An Affordable (Free) Virtual Mini Conference!
Submitted by: Karin Bennedsen
Please join the Research and Assessment Interest Group (RAIG) of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) for their annual free virtual Mini Conference being held on May 15, 2026. The theme this year is “From Stats to Story: Using Your Data to Tell the Tale of Your Library.”
Sessions will take place from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., eastern time. See the full schedule below. Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link that will be sent out closer to the day of the event. Use this link to register: https://bit.ly/RAIGregistration2026.
Come learn various approaches you can use to tell your library’s story!
Schedule
| Time (EST) | Presenter | Title |
| 10:05 | Manda Sexton | You Can’t Really Claim That: Story and Data Agreement |
| 10:30 | Gail Morton, Lee Olson, Olivia Bushey | Thumbing through tomes of testimonials – Exploring new applications of learning styles through student feedback |
| 10:55 | Jennie Law | Go Your Own Way: Making Your Own Simple Forms |
| 11:10 | Megan Palmer | Creating a Culture of Assessment Starts with You |
| 11:35 | Ginny Hudgins, Molly Faust | Leveraging Passive Data Collection: A Remedy to Survey Fatigue |
| 11:50 | Karla Ferrer, Jillian Collier, Paul Vermeren | A Tale of Three Roles and One Goal: Using Assessment Data to Demonstrate the Impact of Library Instruction |
| 12:15 | Stephanie Ard | Using Consultation Worksheet Data to Understand Student Research Engagement |
| 12:30 | Ken Henslee, Terrence Martin, John Stephens | GALILEO stats for strategic storytelling |
Please send questions about the mini conference to assessment@georgialibraryassociation.org.
We look forward to meeting you virtually!
Leslie Drost
Jennifer Carter
Karin Bennedsen