Sunday, May 17, 2026
5:38 am — Sunrise
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm — Registration — Barlow Room
5:00 pm to 6:15 pm — Welcome & Table Talks — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Continued Reductions and Layoffs Lead to a New Collections Strategy
Facilitated by Alyssa Resnick, Associate Dean – Technical Services & Collection Development, University of Southern California - Assessing for Collection Cancellations
Facilitated by Kelly A. McCusker, Collection Development Program Lead Librarian, Auraria Library - Updating Assumptions About Open Access
Facilitated by Joshua Sklar, Collection Strategy Librarian, and Sonia Kelly, UT System Consortia Coordinating Librarian, University of Texas at Austin
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm — Dinner — Raven’s Nest
8:36 pm — Sunset
Monday, May 18, 2026
5:30 am – Sunrise
7:30 am to 9:00 am — Breakfast — Raven’s Nest
9:15 am to 9:30 am — Welcome & Housekeeping — Ullman Hall
9:30 am to 10:15 am — Presentation — Ullman Hall
- By/With Indigenous Children Books from Abya Yala: Picture Books as Cultural Artifacts for Language Learning in Higher Education
- Kathia Ibacache, Romance Languages Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder
- Natalia Umaña, Education Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder
10:15 am to 10:25 am — Break
10:25 am to 11:10 am — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- A Joint Venture: Working with Campus Financial Services Departments
- Sarah Hersh, Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian Toronto Metropolitan University
11:10 am to 11:20 am — Break
11:20 am to 12:05 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Consortia Cancellations: Campuses at the Crossroads
- Becky Imamoto, Head of Collection Strategies University of California Irvine
- Megan Rosenbloom, Interim Head of Collections Strategies, UCLA
- Dave Schmitt, Program Director, Collection Development and Management University of California, San Diego
12:05 pm to 1:35 pm — Lunch — Raven’s Nest
1:35 pm to 2:20 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Building Community Narratives: The Power of Inclusion in the Bobcat Browse Collection
- Rachelle McLain, Collection Development Librarian, Montana State University
2:20 pm to 3:05 pm — Presentation –Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Mind the Gap: Designing Clean Handoffs Between Acquisitions, Licensing, and Selectors
- James Gulvas, Acquisitions Librarian University of Michigan
3:05 pm to 3:20 pm — Break
3:20 pm to 4:05 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Leveling up: Understanding What We Have
- Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian, UC Davis
4:05 pm to 4:15 pm — Break
4:15 pm to 5:00 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Sentinels in the Library: Guarding Open Access Agreements from Misconduct
- Matthew Goddard, Dept. Head, Access & Acquisitions, Iowa State University Library
- Zachariah Motts, Electronic Resources Librarian, Iowa State University
5:00 pm to 5:10 pm — Final Remarks
5:45 pm to 6:45 pm — Lodge Tour — Optional; Sign-up required
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm — Dinner — Raven’s Nest
8:36 pm — Sunset
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
5:32 am — Sunrise
7:30 am to 9:00 am — Breakfast — Raven’s Nest
9:15am to 9:30 am — Welcome & Housekeeping — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
9:30 am to 10:15 am — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- The State of Play: European Vendors and US Librarians Building Diverse Collections
- Brian Vetruba, European Studies Librarian, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Sarah Hoke [in absentia], Head, Content Strategies Harvard University
- Paloma Barraza [in absentia], History, Iberian, and Latin American Studies Librarian, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
10:15 am to 10:30 am — Break
10:30 am to 11:15 am — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Collection development and LLMs: A practical use study
- Jason A. Reuscher, Research and Instruction Librarian, Penn State Libraries
11:15 am to 11:30 am — Break
11:30 am to 12:15 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- From Panic to Disco: Building a Sustainable “Source of Truth” Ecosystem with Microsoft 365
- Rebekah Silverstein, Digital Services Librarian, Oklahoma State University
- Gala Lackey, Acquisitions Coordinator, Oklahoma State University
12:15 pm to 1:45 pm — Lunch — Raven’s Nest
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Juxtapositions Between Multiple Single-Source Allocation Approaches for One-Time Acquisitions: An Exploratory Panel
- Anne Larrivee, Collections Strategist Librarian, West Chester University Libraries
- Christine Blackman, Head of Collections and Systems, Williams College
- Todd Enoch, Head, Collection Development, University of North Texas Libraries
2:30 pm to 2:45 pm — Break
2:45 pm to 3:30 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is: Values-Based Acquisitions
- Jenna Lanterman, Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian, Amherst College
3:30 pm to 3:45 pm — Break
3:45 pm to 4:30 pm — Presentation — Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)
- Incorporating Student Workers into Print Processing: Results of an Ongoing Collaboration between Collection Services and Public Services
- Ashley Newton, Acquisitions and Metadata Law Librarian, University of California, Irvine, Law Library
4:30 pm to 4:45 pm — Final Remarks
5:15 pm to 6:30 pm — Wine Tasting — Optional; sign-up required
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm — Dinner — Wy’East Day Lodge and Bar
8:37 pm — Sunset
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
5:31 am — Sunrise
6:00 am to 7:00 am — Continental Breakfast (for travelers departing early) — Raven’s Nest
7:00 am to 9:00 am — Breakfast — Raven’s Nest
9:00 am to 10:30 am — Full Institute Wrap-up & Planning for 2027– Ullman Hall (Jefferson + Hood)