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Angela Pratesi

Angela Pratesi is the Head Librarian and Associate Professor of the Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives at Bowling Green State University. Her research interests primarily lie at the intersection of information, learning, and the arts. She is a 2019 recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Northern Iowa.
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

10:30am CST

Break Midway West

11:00am CST

Lessons in Diversity and Bias Grand Ballroom ABCGrace Haynes • Angela Pratesi • Veronica Wells

12:30pm CST

Not Just Free Textbooks: Open Education Resources as a Social Justice Issue Grand Ballroom ABCEmily Cox • Kathleen DeLaurenti

1:00pm CST

Common Threads: Music Information Literacy as Community Practice Grand Ballroom EFAndrea Beckendorf • Nara Newcomer

2:00pm CST

Break Midway West

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

7:00pm CST

Midwest Chapter (MWMLA) Meeting Grand Ballroom EFKatie Buehner
 
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)

10:30am CST

Are Infographics Worth It? An Assessment of Embedded Infographics in LibGuides Midway WestZ. Sylvia Yang How Students’ Information Literacy Skills Change Over Time: A Longitudinal Study Midway WestVeronica Wells Open Access Archives in the Music Classroom: Examining Primary Sources and Information Privilege Midway WestTaylor Greene Use vs. Request, Relatively: Using Circulation and ILL Data to Inform Subsection-level Collection Development in Emory Libraries’ Music Collection Midway WestPeter Shirts “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing”: A Collaboration Between the University and the Elementary School Midway WestSuzanne Lovejoy Break Midway West

11:00am CST

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

12:30pm CST

Framework Working Group New York Central/Illinois CentralAndrea Beckendorf Minimizing Microagression: How to Identify, Mitigate and Prevent Negative Bias Grand Ballroom EFSandy Rodriguez • Vincent Pelote • Patrick Sifuentes • Joy Doan • Grace Haynes • Greg MacAyeal

1:00pm CST

Instruction Subcommittee MeetingFILLING New York Central/Illinois CentralAndrea Beckendorf

3:00pm CST

Break Midway West

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

10:30am CST

Break Midway West

11:00am CST

The Secret Lives of Musicians: Implications for Library Design Grand Ballroom DJoe Clark • Nara Newcomer • Ann Shaffer

1:00pm CST

Sourcing the Survey: Resituating Content Authority in the Music History Classroom Grand Ballroom EFKatie Buehner • Sarah Suhadolnik Unpacking the Music Modernization Act Grand Ballroom DEric Harbeson

1:30pm CST

Where’s the Open Access? An update on OA at MLA Grand Ballroom DKathleen DeLaurenti

6:30pm CST

Closing Reception Grand Ballroom ABCD
 
Sunday, February 24
 

1:00pm CST

Post-conference Event: MLA Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Training Room, Saint Louis Public Library, Central LibraryAnna Kijas • Angela Pratesi