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  • Friday, Jun 28th
    9:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    RDA Around the World
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    7:30am – 9:30am Pacific
    Innovative Update Breakfast
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor Ballroom A
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    STARS- All Members Meeting
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 10
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Breaking Boundaries: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT to Transform Library Services
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Presenter: Rebecca J. Bakker – Florida International University
    Presenter: Melissa S. Del Castillo (she/her/hers) – RUSA RSS (Reference Services Section)
    Presenter: Christopher M. Jimenez – Florida International University
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    CANCELLED: NISO’s Interoperability System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Working Group
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 01 B
    Moderator: Annette Lagace – National Information Standards Organization
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    NARDAC RDA Forum
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Technology in Public Libraries: Results from PLA’s 2023 Annual Survey
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Promenade A B
    Presenter: Jerianne Thompson (she/her/hers) – Tualatin Public Library
    Presenter: Katina Jones (she/her/hers) – Public Library Association | ALA
    Presenter: Sara Goek – ALA
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Breaking Boundaries: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT to Transform Library Services (encore presentation)
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Presenter: Rebecca J. Bakker – Florida International University
    Presenter: Melissa S. Del Castillo (she/her/hers) – RUSA RSS (Reference Services Section)
    Presenter: Christopher M. Jimenez – Florida International University
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 A B C
    Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
    Presenter: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Open Access Evolution: Empowering Research at a Historically Black College and University
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
    Presenter: Nurhak Tuncer-Bayramli (she/her/hers) – Elizabeth City State University
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Access to Resources Discussion Group
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 01 B
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Experience OCLC Meridian: WorldCat Entities linked data creation and curation
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
    Presenter: Jeff Mixer – OCLC
    Presenter: Anne Washington (she/her/hers) – OCLC
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    From User Group to Community: Software for Libraries, by Libraries
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Miramar Room
    Systems and Technology
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    3:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific
    The NISO Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP)
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 06 E
    Moderator: Todd Carpenter – National Information Standards Organization
    Systems and Technology
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Identity and Authentication: Enhancing the Research Experience with Responsible Use of Patron Data
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
    Presenter: Justine Withers, MLIS – Western New Mexico University
    Systems and Technology
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    NISO’s CREC (Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern) Working Group
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 01 A
    Moderator: Annette Lagace – National Information Standards Organization
    Moderator: Todd Carpenter – National Information Standards Organization
    Systems and Technology
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    The Importance of Using Booktok and Bookstagram for Librarians, and How You Can Get Started!
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Moderator: Alexis Kateridge (she/her/hers) – Connetquot Public Library
    Presenter: Loriana N. Donovan, MLS, MA (she/her/hers) – NYC Public Schools, IS 238
    Presenter: Alexis Kateridge (she/her/hers) – Connetquot Public Library
    Systems and Technology
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 3:00pm Pacific
    CALA President's Program & Posters 2024: A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Libraries
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 26 A B
    Moderator : Michael B. Huang – Stony Brook University
    Presenter: Leo Lo – University of New Mexico
    Presenter: Bohyun Kim (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Presenter: Fangmin Wang – Toronto Metropolitan University
    Presenter: Changhong Wu – Northeast Normal University
    Systems and Technology
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Share Family Workshop
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom Section 02
    Systems and Technology
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Top Tech Trends
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 A B C
    Moderator: Kate Delaney, MLIS – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Presenter: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
    Presenter: Nathan Camp – New Mexico State University
    Presenter: Kelsey Michelle Flynn (they/them/theirs) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Presenter: Rachel Hadidi – Town of Flower Mound
    Presenter: Alexis L. Pavenick, PhD, MLIS (she/her/hers) – CSU Long Beach
    Systems and Technology
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Fortifying Libraries: Cultivating Information Security in Shared Environments
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 D E
    Presenter: Justin Bumbico (he/him/his) – Columbus Metropolitan Library
    Systems and Technology
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    (Room change) Generative Artificial Intelligence, Libraries, and The People They Serve: A Guided Discussion
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Presenter: Peter Musser – ISKME / OER Commons
    Presenter: Trevor Watkins (he/him/his) – George Mason University Libraries
    Presenter: Bohyun Kim (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    Presenter: Yinlin Chen (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech University Libraries
    Systems and Technology
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    RDA Linked Data Forum
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
    Systems and Technology