2026 PASCAL Member Conference

2026 PASCAL Member Conference

Allison Read

USC Upstate

Research & Instruction Librarian

Spartanburg, SC

uscupstate.edu/library

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8:00am EDT

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

8:30am EDT

Bridging the Gap: Practitioner Perspectives on New MLIS Grads TBDLyda McCartin

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

10:45am EDT

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

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

1:15pm EDT

Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Modernize Course Content Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni CenterAllison Read • Meghan Curtis

2:15pm EDT

Afternoon Break Ballroom Pre-function Area, Pastides Alumni Center

2:45pm EDT

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

My Moderators Sessions

1:15pm EDT

Rethinking Information Literacy Instruction: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Modernize Course Content Ballroom 1b, Pastides Alumni CenterAllison Read • Meghan Curtis