Time is running out to register for the 9th Empirical Librarians! Learn more about EmpLibs 2026, the conference where supporting researchers and doing research meet. The conference is May 13 and 14, in Clemson, SC, or online. You can still register ($50) to join us in this synchronous hybrid conference.
See our list of accepted sessions or download the program to learn about our amazing sessions! In the researcher support track we have faculty support, graduate student support, systematic review services, open science, and more. In the track on doing research, we have survey methods, content analysis, systematic reviews, phenomenology, public scholarship, and lots of cool case report methods. If you want ideas for how to do your own research, or are interested in support for undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and faculty, this conference is the place for you!
EmpLibs is a small conference that specifically focuses on the unique place of original research and original researchers in the larger information environment. We are a place where librarians who do research and librarians who support research can come together to share ideas and insights about original research by patrons and librarians.
Presentations focus on practical "how to." Come hear advice about what works, what we learned, and how we can apply the presenters' insights for our own programs, projects, and research.
EmpLibs 2026 will be a synchronous hybrid in-person and virtual conference, with sessions simulcast so that virtual and ground-based audiences will see the same content simultaneously. Presenting teams may be on the ground in Clemson, virtual, or even both! We'll have facilitators in both modalities to help with microphones, Q&A, and other engagement needs.
Registration is $50.00 for either virtual or onsite attendees.
If you have any questions, please contact chair Nina Exner (nexner@vcu.edu). We hope to see you there!