Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group

Registration is OPEN!
Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit (ESiLS), a forum dedicated to showcasing and discussing the latest research and findings happening in and about libraries. This summit aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and students who are engaged in empirical studies that advance our understanding of library practices, user behaviors, the impact of libraries on their communities, and more! 

• Registration link: https://sunyla.regfox.com/empirical-studies-in-libraries-summit-2025  

• Registration cost*: $20

* Registration is free for accepted proposals. Registration is limited to 250 registrants and provides access to live Zoom sessions and our Microsoft Teams space. Not all sessions will be recorded, so you must attend live. Refunds will not be given for no-shows. If available, we will distribute recordings one month after the Summit. 

• Conference date: Weds., March 26, 2025

• Registration deadline: Mon., March 24, 2025, 11:59PM

• Conference time**: 10AM - 5:15PM EST 

** 30-min breaks between session blocks

 

You can find the conference schedule on the ESiLS website, but here's a sense of sessions and poster content:

• Library use correlations with first-year success

• Usability test of research guide platforms

• Librarian understanding of immigrant acculturation

• Diamond OA discovery automation and open data

• Health professions students' early clinical education experiences

• Marginalized groups and tailored IL instruction

• The role of libraries in promoting digital or information literacy

• Succession planning at US research university libraries

• African American community archives theory

• Digital reading trends–eBooks, AI, and AR

• Inclusive teaching journeys of academic librarians

• Co-investigations with graduate students

• Libraries' roles in supporting students' food insecurity and food access needs

 

Questions about the Empirical Studies in Libraries Summit may be sent to the organizers at info@esils.org. Additional information is available on our website at https://www.esils.org  

 

We'd like to thank our sponsors for this conference: 

• SUNY Brockport's Drake Library 

• Colorado Mesa University's Tomlinson Library

• University at Buffalo's Information Science Department

• Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) 

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Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic
Head of Access Services & Outreach
Colorado Mesa University
She/Her/Hers
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