Upcoming Presentations


“Pivots and Tables” – Using Excel Data Visualization to Make Informed Decisions in Circulation and Access Services

Not every library has access to specialized analytical software such as Tableau or MS Power BI. Still, circulation managers and librarians need to be able to make meaningful connections between circulation data, space usage, patron counts, marketing campaigns, and patron engagement to improve library services. 

Targeted Research Guides to Improve Student Engagement

15 Minute Lightning Round conversation about targeting library research guides to specific projects or student learning outcomes. This methodology assists students in linking library resources and research materials to their studies. Special attention will be paid to time of need introduction of materials.

November 1, 2024 · Time TBD

Brick and Click 2024, Northwest Missouri State


Past Presentations


Integrating Library Research Guides into Your

LMS for Maximum Effect

This presentation provided a model for instructional designers, faculty, and librarians to contribute to the integration of Research Guides into the LMS through the use of widgets and modules to maximize student access to relevant library resources.

June 11, 2024 · 2:00PM

ASCUE 2024, Coastal Carolina University

DIY Physical Collection Relocation:

Considerations for Moving to Offsite Storage

20 Student workers, 12 specially designed book carts, 8 Access Services personnel, and 1 box truck. This session reviewed how Kimbel Library accomplished the relocation of their 88,000 volume collection from the main library to an offsite facility in preparation for a major facility renovation in just under 2 weeks.

September 8, 2022 · 12:00PM

AMIGOS 2022, Online Presentation

Textbooks 101: What You Really Need to Know About Textbook Access Codes, Inclusive Access, Open Access, and More!

Analysis of the shift from course reserves and OER model of student textbook support and services to Inclusive Access model provided by textbook publishers.

June 12, 2022 · 9:00AM

ASCUE 2022, North Myrtle Beach, SC

From ‘Hoarders’ to ‘Tidying Up’: Assessing and Weeding a Collection Expediently and Efficiently

How Access Services at Kimbel Library played a pivotal role in the weeding of over 40,000 unused items from the collection while partnering with Coastal Carolina University’s Sustain Coastal and Better World Books to identify responsible recycling pathways for materials.

November 1, 2021 · Online

Charleston Conference 2021, Virtual Poster Presentation