Conference Agenda (All times are shown in Eastern Daylight Time)

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Session Overview
Date: Monday, 17/Nov/2025
9:00am
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10:00am
Governance Committee Meeting
Location: Tidewater III
9:00am
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10:30am
Academic Speech in Times of Political Disruption: Implications for Information Scholarship and Practice
N. Caidi, S. Braman, C. Chu, A. Million, E. Meyer, E. Knox
Location: Potomac V
Digital Curation Education for New Forms of Disappearance
K. Wickett, A. Acker, A. Chassanoff, K. Fenlon, E. Maemura, T. Wagner
Location: Potomac IV
Ethnographic Variations
J. Hartel, K. Burt, A. Lu, K. Montague, N. Solhjoo, O. Stewart-Robertson, M. Twidale
Location: Potomac III
Paper Session 10: AI in Healthcare
Location: Conference Theater
Paper Session 11: Scholarly Ecosystems and Publishing and Generative AI
Location: Potomac I
Paper Session 12: China Policy and Culture
Location: Potomac II
10:30am
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11:00am
Coffee Break
Location: Regency ABCD Foyer
11:00am
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12:00pm
Pedagogy Task Force Meeting
Location: Tidewater III
11:00am
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12:30pm
Making History: The Pioneers of Information Science Who Made A Difference
L. Wang, J. Bossaller, S. Fuller, A. Poole, J. Hartel
Location: Potomac IV
Paper Session 13: AI in Scientific Publishing
Location: Conference Theater
Paper Session 14: Data: Access, Use, and Misuse
Location: Potomac I
Paper Session 15: Educating Youth: Affordances, Opportunities, and Barriers
Location: Potomac II
Reimagining Knowledge Organization with AI and Human-in-the-loop
I. Choi, Y.-Y. Cheng, B. Dobreski, D. W. Yoo, C. Chou
Location: Potomac III
Sustainable Scholarship: Safety and Self-Care in Research and Work
M. G. Ocepek, L. T. Dudak, D. McKay, K. E. Montague, M. Sanfilippo, T. Wagner, K. Wickett
Location: Potomac V
2:00pm
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3:00pm
Professional Development Committee Meeting
Location: Tidewater III
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Geographic Information in Information Science Research
I. Huvila, Z. Lischer-Katz, J. A. Hodges, B. W. Bishop, D. Marsh, I. Bull
Location: Potomac III
Paper Session 16: Science and AI
Location: Conference Theater
Paper Session 17: Harnessing Creativity: AI or not?
Location: Potomac I
Paper Session 18: Large Language Models to Improve Systems
Location: Potomac II
Teaching Generative Artificial Intelligence Literacy
L. Ayinde, C. Shah, S. Yang, X. Zhu, L. Ridenour, D. Greyson, M. Chong
Location: Potomac IV
Whither Library Data: The Withering of Research Information About Public Libraries in the US
S. Oltmann, B. Real, M. Sullivan, A. Million, J. Bossaller
Location: Potomac V
3:30pm
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4:00pm
Coffee Break
Location: Regency ABCD Foyer
4:00pm
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5:00pm
Publications Committee Meeting
Location: Tidewater III
4:00pm
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5:30pm
Critical Knowledge and Skills for Academic Librarians in the Age of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
L. Yang, J. Chen, A. Salaz, L. Lo, E. Mitchell
Location: Potomac IV
Navigating Tensions using Serious Games: Integrating VR, Gamification, and GenAI for De-Escalating Patron Crises in Libraries
C. Dumas, R. D. Williams, J. Zhang, S. Borji, R. Jari, M. Nasierowski
Location: Potomac V
Paper Session 19: Spaces, Communities, and Information
Location: Potomac II
Paper Session 20: AI and Intelligence Analysis
Location: Conference Theater
Paper Session 21: AI Literacy and Epistemology
Location: Potomac I
Responsible AI: Fostering Ethical and Inclusive Information Ecosystems
N. Warraich, D. Potnis, D. Bilal, P. Darch, M. Subramaniam, O. J. Ajanaku
Location: Potomac III
5:45pm
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7:15pm
President's Reception and Poster Session
Location: Independence AB
7:30pm
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9:00pm
Awards Banquet
Location: Regency ABCD Ballroom