operations Manager, PASCAL

Presenters

Laurel Whisler

Research and Reference Services Librarian, Tri-County Technical College

Carrie Johnston

Digital Strategies & Systems Librarian, Winthrop University

PASCAL 2026 LibGuides pptx

Prompts for Generating Custom Code docx

Framing Questions for Developing Local Strategy pdf

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Virtual Room C

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

2:30pm EDT

Avoiding a Pirate TRAAP: Transforming Information Literacy with Adventure and the CRAAP Test

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Virtual Room A @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

What if we turned source evaluation from the CRAAP test into a pirate adventure where the whole narrative was the lesson? Avoiding a Pirate TRAAP is an original OER narrative that shows what happens to two teenagers who buy the wrong information from a man named Blackbeard Joe. Join me as we look at narrative pedagogy and discuss how to teach source evaluation and information literacy with ancient...
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Moderators

Kimberly Basso

Reference Librarian/Instruction Coordinator, Francis Marion University

Presenters

Lian C Warner

Instruction/Public Services Librarian, North Greenville University

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Virtual Room A

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

2:30pm EDT

Controlled Digital Lending : What it is, how it works, and why it matters

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Virtual Room D @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has emerged as a sensible strategy for libraries seeking to expand access to physical collections in digital environments. Grounded in the core "owned-to-loaned" principle, CDL allows libraries to lend digitized versions of legally acquired print materials under controlled conditions that mirror physical circulation, including user authentication, limited loan...
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Moderators

Maggie Mason Smith

Access Services Librarian, PASCAL

Presenters

Pamela King

Support and Collection Service Specialist, The Citadel

I like history, big on libraries and Resource Sharing, animals, cruising, football, books, movies. just about anything.

Katie Cayer

Librarian, The Citadel

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Virtual Room D

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)

2:30pm EDT

Synchronizing Data Across Library Systems: Building a Practical Assessment Dashboard

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT

Virtual Room B @ 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Academic libraries rely on data from multiple vendor platforms, yet reporting workflows are often manual, fragmented, and time-consuming. This session shares the development of a semi-automated assessment dashboard that integrates data across systems to streamline reporting and improve transparency. The presentation will outline practical steps for auditing available data, establishing a...
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Moderators

Kimberly Kelley

Director of LIbraries, USC Beaufort

Presenters

Chuhao Wu

Strategic Assessment Librarian, Clemson University

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:20pm EDT
Virtual Room B

Presentation

Format Virtual (via Zoom)