Program

STEM

2019 Program

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All conference activitivies are held at the University of Texas at Austin in the Perry–Castañeda Library, PCL (101 E 21st St), unless otherwise noted. 
 

Thursday, July 18  

Pre-Conference Workshops & Welcome Dinner

TIME 
SESSION
LOCATION
Noon -
4:00 PM
Registration
PCL Learning Lab 3
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Talking Research Data Management: A Guide to Good Practice for Librarians
  • Jessica Trelogan, University of Texas at Austin
PCL Learning Lab 4
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Break & Coffee
PCL Learning Lab 3
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Providing GIS Services and Support: An Introduction to GIS for Librarians
  • Michael Shensky, University of Texas at Austin
PCL Learning Lab 4
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Q & A
PCL Learning Lab 4
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
 
Catering by Cabo Bob's 

40-person limit. Registration required.
Littlefield Home
(302 W 24th St)

 

Friday, July 19  

TIME 
SESSION
LOCATION
8:00 AM -
10:00 AM
Registration
PCL UFCU Room
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Networking Breakfast

Catering by Torchy's Tacos
PCL UFCU Room
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Address
PCL Learning Lab 1
8:45 AM - 9:10 AM
Neurodiverse STEM Students and the Academic Library​
  • Erin O'Toole, Chelsea Anderson, University of North Texas
PCL Learning Lab 1
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Screen Readers and SciEng Interfaces – How Accessible is Database Content?
  • Jane Stephens, Texas A&M University
PCL Learning Lab 1
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
Experiential Learning in the Library
  • Jessica Simpson, Texas Tech University
PCL Learning Lab 1
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
PCL UFCU Room
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
A Model for Quality Education to Support STEM Student Success
  • Sandy Avila, Ven Basco, University of Central Florida
PCL Learning Lab 1 
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
Library Training in Data Research
  • Vedana Vaidhyanathan, Christina Chan-Park, Joshua Been, Baylor University
PCL Learning Lab 1
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
An Open-Access Data Workshop Curriculum for Researchers
  • Amanda Schilling, Brent Tweedy, Claire Curry, University of Oklahoma
PCL Learning Lab 1
11:30 AM - Noon

Lightning Talks

  1. Learning Lounge Sandbox: Designing Resources, Services and Curriculum to Advance Health Literacy Needs
    • Imelda Vetter, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
       
  2. Texas Data Repository: A Two-Year Update
    • ​Dianna Morganti, Texas State University
    • Christina Chan-Park, Baylor University 
       
  3. Evaluating Engineering Databases: A Pilot Project
    • ​​​​​Jun Qian, Rice University 
PCL Learning Lab 1
Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch

Catering by Pok-e-Jo's Texas BBQ Smokehouse 
PCL Learning Lab 1
(Served in UFCU Room)
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Keynote

Open Science: Refining and Revealing Scientific Practice

  • Johanna Cohoon, University of Texas at Austin
PCL Learning Lab 1
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Break
PCL Learning Lab 1
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Makerspace Collaboration between the Baylor University Libraries and the Maker's Edge
  • Christina Chan-Park, Andrew Telep, Vedana Vaidhyanathan, Baylor Universit
PCL Learning Lab 1
1:55 PM - 2:20 PM
STEM Lesson Plans for Course-Embedded Academic Library Makerspaces
  • Martin Wallace, University of Texas at Arlington
PCL Learning Lab 1
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Ice Cream Party
Catering by Amy's Ice Creams
PCL UFCU Room
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Science Communication Workshop
  • Roxanne Bogucka, University of Texas at Austin
PCL Learning Lab 1
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
 
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
Information Sources in Environmental Science: A Citation Analysis of Master's Theses
  • Kimberly Reycraft, Gaby Whiteman, Florida Gulf Coast University
PCL Learning Lab 1
4:25 PM - 4:50 PM
Advocating for Student Course Material Affordability: Selling STEM Faculty on OER
  • Natalie Hill, University of Texas at Austin
  • Porcia Vaughn, University of New Mexico
PCL Learning Lab 1
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM
Science Library Consolidation: Collection Development after the E-book
  • Robert Noel, Amy Minix, Indiana University
PCL Learning Lab 1
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Business Meeting & Plus/Delta
PCL Learning Lab 1
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Dine Arounds  Locations TBA

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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