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Matthew Vest

(University of California, Los Angeles
Music Librarian
UCLA
Matthew Vest is the Music Inquiry and Research Librarian at UCLA. He is an active member of the Music Library Association, where he serves as the Open Access Editor. His work has focused on research, teaching, open access publishing, and developing music and research programs.
Wednesday, February 20
 

7:00pm CST

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

Investigation of Accessibility of Electronic Music Resources for the Visually Impaired Grand Ballroom EFTaylor E. Arndt • Michele D. Behr • Michael Duffy • Geraldine Rinna

12:00pm CST

MLA-L Task Force Business Meeting Frisco/Burlington RouteMichael Duffy

12:30pm CST

Box Seats to the World: A Global View of the Diversity of Musical Theatre Grand Ballroom DJacqueline Avila • Frank Ferko • Nobue Matsuoka Not Just Free Textbooks: Open Education Resources as a Social Justice Issue Grand Ballroom ABCEmily Cox • Kathleen DeLaurenti

2:00pm CST

Break Midway West

2:30pm CST

We Here. Now What? : Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Music Technical Spaces Grand Ballroom ABCMonica Figueroa • Rahni Kennedy (he/him/his) • Treshani Perera • Sandy Rodriguez

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

California Chapter (CCMLA) Meeting Grand Hall Bar Area (Hotel Lobby)Lindsay Brown
 
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

ReSounding the Archives: a Cross-institutional Project to Bring New Modes of Access to WWI Sheet Music Midway WestWinston Barham • Abby Flanigan Break Midway West

12:00pm CST

Legislation Committee Meeting Conductor RoomKyra Folk-Farber Reference Sources Subcommittee Meeting Station Master RoomDonna Arnold

12:30pm CST

Minimizing Microagression: How to Identify, Mitigate and Prevent Negative Bias Grand Ballroom EFSandy Rodriguez • Vincent Pelote • Patrick Sifuentes • Joy Doan • Grace Haynes • Greg MacAyeal

2:30pm CST

Reference and Access Services Subcommittee MeetingFILLING Station Master RoomAnne Shelley

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

MLA-L Forum Grand Ballroom EFMichael Duffy

1:00pm CST

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

1:30pm CST

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

2:00pm CST

After the Canon: Developing Divergent and Local Music Collections at UCLA (Best of Chapters) Grand Ballroom EFCallie Holmes • Matthew Vest

2:30pm CST

Meet Me in St. Louis!: Music, Race, and a Web Exhibit of the 1904 World’s Fair Grand Ballroom ABCKaren Olson

3:30pm CST

MLA Business Meeting Grand Ballroom EFMark McKnight

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