Registration for the 8th Empirical Librarians ends this week! Learn more about EmpLibs 2025, the conference where supporting researchers and doing research meet. You can still register ($50) to join us online in this synchronous hybrid conference.
See our list of accepted sessions or download the program here.
Some sessions LRRT members might especially like:
- Survey, interviews, or focus groups: choosing the right data collection method
- Navigating Recruitment Challenges: Strategies for Engaging Hard-to-Reach Populations in Library Research
- Development and Validation of a Survey Instrument to Measure the Frequency of Academic Library Succession Planning Activities
- Methodological Choices Matter: Designing Culturally Responsive Research for LIS
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 2025 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 Richmond, 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. Virtual attendance tickets will be available until May 16th.
If you have any questions, please contact chair Nina Exner (nexner@vcu.edu). We hope to see you there!