Time | Description | Location |
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9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
TRAILS General Council Meeting – Library Directors Includes coffee, tea, and pastries |
Heritage Hall |
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. |
General Council Lunch Lunch provided by TRAILS |
Heritage Hall |
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. |
Wellness Session: Movement Activities – Selena Coburn (optional) or Break |
R275 |
1:10 – 2:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Training: Share & Share Alike (Alma Resource Sharing) – Chris Vance, Erik Larson, and Shelley Ramberg Hybrid |
B101 or Online |
1:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Vendor Set-Up |
Atrium |
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Session: ACRL Getting Started with Project Outcome for Academic Libraries – Gena Parsons-Diamond and Kathleen Langan Hybrid |
R281
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2:10 – 3:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Training: Alma Letters – Nathan Sonnenschein Hybrid |
B101 or Online |
3:10 – 4:00 p.m. |
Pre-Conference Training: An Introduction to Alma Analytics – Molly Arrandale Hybrid |
B101 or Online
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
Break |
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5:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
Reception @ C. M. Russell Museum 400 13th St N, Great Falls MT 59401 |
C. M. Russell Museum |
Time | Description | Location |
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7:00 – 8:00 a.m. |
Vendor Set-Up |
Atrium |
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. |
Sunrise Yoga – Jerusha Shipstead (optional) In-person only |
Weaver Library
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8:00 – 8:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast Snacks and coffee will be available in the library all-day |
Heritage Hall |
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks Dr. Stephanie Erdmann, Pamela Benjamin Hybrid |
B101 or Online |
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker – Cory Doctorow Hybrid – online presenter |
B101 or Online |
10:00 –
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Session 1: Surveillance Publishing in the Large Language Model Era – Jeff Pooley Hybrid – online presenter Session 2: Who's Afraid of Artificial Intelligence? – John Pannell In-person only |
R281 or Online
R277 |
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. |
Session 1: Beneath the Hype: A Look at Artificial Intelligence in Academic Libraries – Amanda Wheatley & Sandy Hervieux Hybrid – online presenter Session 2: Ethical Concerns in Scholarly Publishing – Daniel Kulp (COPE) Hybrid – online presenter |
R281 or Online
R277 or Online |
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch on Your Own | |
1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
1:30 – |
Vendor Exploration in Atrium In-person only
Wellness Session: Resilience – Quincie Jones (optional) In-person only |
Atrium
R275 |
2:00 – 2:50 p.m. |
Session 1: State Policy and Public Education – Alex Sakariassen (Montana Free Press) In-person only Session 2: Educational Gag Orders – Sam LaFrance (PEN America) In-person only |
R281
R277 |
3:00 –
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Session 1: Implementing AI Responsibly in Libraries and Archives – Sara Mannheimer, Doralyn Rossmann, Scott Young, and Natalie Bond In-person only Session 2: Which World? Using Far-Fetched Scenarios to Map the Future of Academic Libraries in Montana – Dawn La Valle Hybrid |
R281
R277 or Online |
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
Group Tours @ University of Providence & TouroCOM Led by Lindsay Berg (UP) & Belinda Potter (Touro) In-person only If you signed up for the tour please meet in Weaver Library between 3:50–4 p.m. Driving required, carpooling recommended.
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Weaver Library |
5:25 – 6:30 p.m. |
Group Tour @ Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (optional) In-person only Meet by 5:25pm. Driving required, carpooling recommended. 1400 1st Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401 |
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
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7:00 – 9:00 p.m. |
When Books Went to War Book Discussion - Anne Kish
No food provided—food/drinks available to order from the bar on an individual basis The Wine Snug at The Celtic Cowboy, Hotel Arvon lower level — |
Celtic Cowboy – Wine Snug (basement level) |
Time | Description | Location |
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8:00 – 8:50 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast Snacks and coffee will be available in the library until 12:00 p.m. |
Heritage Hall |
9:00 –
|
SESSION CANCELED Session 2: The New Wave of Censorship in Libraries and Universities – Aaron Terr (FIRE) Hybrid |
N/A
R277 or Online |
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. |
Session 1: Exploring Current Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Electronic Resources Management – Hannah McKelvey In-person only Session 2: ACRL Past, Present Future – Anne Kish & Morgan Ray In-person only |
R281
R277 |
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. |
Session 1: The "Community" in Community College – Aaron LaFromboise In-person only Hybrid |
R281 R277 or Online |
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch, Closing Session & TRAILS Appreciation Award Ceremony In-person only, catered lunch |
Heritage Hall
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