Virtual Conference 2021

ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley and Midstates Chapter Virtual Conference 2021 Program
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
10 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. EST

10 a.m. Greetings

    Christine Mannix, ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Chair
    Courtney Hunt, ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Vice-Chair
    Mackenzie Salisbury, ARLIS/NA Midstates Chair
    Terrie Wilson, ARLIS/NA Midstates Vice-Chair

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Lightning talk presentations / Poster Sessions

Lightning Talks:


    Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries: Programming and Engagement,
    Megan Lotts, Art Librarian, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Not to be Feared by Average People: Creating an Online Artists’ Book Learning Module
    Anna Simon and Lauren Scanlon, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Poster Sessions:
    Underpinnings and Equal Terms: Using an Exhibit as an Entry Point for Engaging Undergraduate Students in the Research Process
    Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Special Collections Librarian, Milner Library, Illinois State University

    Making Memes: Teaching Visual Literacy in a (Fun) Remote Environment
    Jillian Ewalt, Librarian for Visual Resources, and Bridget Rezloff, Research Librarian,
    University of Dayto

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.: Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Business meetings (breakout rooms)


    Ohio Valley: Agenda forthcoming

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Lunch Break

2:00 – 3:15 p.m.: How Do We Engage? A conversation about libraries, art practice, teaching and research. With guest speakers:

    Alison Crocetta (Ohio State University)

    Tim Nickodemus (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)


3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Closing remarks