2026 MOBIUS Annual Conference: Full Schedule

1:00pm CDT

Registration

Monday June 8, 2026 1:00pm - Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:00pm CDT

8th Floor- Pre-function Space

Monday June 8, 2026 1:00pm - Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:00pm CDT
8th Floor- Pre-function Space

3:00pm CDT

MOBIUS Annual Membership Meeting

Monday June 8, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT

Katy Ballroom

Monday June 8, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Katy Ballroom

meeting

7:30pm CDT

Keynote Address: Advocating for Academic Libraries in a Contentious Political Climate

Monday June 8, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm CDT

Elevation Ballroom

This keynote explores how library leaders and advocates can remain mission-focused while engaging constructively with stakeholders across diverse viewpoints. Participants will examine practical strategies for communicating values, vision, and mission, building broad coalitions, and framing advocacy efforts around shared goals such as academic freedom, student success, research access,...
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Speakers

Ashley Stewart

EveryLibrary Institute

Monday June 8, 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm CDT
Elevation Ballroom

keynote

8:30pm CDT

Networking Reception

Monday June 8, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT

The Roof

Monday June 8, 2026 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT
The Roof

meal

7:30am CDT

Breakfast & Business Meeting

Tuesday June 9, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am CDT

Elevation Ballroom

Tuesday June 9, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Elevation Ballroom

meal

8:00am CDT

Vendor Booths

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT

8th Floor- Pre-function Space

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT
8th Floor- Pre-function Space

8:30am CDT

Committee Chair/ViceChair Onboarding

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT

Grindstone Room

This will be an opportunity for new committee chairs and/or vice chairs to feel comfortable with the expectations of the role. We will go over templates for agendas, minutes, midyear reports, annual reports, and rolling calendars for continuity when committee leadership changes. As a group we will determine how committees can best work together to serve membership through planning and...
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Speakers

Brandy Brady

Director of Library Services & Operations, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Grindstone Room

session

8:30am CDT

MOBIUS OER Working Group Forum: Exploring the State of OER Across MOBIUS Institutions

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT

Hinkson Room

The rising cost of academic resources continues to be a defining challenge for many students pursuing higher education. Open Educational Resources (OER) offer one potential solution to reducing these barriers by providing affordable and accessible learning materials. This working group aims to better understand the current state of OER initiatives across MOBIUS higher education institutions. To...
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Speakers

Christina Virden

E-Resources Coordinator, MOBIUS

The OER Working Group

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Hinkson Room

session

8:30am CDT

Really Loud Librarians- Game Nights at ECC Library

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT

Ridgeline Room

East Central College Library hosts Game Nights for students twice a semester. Starting with a handful of classic board games in 2017, it is now a collection of over 100 games. A variety of card, table, and board games for solo players to groups of ten and more. At this session you will learn about our events, assessments, funding, and growth in this overview. We will tell you about the audience,...
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Speakers

Morgan Spangler Ballance

Emerging Technologies Librarian, East Central College

Lisa Farrell

Library Director, East Central College

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Ridgeline Room

session

8:30am CDT

To Form a More Perfect Union: Lindenwood University Reads America's Founding Documents

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT

Terrace Room

In our annual brainstorm/planning meeting we checked our notes for any major commemoration dates and said, “oh yeah! The Declaration of Independence turns 250 in 2026!” Polling the group for ideas yielded mostly that we wanted to think about some more. We picked a month during the year for a book display we called “Happy Birthday America!” Additionally we wrote, “ and something...
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Speakers

Joanna DeYoung

Manager, Access Services, Lindenwood University

Liz MacDonald

Director, University Library Services, Lindenwood University

Leah Rosenmiller

Manager, Reference Services, Lindenwood University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 8:30am - 9:20am CDT
Terrace Room

session

9:30am CDT

Into the Wilds: Exploring the Open World of Enhancements and Development

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

Ridgeline Room

The Enhancements Committee will present a panel discussion on the lifecycle of enhancement requests. We will briefly touch on how the requests move through the Committee, but the majority focus will be on what happens once enhancements have been greenlit. Discussions will include the various FOLIO Community SIGs and Subgroups, the involvement of product owners and other subject matter experts, and...
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Speakers

Stephanie Spratt

Head of Technical Services and Systems, Truman State University

Jacob Dudley

Head of Access Services, Northwest Missouri State University

Vivian Gould

Systems Librarian, MOBIUS

Katie Rahman

Systems Librarian, University of Missouri Libraries, University of Missouri-Columbia

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Ridgeline Room

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Digitizing Collections & Providing Online Access

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

Terrace Room

Presenters will discuss the digitization process of items in their collections that may ultimately be placed in their online digital libraries/repositories. Details may include equipment, server space for storage, file formats, back-up files, copyright considerations, editing software, content management systems, etc. The purpose is to help others get started or needing tips/advice.

Speakers

Catherine Lucy

Director of the Carondelet Consolidated Archives, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Ardys Dow

Intern Archivist, William Jewel College Archives and Partee Center

Ying Hu

Repository Services Librarian, University of Missouri

Annie Moots

Digital Collections Librarian, Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Terrace Room

session

9:30am CDT

From Zzz to A+: Engaging Students and Assessing Success

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

Grindstone Room

This interactive session addresses the growing challenge of student distraction in college classrooms by equipping educators with strategies to increase engagement and assessment through tools such as Canva Whiteboard, Slido, Padlet, Blooket, and Pear Deck. Additional resources, such as Nearpod, InsertLearning, Formative, Classkick, and Genially, will be introduced. This workshop will feature a...
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Speakers

Lori Mardis

Research & Instructional Design Librarian, Northwest Missouri State University

Renee Abbott

Reference & Instruction Research Librarian, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Grindstone Room

session

9:30am CDT

Implementing a Peer Mentoring Network within a Library Consortium

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT

Hinkson Room

The MOBIUS Consortium’s Cataloging Committee has implemented a peer mentoring network to facilitate collegial support in the cataloger role. The project is in its first phase, and the committee is preparing to evaluate and expand the project. This presentation describes implementation of the project, its current progress, future development, and ways the project could be adapted for use in other...
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Speakers

Shellie Austin

Director of University Libraries, Southwest Baptist University

Julianne Newberry

Metadata Librarian, Rockhurst University

Rachel Utrecht

Technical Services Librarian, William Woods University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:20am CDT
Hinkson Room

session

10:30am CDT

Professional Networking 101 & Speed-Networking

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT

Terrace Room

Library and information services professionals work in an industry that offers a tremendous volume of conferences, webinars, and professional service opportunities. However, navigating these environments to expand your professional network can sometimes feel daunting, complicated, or time consuming for both new and experienced professionals. Join members of the MOBIUS Professional Development and...
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Speakers

Robert Powers

Research and Instruction Librarian, Kansas City Kansas Community College

Brandy Brady

Director of Library Services & Operations, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Terrace Room

session

10:30am CDT

Smarter Learning & Streamlined Access with Libby and Kanopy

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT

Grindstone Room

Academic libraries continue to expand their digital ecosystems to support multimodal learning, faculty instruction, and evolving student research needs. This session highlights what’s new with Libby and Kanopy, focusing on discovery improvements, workflow efficiencies, and a growing integration ecosystem connecting ebooks, audiobooks, streaming media, and library discovery layers. We'll share a...
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Speakers

Bobby Petricini

Account Executive, OverDrive

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Grindstone Room

session

10:30am CDT

Weni, Widi, Wiki: MOBIUS Infrastructure Tools

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT

Hinkson Room

Veniet et disce (come and learn) about the new MOBIUS WIKI and our new AI Help Desk searching tool.

Speakers

Steve Strohl

Associate Director, Member Services, MOBIUS

Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Hinkson Room

session

11:30am CDT

LUNCH

Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT

Elevation Ballroom

Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CDT
Elevation Ballroom

meal

1:00pm CDT

From Permission Sets to Roles: Understanding the New Authorization Model in Sunflower & Cleaning Up after the Upgrade

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Ridgeline Room

The Sunflower FOLIO upgrade introduced a new model for assigning authorizations to users built around roles, capabilities, and capability sets. This is a significant structural change from the system of permissions and permission sets used previously. The new model requires site coordinators and other local FOLIO administrators to update their understanding of how to manage user authorizations...
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Speakers

Steve Jamieson

Library Director, Covenant Theological Seminary

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Ridgeline Room

Remote

1:00pm CDT

Libraries and AI: Empowering Every Student Researcher

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Grindstone Room

Participants will see how AI can help students navigate databases, understand scholarly language, generate research starting points, and build confidence through live demonstrations that pair AI tools with high‑quality library resources. The session also highlights library services, workshops, and collaborative opportunities that support AI‑assisted research and the development of critical...
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Danie Alexander

Coordinator - Library Access Services, Ozarks Tech

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Grindstone Room

session

1:00pm CDT

Mizzou's Outreach & Engagement Committee: Creative Library Programming to Craft Community

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Terrace Room

Discover how to plan events that promote mental well-being and offer participants a creative outlet for stress relief. Mental health concerns among college students are increasing. With libraries serving as one of the few welcoming third spaces on campus, offering activities that promote well-being and help relieve stress can provide meaningful support for students. Mizzou Libraries have always...
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Speakers

Amanda May

University of Missouri

Megan Ballengee

University of Missouri

Jill Kline

University of Missouri

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Terrace Room

session

1:00pm CDT

OpenRS Forum

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Hinkson Room

Speakers

Casey Henderson

Knowledge Integration

Tuesday June 9, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Hinkson Room

session

2:00pm CDT

Escaping the Lecture: Laying the foundation for library literacy through freshman escape rooms

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Grindstone Room

At our small college, freshman seminar is a mandatory requirement for first year students. Often, we received invitations to ‘teach about the library’ to students who had been on campus for 3 weeks. The traditional lessons we taught resulted in low engagement and very little information retention. We also often were asked to teach the same concepts in other first year classes. To combat this,...
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Speakers

Clare Starkey

Westminster College

Victoria Knight

Westminster College

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Grindstone Room

session

2:00pm CDT

From Link Resolver to AI-Powered Access: What Full Text Linking Looks Like Now

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Hinkson Room

Artificial intelligence is transforming how researchers discover scholarly literature, often bypassing traditional library linking systems and creating new challenges for accessing full text. This session explores gaps between library subscriptions and actual access, the limitations of link resolvers, and how emerging tools—especially AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Consensus—are...
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Speakers

Jonathan Bunkell

VP Sales, Third Iron: Expanded OA discovery and linking for your library

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Hinkson Room

session

2:00pm CDT

I Don't Trust Gen AI-- Here's How a Repository Librarian Uses It Anyway

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Ridgeline Room

Are you hesitant to use generative AI because it hallucinates, fabricates citations, and gets things confidently wrong? That hesitation is justified—and shared by many information professionals. However, not all uses of generative AI carry the same level of risk, and some can meaningfully support day-to-day repository work when guided by professional judgment. This presentation will highlight...
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Speakers

Ying Hu

Repository Services Librarian, University of Missouri

Megan Whitt

University of Missouri

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Ridgeline Room

session

2:00pm CDT

So Many Activities, So Little Time: Student Engagement for Busy Librarians

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT

Terrace Room

Game Nights, Wellness Weeks, Book Clubs, Craft Nights…It seems like every conference is filled with activity and programming ideas for getting students' attention and keeping them in the library. Everyone loves student engagement, but most of us don’t have a dedicated librarian to plan and run these programs. As a Research and Instruction Librarian who does programming “in my spare time”,...
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Speakers

Chrissy Hicks

Truman State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Terrace Room

session

2:50pm CDT

Afternoon Break

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:50pm - 3:10pm CDT

8th Floor- Pre-function Space

Tuesday June 9, 2026 2:50pm - 3:10pm CDT
8th Floor- Pre-function Space

meal

3:10pm CDT

Main Character Energy: Increasing the MOBIUS presence in the FOLIO Community

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT

Terrace Room

MOBIUS is one of largest organizations using FOLIO and, as such, should have a significant voice in the product's development. In the FOLIO community, communication and collaboration are key. That means that MOBIUS as a whole needs to increase our community recognition and involvement. More voices in the community, more votes on development projects, means more of a say the the direction FOLIO...
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Speakers

Vivian Gould

Systems Librarian, MOBIUS

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
Terrace Room

session

3:10pm CDT

Negotiating Smarter: Licensing Essentials, Hot Topics, and Real-World Practice

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT

Grindstone Room

Library licensing can feel opaque and intimidating—but it doesn’t have to be. This interactive session equips librarians with practical skills and confidence to navigate, negotiate, and evaluate license agreements more effectively. Participants will explore core negotiation principles, learn to interpret common legal and library-specific terms, and discuss emerging issues shaping today’s...
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Speakers

Christina Virden

E-Resources Coordinator, MOBIUS

Sarah Mabee

Electronic Resources Strategist, University of Missouri System

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
Grindstone Room

session

3:10pm CDT

The Value of Failure: What I gained from "failed" programs

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT

Ridgeline Room

This presentation will recount my own personal journey as someone who is tasked with library programming but is also susceptible to "doomerism" thought. But more so, it will focus on what there is to learn and gain from what I at first considered “failed” programs. This presentation will recount a few specific events, what I consider to be their shortcomings, but also important lessons I took...
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Speakers

Juno Hallock

Resource Sharing and Circulation Specialist, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm CDT
Ridgeline Room

session

4:10pm CDT

Will the real researcher please stand up?

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT

Terrace Room

AI systems are more robust than ever and are being used daily by many, including those conducting and facilitating research. In this roundtable, the presenters will introduce the current state of AI Involvement in academic publishing, from the peer review process, to GenAI paper mills. We intend for the roundtable to generate conversations about the reality of research in the age of AI and the...
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Speakers

Abha Niraula

Research Librarian, Acquisitions, Northwest Missouri State University

Renee Abbott

Reference & Instruction Research Librarian, Northwest Missouri State University

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT
Terrace Room

Roundtable

4:10pm CDT

A Library Learning Commons Collaboration: Integrating Library and Tutoring Services to Boost Student Success

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT

Ridgeline Room

Libraries and tutoring centers often support the same students—but rarely in the same space. This session shares how a partnership at Emporia State University brought these services together through high-impact events like the Long Night Against Procrastination and embedded finals support. By combining research help, tutoring, and engaging programming, this model increased student participation...
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Speakers

Alex Mosakowski

Arts & Humanities Librarian, Saint Louis University

I recently joined SLU in 2026. Prior to that, I was a FYE Librarian at Emporia State University, where I also received my MLS. I was born and raised in KCMO, and an alum of SLU as well!

Kim Cook

Columbia College

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT
Ridgeline Room

session

4:10pm CDT

Inventory and Collection Management in FOLIO

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT

Grindstone Room

How do you know what you have in your collection? What about what you think you have, but don’t? Inventory management in FOLIO is a choose-your-own-adventure project right now, and this is an opportunity to share your own solutions.

Speakers

Rebecca Benson

Catalog Librarian, Missouri Botanical Garden

Tuesday June 9, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm CDT
Grindstone Room

session

8:30am CDT

EBSCO UI Update with Kristin Whitehair

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT

Ridgeline Room

Discover what’s next for EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost. This session will walk you through the upcoming UI navigation update. We’ll also showcase EBSCO’s latest AI‑driven tools and Linked Data features, highlighting how they streamline discovery and empower users at every stage of the research process. Finally, we'll offer get a sneak peek at new features on the horizon.

Speakers

Kristin Whitehair

EBSCO

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT
Ridgeline Room

workshop/training

8:30am CDT

FOLIO Analytics Unpacked: Exploring Today's Tools and Tomorrow's Roadmap

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT

Terrace Room

This session will provide a practical overview of the reporting and analytics tools available to libraries using FOLIO. Presenters Pete Zeimet and Corrie Hutchinson will walk through current options—including the Reporting App, Lists App, Panorama, MetaDB, and API integrations—highlighting how each tool supports different data needs and workflows. The session will also offer a glimpse into the...
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Speakers

Pete Zeimet

Director of SaaS Innovation, EBSCO

Corrie Hutchinson

Product Manager, EBSCO

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT
Terrace Room

workshop/training

8:30am CDT

OpenRS & DCB Admin

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT

Hinkson Room

Join Casey and Richard from Knowledge Integration for this OpenRS session.This session will include the following:Training on how to use DCB Admin and DCB Admin for Libraries, to get the most out of your OpenRS experience.Updates on the current status of OpenRSA look at the future of OpenRS, with a special preview of the new versions of DCB Admin and DCB Admin for Libraries.A demo of OpenRS ILL. A...
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Speakers

Casey Henderson

Knowledge Integration

Richard Mann

Knowledge Integration

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT
Hinkson Room

workshop/training

8:30am CDT

State of the User: A Research-Driven Look at What Shapes User Success

Wednesday June 10, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am CDT

Grindstone Room

How do we know if discovery experiences are improving for students and researchers? This session introduces EBSCO’s growing effort to measure and understand the evolving “state of the user” across our products. We’ll share how the UX Research team uses benchmarking studies, usability metrics, and behavioral data to capture where users succeed, where they struggle, and how those experiences...
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