2026 PASCAL Member Conference

2026 PASCAL Member Conference

9:30am EDT

PASCAL General Membership Meeting Commission on Higher Education (CHE)

12:00pm EDT

Lunch on Your Own Personal Choice

1:30pm EDT

Preconference Workshop: Electronic Resources Acquisition and Activation (Alma Acquisitions Training Series, Part 3) Classroom #L104, Thomas Cooper LibraryMiiya Holmes

5:00pm EDT

Meet Up at Bierkeller Bierkeller

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center Registration Desk Open Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center Mascots As Muses Lobby, Pastides Alumni Center Photo Booth Pop-Ups Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

8:30am EDT

Bridging the Gap: Practitioner Perspectives on New MLIS Grads TBDLyda McCartin Exhibits Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

9:30am EDT

Welcome & PASCAL Introduction Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center

9:45am EDT

Opening Keynote Session: Strengthening Collections & Connections Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni CenterTina Baich

10:30am EDT

PASCAL Help Desk Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

10:45am EDT

Stuffed Storytime Gamecock Patio, Pastides Alumni CenterMaggie Mason Smith Morning Break Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

11:00am EDT

Academic Museums and Libraries: Collaboration and Convergence Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni CenterChristy Allen • Christopher Cox Do you want to build a display? No hammers or screws required! Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni CenterLauren Lundy • Pamela King • Katie Cayer South Carolina Intellectual Freedom Manual: Informational and Feedback Session Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni CenterRebecca Freeman • Virginia Alexander Cononie • Jamie Gregory Wearing Many Hats: How to Manage Time, Information, & Preserve Your Sanity in Three Perspectives Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni CenterVictoria Neff • Brady Cross • Susan Myers • Amanda Nunnelly-Stewart

12:00pm EDT

Keynote Luncheon | All Together Now: Leveraging Law and Collective Action to Advance Library Missions in the eBook Era Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni CenterKyle K. Courtney

1:00pm EDT

PASCAL Help Desk Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

1:15pm EDT

Lightning Talks | Buffering on a Budget: Kanopy's Smart PDA program at Coastal Carolina University Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni CenterDoris Felder • Todd Rix Lightning Talks | Open Arms, Open Access: A First Look at Discoverable Open Resources Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni CenterDoris Felder • Amy Trepal • Rachel Smith Lightning Talks | Working Together to Teach Information Literacy Through Research Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni CenterDoris Felder • Madeline Compton Expanding the lens: A Holistic Approach to Understanding Library Impact and Engagement Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni CenterChristine • Melvin Davis • Jennifer Hughes • Eric Resnis Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Modernize Course Content Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni CenterAllison Read • Meghan Curtis South Carolina State Documents Depository Libraries Meeting Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni CenterVictoria Neff • Beka D. Groller

2:15pm EDT

Afternoon Break Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

2:45pm EDT

Applying Holistic Principles to Academic Librarianship Ballroom 3, Pastides Alumni CenterLogan Cocklin • Rebecca Freeman • McKenzie Lemhouse Beyond the Stacks: Connecting Campus and Community through Participatory History. Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni CenterNatalia Bowdoin • Emily Smith • Kimberly Kelley • Victoria Neff • Warren Cobb Palmetto Partnership: Three Data Librarians Collaborate on Training and Services Ballroom 1a, Pastides Alumni CenterPamela King • Adam Johnson • Stacy Winchester • Stacie Powell Simplifying the Research Process: A Blueprint for Developing an Information Literacy Course Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni CenterKaren Brown • Meg Starling • Joe Fox

3:45pm EDT

Wrap-Up Ballroom 2, Pastides Alumni Center

8:45am EDT

Welcome & PASCAL Introduction Virtual Room A,Virtual Room B,Virtual Room C

9:00am EDT

Lightning Talks | From Invisible to Investable: Positioning Academic Libraries for Philanthropic Growth Virtual Room AShanna Hastie • Brian Sisco • Natalie Heden Lightning Talks | Library Worker, Heal Thyself? Collaborative coping strategies for those facing burnout in academic libraries Virtual Room AShanna Hastie • Michelle Colquitt Lightning Talks | Pecha Sharka: Building a Fast-Paced Faculty Scholarship Showcase Virtual Room AShanna Hastie • Emily Smith • Kimberly Kelley • Victoria Neff • Warren Cobb Another One Bites the Dust: Strategies for Survival During Long-Term Staffing Shortages Virtual Room BRenna Redd • Whitney B. Rice • Joni Addis Working Together for Open Scholarship: Education, Access, and Leadership Virtual Room CNatalia Bowdoin • Amie Freeman • Gretchen Scronce • Ariana Baker • Amal Mostafa

10:00am EDT

Morning Break 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 Virtual Room ASusan Wynne • Lian C Warner Lightning Talks | Customizing and Branding the NDE Virtual Room ASusan Wynne • Angela Flenner Lightning Talks | From Opinions to Evidence: Validating Library Value Through Direct Student Feedback Virtual Room ASusan Wynne • Kimberly Kelley All Access: University of South Carolina Libraries' Path to Digital Accessibility Virtual Room CChristine • Amie Freeman • Christee Pascale Show Me the Money: Rapid Continuing Resources Assessment Following Budget Cuts at Clemson University Virtual Room BAmy Trepal • Joni Addis • Michelle Colquitt The CCU Makerspace 2020-2025: From the Ground Up Virtual Room DRachel Smith • Jennifer Hughes • Joseph Taylor Posters | Digital Accessibility Updates After Year One Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Scott Bacon Posters | Faculty-of-Record Participation in One-Shot Library Instruction: Perspectives from South Carolina Instruction Librarians Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Cody Walters 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) Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Elizabeth Laney • Emily Smith • Victoria Neff • Warren Cobb Posters | Incidental Experts: Teaching Information Literacy Skills through Participatory Fandom Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Brandy R. Horne • Amanda R. Warren Posters | Transforming Zotero into a Pull List Generator Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Elizabeth Middleton Posters | Utilizing Whiteboards as Hubs for Student Engagement and Collection Development Virtual PostersEllan Jenkinson • Amber B. Mullinax

11:30am EDT

Lunch On Your Own Personal Choice

1:00pm EDT

Implementing a New Project Management System for Digital Projects at Clemson Libraries Virtual Room BAlyssa Nance • Kelly Riddle Integrating AI literacy into library instruction Virtual Room AMaggie Mason Smith • Ariana Baker LibSites: A New Way to Create Library Websites Virtual Room CEllan Jenkinson • Christy Allen • Michelle Rubino Posters | A Student Stress Solution: A Collaboration in Games Virtual PostersJulia Ruth Markert Posters | From the Till to Excel: A Zero-Budget Modernization in Circulation Virtual PostersMark Stack Posters | Sowing Seeds of Connections: Creating a Seed Library in an Academic Library Virtual PostersJessica Kohout-Tailor Posters | Spreading Your Wings: Successfully Collaborating Across Campus Virtual PostersCody Walters • Amanda Caldwell Posters | Stacks, Spaces & Faces: Crafting connection and wellness in the academic library Virtual PostersRozalynd McConnaughy • Laura Howell • Melisa Yang-Gonzalez Alma Acquisitions Training Series | Part 4: Electronic Resource Cost Per Use ZoomMiiya Holmes

2:00pm EDT

Afternoon Break Zoom

2:30pm EDT

All Together Now: Let's Clean Up our LibGuides! Virtual Room CEmily McPheron • Laurel Whisler • Carrie Johnston Avoiding a Pirate TRAAP: Transforming Information Literacy with Adventure and the CRAAP Test Virtual Room AKimberly Basso • Lian C Warner Controlled Digital Lending : What it is, how it works, and why it matters Virtual Room DMaggie Mason Smith • Pamela King • Katie Cayer Synchronizing Data Across Library Systems: Building a Practical Assessment Dashboard Virtual Room BKimberly Kelley • Chuhao Wu