Immersion Sessions
Immersion Sessions are up to 90 minutes of "deep dives" into a single topic. The format may include interactive panel presentations, role-playing, gamification, discussions, working groups, and other activities engaging with the audience.
| Areas of Practice | Immersion Session Title |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Professional Competencies, Information Literacy, and You: Leveraging Curriculum Mapping to Advocate for Library Instruction |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | The Third Dimension: Supporting Curriculum Through 3D Printing in Your Library |
| Education, Information Services | Seeing Isn't Believing: Identifying Visual Health Misinformation and Results from a Pilot Class |
| Education, Information Services |
The Limit Does Not Exist: Leveraging Technology to Engage Learners |
| Education | Teaching Critical Appraisal Through Small Group Learning: A Systematic Review Class Approach |
| Health Equity & Global Health | Forging Ahead: Key Insights on Global Health and Equity From Around the World |
| Information Management, Education | NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy: Education and Outreach |
| Information Management | The Critical Role of Librarians in Enterprise Data Management |
| Information Services, Education | Planning for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy: Infrastructure |
| Information Services, Information Management | Systematic Review Services: What Works Best for You and Your Users? |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Professionalism & Leadership | Understanding and Applying the Evidence-Based in Library and Information Science |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Education | Redefining Professionalism: Reflection on What Professionalism Looks Like in 2023 |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Information Management | Defining Your Library Value: Successes and Failures |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Information Management | How to Work Effectively With Journal Editors and Peer Reviewers |
Program Description Papers
Program Description Papers are 10-15 minute presentations related to products, programs, technologies, administrative practices, and services conducted by librarians and information professionals.
| Areas of Practice | Program Description Paper Title |
| Clinical Support, Education | Coral Calcium, Coconut Oil, and Corgis: Leveraging the Hospital Library to Combat Health Misinformation in the Clinical Setting |
| Clinical Support, Education | Making Inroads: Outreach to Pharmacy Residents |
| Clinical Support, Information Services | The Redesigned Core Clinical Journals Filter: What It Is, How to Use It, and Why to Use It |
| Clinical Support | Clinical Support in the Hospital Library: Automating Reference and the Patron Management With Customer Service Software Tools |
| Education, Health Equity & Global Health | Developing Educational Materials on Medicalization of Race |
| Education, Information Management | Combing Conceptual and Practical Intensive Learning - An Innovative Approach to Professional Development with the Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) |
| Education, Information Management | Forging Data Skills: A Collaboration to Offer the Carpentries to Multiple Institutions |
| Education, Information Management | Putting the Fun in Fundamentals: Developing a New Course for Health Sciences Research Data Management |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | A New Normal: Pivoting Strategies for Technology Engagement in Libraries |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Let's Make a Deal: Gamification of Literature Searching |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Using ThingLink as an Educational Roadmap for Postsecondary Learners Undergoing Knowledge Syntheses |
| Education | Escape the Lecture: Using a Virtual Escape Room Activity During Library Instruction for Medical, Nurse Anesthesia, and Physician Assistant Students |
| Education | Help Your Library Patrons Understand Clinical Trials: A Clinical Trials Program for Rural Public Libraries |
| Education | Learning from Medication Errors: Leveraging a Journal Scan Assignment to Teach Medication Safety |
| Education | The Changes That Lie Ahead: Teaching the History of Dentistry With Rare Materials |
| Health Equity & Global Health, Clinical Support | Telehealth in Libraries: An Opportunity for Community Service |
| Health Equity & Global Health, Professionalism & Leadership | Activating Public Health Library in the Midst of a Pandemic: Experience From Nigeria Centre for Disease Control |
| Health Equity & Global Health, Professionalism & Leadership | Combating Health Misinformation: Training Medical Learners How to Disseminate Information to the Consumer |
| Health Equity & Global Health, Professionalism & Leadership | How Academic and Special Libraries Can Support Health Literacy Education Through Technology |
| Health Equity & Global Health, Innovation & Research Practice | Pathways of Engagement for an R2 Campus With the All of Us Researcher Workbench |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Management | Looking Back and Forging Ahead With a New Systematic Review Service |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services | "Can You Turn Down the A/C?" Using Free Response Assessments to Gather Medical Student Feedback |
| Innovation & Research Practice | A Library Sponsorship Program to Support Independent Student Research on High Performance Computers |
| Information Management, Education | Developing and Accessing Data Workshops Supporting Local and Global Research and Service Projects |
| Information Management, Information Services |
An Exploration of Workflows for Monitoring Open Access Publishing at the University of Michigan |
| Information Management, Information Services |
Building Across Silos: Integrating Specialized Data Tools with a Library Data Catalog |
| Information Management, Information Services |
Eliminating Barriers to Publishing Case Reports in Open-Access Journals for Medical Trainees |
| Information Management, Information Services |
Forging Collaboration: Centering the Library in Coordinating Education on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy at an Academic Medical Center |
| Information Management, Information Services |
It's Complicated: Collaborating for National Institutes of Health Data Policy Changes Across an R1 Institution |
| Information Management, Innovation & Research Practice |
Is it Possible to Determine Citation Meaning With Machine Learning? |
| Information Management, Innovation & Research Practice |
Making the BRAIN Initiative FAIR |
| Information Management |
Creating Recommended Best Practices for Refractions: An Update From the NISO CREC Working Group |
| Information Services, Clinical Support |
Mediating Copyright Permissions for Integrating Questionnaires and Scales Into the Electronic Medical Recod in an Academic Health Sciences Center |
| Information Services, Education | Learning From Each Other: Results From the First Year of a Peer-Reviewed Literature Searching Project |
| Information Services, Health Equity & Global Health | Forging Connections Through Collaboration: Reinvigorating Community Engagement With a Graphic Medicine Collection |
| Information Services, Innovation & Research Practice |
Translation of Systematic Review LibGuide Content Using Plain Language and Scientific Writing Best Practices |
| Information Services, Professionalism & Leadership |
StudyWell at HSL: Forging Campus Partnerships to Foster Student Wellness |
| Information Services, Professionalism & Leadership |
Using Monthly Book Lists to Showcase Library Resources With an Emphasis on Work-Life Balance, Marginalized Communities, and Patient Care |
| Information Services |
Forging Ahead with the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List |
| Information Services |
What is My Affiliation? Fostering Faculty Engagement and Institutional Affiliation in Publication Authorship |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Education |
Deepening Research Capacity of Health Sciences Librarians: Effectiveness of the MLA Research Training Institute (RTI) Online Program |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Education |
Development of an Introductory, Online, and Open Research Curriculum |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services |
Advocating for the Value of Health Sciences Librarians |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services |
Creating Discipline Specific Systematic Review Guidance for Food Science |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services |
Expanding Library-Based Research Support Through Innovative Interdisciplinary Services: Academic Research Consulting and Services (ARCS) |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services |
Measuring the Impact of a Research Impact Challenge |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Clinical Support | In the Library With a Paintbrush: Artwork as a Pathway to Community Engagement and Wellness |
| Professionalism & Education | Libraries and Data Ethics: Teaching a Data Ethics Course to a National Audience |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Health Equity & Global Health | Healthcare & the Humanities: A Program for Healthcare Associates Hosted by the Medical Library |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Information Services | Advocacy Resources for Hospital Librarians - Hospital Library Caucus LibGuide |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Information Services | Free Money: Reevaluating, Reassessing, and Removing Barriers to Chapter Scholarships |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Innovation & Research Practice | Reflecting on Working-From-Home While Forging Ahead to the Hybrid Library Workplace of the Future |
| Professionalism & Leadership | A Sensory Room Pop-Up: Supporting Student Wellness in the Library |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Completing a Major Renovation in a Global Pandemic |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Customizing Faculty Success to Showcase Librarian Work in an Academic Health Sciences Library |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Developing a Culture of Research in a Health Sciences Academic Library |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Forging Ahead After the Shake-ups |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Forging the Future: Building a System to Cultivate a Cohesive and Collaborative Library Team |
Research Papers
Research Papers are 10-15-minute presentations on designing, conducting, and analyzing a research project.
| Areas of Practice | Program Description Paper Title |
| Clinical Support, Information Services | Staying Current In-Patient Care: How Physicians in Medically Underserved Areas Gain Knowledge for Healthcare Decision-Making |
| Clinical Support, Innovation & Research Practice | Evidence-Based Design of Vaccine Hesitancy Information Resources for Healthcare Providers |
| Education, Information Services | An Analysis of Publications Regarding Scholarly Activity Among Osteopathic Education Institutions |
| Education, Information Services | Mobile Technologies for Learning Among Medical Graduates |
| Education, Information Services | Perceptions and Behaviours of First Year Health Sciences Undergraduate Students Conducting Online Research |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Attitudes on Data Reuse Among Residents in an Urban Internal Medicine Program |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | How Do Medical Students Approach Critical Appraisal? Results From a Mixed-Methods Study |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Osteopathic Medical Student Attitudes Towards Research: Consumers or Creators? |
| Education, Innovation & Research Practice | Whole-Task Assignment for Pre-Clinical Students: Assessing EBM Skills Before Clerkships |
| Education | Escaping the Mundane: Using a Virtual Escape Room to Assess Epidemiological and Biostatistical Concepts Before STEP 1 |
| Education | Effectiveness of a Narrowed PowerPoint Video as an Instructional Method for Bibliographic Database Searchiing |
| Education | "You Need to See It": Attitudes and Preferences of Health Sciences Librarians Regarding Assessment of Evidence-Based Medicine via an Objective Structured Clinical Examination |
| Information Management, Health Equity & Global Health | Opening Soon: Potential Impacts of the OSTP Mandate on Biomedical Literature |
| Information Management, Information Services | Advancing the Role of Libraries in University-Wider Electronic Research Notebook Conversations at a R1 Institution |
| Information Management, Information Services | Health Science Libraries Policy Support Preparedness for the Implementation of the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy (DMSP) |
| Information Management, Information Services | Planning for Data Services: Researcher Perspectives on Data Management and Sharing |
| Information Management, Information Services | The Role of Health Sciences Libraries in Supporting Consent Standards for Medical Image Publication |
| Information Management, Innovation & Research Practice | Subjected: Investigating the Impact of MeSH Terms on Underrepresented Groups |
| Information Management, Professionalism & Leadership | Technical Services Librarians in the Medical Library Association |
| Information Services, Education | Improving LibGuides at a Health Sciences Library Using Feedback From Focus Groups and User Experience Testing |
| Information Services, Education | Integrative Health-Related Information Needs and Interests of MLA Members |
| Information Services, Health Equity & Global Health | Systematic Searching for the Social Determinants of Health |
| Information Services, Information Management | "I Wish There was a One-Stop Shop for a lot of This": Participant Design of an Infertility Consumer Health Resource |
| Information Services, Information Management | Scoping the Systematic Review Landscape: Service Level Fluctuations at Health Sciences Libraries |
| Information Services, Innovation & Research Practice | Preprints in Dentistry and Oral Medicine: Trends in Submission, Citation, and Publication |
| Information Services | Development and Validation of a Database Filter for Study Size |
| Information Services | Patrons and Librarian Perspectives of a Long-Standing Health Science Liaison Librarian Program |
| Information Services | The Role of Libraries and Librarians at the Intersection of Public Health and the Arts |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Education | Developing and Validating the Nursing Student Misinformation Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Assessment Tool |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Education | Library Faculty and Staff Education Program Survey on Artificial Intelligence |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services | Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Medical and Law Librarians Identifying and Correcting Uses of Law Databases in Medical Literature |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services | Mapping New Landscapes: Comparing Web of Science, Scopus, and Dimensions for Reporting Research Impact of New Global Diabetes Research Center |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Information Services | Search Filters Designed to Identify Black Persons Living in the United States |
| Innovation & Research Practice, Professionalism & Leadership | Consolidating and Delivering Comprehensive Library Services Following a Healthcare System Merger or Acquisition: The e-Delphi Research Experience |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Clinical Support | Hardback Life: The Impact of a Hospital Book Club on Staff Empathy and Comradery |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Education | Progressing from Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Dialogs to Inclusive Actions: Preliminary Assessment of the Medical Library Association (MLA) Reads Books Club |
| Professionalism & Leadership, Innovation & Research Practice | Analyzing Changes in Work-From-Home Policies for Academic Medical and Health Science Librarians |
| Professionalism & Leadership | A Scoping Review on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives for Health and Medical Library Workers |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Individual Advancement in Library Workforce Planning: Are We Growing the Community? |
| Professionalism & Leadership | Looking Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of Educating Health Sciences Librarians |
| Professionalism & Leadership | "Next Gen": Leadership in the 21st Century! |
Education Sessions
| SLA Competencies |
Education Session Title |
| Information and Knowledge Resources | Biomedical and Live Sciences Community: Vendor Roundtable |
| Information and Knowledge Resources | Sci-Tech 101: Introduction to Publication Metrics |
| Information and Knowledge Resources | Sustainable Mobility |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Book Discussion in Your Medical Library: How to Enhance Outreach Through Books |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Equity & Leadership in Specialized Libraries |
| Information and Knowledge Services | How Do You Engage Reluctant or Hard to Reach Users? |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Information Leadership in 2030: What's Next for Info Pros |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Negotiating for the Information Professional: A Case Study |
| Information and Knowledge Services | New Day, New Project: Juggling Multiple Projects in the Information Field |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Strategizing for Leadership in the Information Field |
| Information and Knowledge Services | The Breakfast Club: Leveraging Cross-Disciplinary Expertise to Create Strong Interprofessional Teams |
| Information and Knowledge Services | The Future of Faculty OER Outreach |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Unique Teaching Ventures: Making Inroads in New Areas |
| Information and Knowledge Services | Using Social Media to Manage Your Career |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | Data Literacy for Info Pros |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Census Data for Research: Learn About the Census and the American Community Survey |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | Beyond the impact factor: How do you show success beyond a single number? |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | How to make research data available and ensure compliance with the OSTP Memo |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | Power of Collaboration in Special Libraries of Asia |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | Standards Update: What's New with Standards? |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | The New Rules for Job Searching in the Information Field |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources | When industrial standards become law: the use of incorporation by reference in federal and state regulations |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | Panel Discussion: Advanced taxonomy issues: the response of controlled vocabularies to the evolving domains of health and healthcare |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | SEC Documents. How to read some common forms and how to get the most information from them ! |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Maintaining and Managing a Changing Taxonomy: Taxonomy Governance Fundamentals |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information Ethics | Mindfulness and mental health improvement practices for an effective Work-Life Balance (WLB) in librarianship |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Resources, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Service-Learning Projects Complement Evidence-Based Educational Programs that Build Resilience to Health Misinformation in Academic and Community Settings |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology | Successful Info Pros in a Data-Driven Enterprise |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Leveraging User Data to Increase & Improve Engagement |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources | "Kill A Stupid Rule" for Process Improvement, Transparency Across Functions and Engagement on Your Team |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources | Digital tools to empower your collections strategy (and stretch your budget) |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | Auto tagging documents using the ICS-10, CPT and HCPCS code sets in all document types |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | Impact of changing diagnostic nomenclature for mental disorders on taxonomy maintenance and information retrieval |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Introduction to Knowledge Graphs |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | Solo Corporate Librarian Success Stories |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets, Information Ethics | Researching Information for Smart Cities and Global Sustainable Growth in Communities |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | The Wonderfully Complicated World of Standards: An Open Discussion for Information Professionals on the Ins and Outs of Standards Management |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | TOP TEN TIPS FOR RUNNING A STEM LIBRARY: BOTH EVERGREEN AND EVOLVING |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets, Information Ethics | Algorithm bias: detection and perspectives of undergraduate students |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets, Information Ethics | What's New & Exciting in Health Data Privacy Law |
| Information and Knowledge Services, Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets | What Info Pros Want R&D Scientists to Know |
| Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology | Welcome to the Endemic: Librarianship in a Post-Pandemic World |
| Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | Develop a Product Dashboard that tracks relevant literature (patent and non-patent) to the Product |
| Information and Knowledge Systems and Technology, Information and Knowledge Resources, Information and Data Retrieval and Analysis | The Transformational Technology of Search |
| Organization of Data and Information and Knowledge Assets, Information Ethics | Cybercrime and Information Content—the Role of the Information Professional |
| Other - Leadership, management, and project management; Relationship building, networking, and collaboration, | Moving Beyond Checklists: Centering The Importance of Onboarding |
| Other - Publisher insights | What are publishers' favorite OA success stories? |
SLA Contributed Papers
- Chaos is a Friend of Mine: Creating and Planning Services for a New Medical Library Space
- Identifying Infodiversity Knowledge Practices in an Infodemic Era
- Impact of the Reference Manager Software Zotero on Library Users: A Study
- In This Together: Challenges and Opportunities for Collaborative Heath Sciences Collection Development
- Library Funding and Sustenance: A Case Study of India
- Mentoring Health Science Library Students: Practices and Perceptions from a Regional Program
- Piloting a Buddy Program for New Hires
- Rediscoveringn the Professional Identities of LIS Professionals
- Team-Building and Leadership Development with Action Learning
- Waste Not, Want Not: Exposing the Secret Fragments of History in a Medical Rare Book Collection
- Why We Need to Re-Write the History of Medicine (and Other Things), and How Librarians and Archivists Can Help