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Alan Karass

Columbus State University
Dean of Libraries
Columbus, GA
Websitehttps://columbusstate.edu
Dean of Libraries Columbus State University (Columbus, GA)
Wednesday, February 20
 

1:00pm CST

Pre-conference Workshop: Cultural Competency Training for Librarians New York Central/Illinois CentralTreshani Perera • Sandy Rodriguez

7:00pm CST

Exhibits Open Midway West Opening Reception Midway West
 
Thursday, February 21
 

8:30am CST

Welcome Grand Ballroom EFAdolphus M. Pruitt, II • Mark McKnight

9:00am CST

Plenary I: St. Louis Black Musicians Speak: Our Lives Matter! Grand Ballroom EFTherese Dickman • Brian Owens • Rob Deland

11:00am CST

Middle Eastern Music in St. Louis Grand Ballroom DKareem Azab

2:30pm CST

A Spectrum of Music, or the Question of Diversity in our Collections Grand Ballroom EFStephanie Bonjack • Amy Edmonds • Michael Duffy

4:00pm CST

Destroy Music Libraries, Free Music Librarians: A Discussion of Professional Ethics and Actions Grand Ballroom ABCKathleen DeLaurenti • Anne Rhodes • Sandy Rodriguez • Matthew Vest • Ricky Williams
 
Friday, February 22
 

9:00am CST

Plenary II: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce--Considerations for MLA Grand Ballroom EFDenise DeCou • Sara Outhier • Vincent Pelote • Mark A. Puente • Holling Smith-Borne (he/him)

11:00am CST

Out of Reach: ADA in the Music Library Grand Ballroom EFStephanie Bonjack • Katie Buehner • Michelle Hahn

1:00pm CST

World Music Interest Group Frisco/Burlington RouteAlec McLane

3:30pm CST

Engaging with Students from Minority and Marginalized Groups: Strategies, Assessment, and an Open-Forum Discussion Grand Ballroom EFAmber Welch • Lisa Chaufty • David Hunter • Sara Outhier • Greg Sigman
 
Saturday, February 23
 

9:00am CST

Plenary III: Checking Our Pulse: The 2018 MLA Climate Survey Grand Ballroom EFWinston Barham • Susannah Cleveland • Joy Doan • Terra Merkey • Mark A. Puente • Mallory Sajewski

11:00am CST

Conservatory Libraries Interest Group Frisco/Burlington RouteKirk-Evan Billet • Karen Burke

12:30pm CST

Music Librarianship Educators Interest Group Station Master RoomKeith Cochran

1:00pm CST

It’s More than Gender Pronouns: Let’s Talk That Grand Ballroom ABCKathleen (Kathy) Abromeit • Holling Smith-Borne (he/him)

3:30pm CST

MLA Business Meeting Grand Ballroom EFMark McKnight