All-Libraries Day Symposium: Full Schedule

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8:30am CDT

Registration/Coffee

Monday May 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Monday May 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

8:30am CDT

Tour/Open House of Bernard Becker Medical Library

Monday May 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Monday May 19, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Library Tours

9:45am CDT

Expanding Research Profiles to bridge the gaps: How WashU library staff are teaming up to expand WashU Medicine’s research information management system university wide

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Research Profiles is a publicly accessible and searchable knowledge base for exploring the expertise, interests, and publications of the faculty, departments, institutes, and centers at WashU Medicine. Since its launch in 2019, Research Profiles has served as a valuable resource for faculty, staff, students, administrators, leaders and external stakeholders to identify collaborators, mentors, and experts, and promote the visibility and impact of WashU Medicine research.

Beginning in 2025, Research Profiles will expand to include all full-time faculty at WashU as part of WashU’s Here and Next strategic plan. Expansion efforts will be carried out in collaboration by Becker Library and WashU Libraries with support and leadership from the Digital Intelligence and Innovation Accelerator and the Office of the Provost.

The panel serves as an opportunity for attendees to learn about an existing service at Becker Library and a new service at Olin Library.

Speakers

Elizabeth Schwartz

Faculty Profiles Support Manager, Danforth Campus, John M. Olin Library

This is a brief bio.

Laura Simon

Research Support Librarian, Bernard Becker Medical Library

Marcy Vana

Associate Director, Research Services, Bernard Becker Medical Library

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Panel Session (60 minutes)

9:45am CDT

A Case Study in AI: Building the Newman Portal Collection

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

The Newman Portal is a digital library devoted to the study of numismatics. Launched at WashU in 2014, the collection size is now over 70,000 documents. This presentation will cover how the Newman Portal project uses AI to build collection content and metadata.

Speakers

Len Augsburger

Project Coordinator, West Campus Library

This is a brief bio.

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

9:45am CDT

Dissecting the Past: Attempting to Bring Medical History to the Curriculum

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

In 2023, the Center for the History of Medicine at Becker Medical Library sponsored a spring break trip abroad for medical students interested in exploring the history of medicine. The primary reason for offering this experience was our belief that an understanding and appreciation of medical history is valuable for those who wish to pursue a career in medicine, and since there is no formal instruction in medical history offered within the framework of the medical school curriculum, we would create an extracurricular option. The first trip went to Italy to explore the birthplace of anatomical education in Europe, and the following year students went to the Netherlands to visit sites connected to the rise of the Netherlands as a site of medical preeminence in the 17th century. For its third year, the trip abroad is being integrated into a four-week elective, with three other sessions taking place within Becker Library’s rare books department. The hope is to grow this into a regular class offering that incorporates medical history into the curriculum while also raising awareness of Becker’s rare book collections, giving students the opportunity to explore the development of their chosen field. This talk will discuss the process of developing the trip, its challenges, and its outcomes.

Speakers

Elisabeth Brander

Head of Rare Books, Bernard Becker Medical Library

This is a brief bio.

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

9:45am CDT

Innovating in AVA

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Discover how the AVA Studio is transforming teaching and research through immersive technologies. This session showcases innovative class projects utilizing 3D visualization, VR, and AR, highlighting faculty collaborations, student engagement, and available resources.

Speakers

Harper Tooch

3D Visualization Specialist, John M. Olin Library

This is a brief bio.

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

9:45am CDT

Teamwork Makes Technical Writing Library Instruction Dreams Work

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

In this presentation, we’ll share how the STEM Librarians team collaboratively revamped, planned, taught, and assessed a shared lesson plan for the McKelvey School of Engineering’s Technical Writing classes. This presentation will highlight the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned from managing a collaborative instruction program. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for fostering teamwork, building flexible lesson plans, and using assessments to drive continuous improvement.

Speakers

Lauren Todd

Head of the STEM Librarians, John M. Olin Library

This is a brief bio.

Eliot Boden

Physics and Mathematics Subject Librarian, John M. Olin Library

Sam Lindgren

Biology; Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) Subject Librarian, John M. Olin Library

Rhiannon Iha

Chemistry Subject Librarian, John M. Olin Library

Monday May 19, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Standard Session (30 Minutes)

11:00am CDT

Metadata Services: Challenges and Successes in Improving Access to Special Collections

Monday May 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Within Metadata Services, along with using traditional library systems to catalog our circulating books, we also have a team dedicated to improving archival access to our special collections using our newest digital platforms. This open discussion invites attendees to hear from members of the team about our recent projects, challenges, and what excites us about working with collections such as digitized objects and our film and media archive.

Speakers

Katy Egts

Digital Initiatives Metadata Librarian, West Campus Library

Rick Ceballos

Audiovisual Metadata Librarian, West Campus Library

This is a brief bio.

Monday May 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Open Discussion (60 minutes)

11:00am CDT

Accessibility Layers

Monday May 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

This session will touch upon three layers of web accessibility: writing toward accessibility, accessible web development, and providing content in a variety of formats. Presenters will address facilitating the user experience in a virtual environment, how our writing affects the accessibility of our content, and how technology and multimedia support accessibility on the web.

Speakers

Jamie Emery

User Experience and Technology Outreach Coordinator, John M. Olin Library

Becca Stevens

Senior Web Developer, West Campus Library

Sarah Burkard

Web Content Manager, John M. Olin Library

This is a brief bio.

Monday May 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

Panel Session (60 minutes)

11:00am CDT

Evidence Synthesis at WashU Libraries: The What, Why and How

Monday May 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

Med Campus - EPNEC Room TBD

This panel presentation brings together librarians providing evidence synthesis support at three library locations. Panelists will share examples of database searching, published works, and discuss how these skills can change and grow through experience, professional development, and peer review. Participants will better understand the types of evidence synthesis projects currently taking place across campuses and how they can gain skills in advanced searching techniques in order to form a community of expert searchers.

Speakers