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• Registration & Hospitality

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Conference check in and local information.

  
  

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• Posters (Staffed, Even-Numbered)

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Presenters at even-numbered posters will be available for questions.

  Even-Numbered Posters

  • #2 - Riding Through Uncertainty: A Scoping Review Protocol on Library and Information Anxiety
  • #4 - Building a Hurricane Katrina Archive: Preserving History on a Health Sciences Campus
  • #6 - Change, Connections, Careers: A Roadmap to Successfully Moving for and Transitioning to a New Job
  • #8 - Internal Electronic Search Strategy Peer Review System
  • #10 - Connecting for Impact: A Faculty-Librarian Partnership Linking Coursework to Public Health Practice
  • #12 - Wrangling Research Services: Developing a Standardized Research Scope of Services
  • #14 - The Good, The Bad and the Stressed: Graphics & Feedback from an SCC Conference
  • #16 - Leveraging Microsoft Copilot to Streamline Faculty Scholarly Activity Reporting for LCME Accreditation
  • #18 - A Sweet Way to Teach Systematic Reviews
  • #20 - More Than Instruction: One Step at a Time
  • #22 - Beyond the Search: Understanding Researchers' Awareness of Librarian Expertise in Evidence Synthesis
  • #24 - Beyond Public Libraries: Leveraging Libby to Expand Access, Engagement, and Collection Value in an Academic
  • #26 - From Legacy to Accessibility: Making Historical Materials More Discoverable
  • #28 - From Exhibit Cases to Interactive Learning: Expanding Access to Medical History

  
  

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• Exhibits

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Visit tables, collect freebies, and get exhibitor information.

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• Breakfast with Exhibitors

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Grab a light breakfast while visiting with our sponsors.
  

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• Fundraising Table Open

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Come support SCC/MLA! Buy an Armadillo Accolade for a colleague, bid at the silent auction, enter the raffle, and get a 2026 limited edition armadillo pin as well as other swag.
  

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• Posters (Staffed, Odd-Numbered)

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Presenters at odd-numbered posters are available for questions.

  Odd-numbered Posters

  • #1 - Collaboration with Clinical Partners: An Academic Library and a Stroke Rehabilitation Center

  • #3 - Successful Revival of a Dormant Monthly Library Education Program at LSU Health New Orleans

  • #5 - Cultivating Self-Care with a Hospital Library's "Crafty Tuesday"

  • #7 - Rounding Up the Right Fit: Successful Workflows for Hiring Great Librarians

  • #9 - Not Our First Rodeo: Using a Cohesive Design Theme and Checklist to Improve Library Orientation

  • #11 - Cultura, Collaborations, and Chisme: An MLA Caucus’ Oral History Project

  • #13 - Cultivating a High-Impact, Demand-Driven Lunch & Learn Series for Busy Health Sciences Patrons

  • #15 - Collaborating with medical faculty to identify and address weaknesses in medical student information habits

  • #17 - Fostering an Inclusive Learning Environment with Universal Design

  • #19 - Developing Professional Library Skills During My MLS Practicum

  • #21 - Health Professions Educators' AI Training Preferences: Implications for Medical Librarians

  • #23 - Mapping the Impact of [event] on the Health Sciences Literature: A Pilot Scoping Review

  • #25 - Bridging Primary and Secondary Sources: Collaborative Teaching Between Archivists and Reference Librarians in Medical Research

  • #27 - Voice-Cure: Voice-Based Medication Adherence System with Track-and-Trigger Escalation for Elderly Adults in the United States.

  • #29 - VoiceCode: Converting Patient-Spoken Symptoms into SNOMED CT-Coded FHIR Clinical Summaries

  
  

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• Round Tables

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    Texas A & C

  Bring your interests, questions, and lived experiences for an informal and collaborative discussion on various topics:

  Texas A

  • Guiding the Herd: Mentoring in Health Sciences Librarianship

  • Awareness/Marketing/Outreach- The untamable beast!

  • Beyond the Job Title: What Does It Mean to Be a Liaison?

  Texas C

  • All Hat, No Cattle? Connecting Researchers with Data Management Services

  • Meet at the Campfire: a Supportive and Inclusive Discussion of Neurodivergent Academic Librarian Experiences

  
  

  
  

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• Coffee Break

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Grab some coffee, decaf, or hot tea.
  

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• Contributed Paper Sessions

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Texas B & D

  Each paper has 15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes for questions and room change.

  Texas B

  • 1:00 - Published Paper: Librarian-Led Efforts Elevate Global Health Through Culturally Sensitive Information Delivered by Nursing Students

  • 1:20 - Reframing Liaison Librarianship Through Academic Detailing: A Directed Qualitative Content Analysis

  • 1:40 - Lighten the Cognitive Load: Simplifying Library Resource Design to Enhance User Experience in Medical Libraries

  Texas D

  • 1:00 - Switching Saddles: Leaving UpToDate for OpenEvidence

  • 1:20 - Does Cost per Use Mislead? Testing a Mission-Weighted Value Metric for E-Resource Renewals

  • 1:40 - A Hybrid Human–AI Framework for Dental Taxonomy Development: Enhancing Knowledge Organization, Semantic Indexing, and Information.

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• Exhibits

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Visit tables, collect freebies, and get exhibitor information.

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• Pecha Kucha Social Event

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Texas D

  The best conference conversations usually happen in the hallways. This is a little like that, except with slides, a timer, and no chance to ramble.

  Join us for niche interests unrelated to health sciences that remind you why conferences are fun in the first place.
  

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• Snack Break with Exhibitors & Prize Drawings

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Refuel with assorted beverages with chips and dip

  Must be present to win prizes.

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• Plenary Session #1

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Join us for a talk with Dr. Diana Carrasco, M.D., the Endowed Chair, Clinical Cytogenetics at Cook Childrens
  

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• Dine Arounds

  • When
    10/18/2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Off Site (Various)

  Optional informal dinner at local restaurants with conference attendees.

  Meet in hotel lobby.

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• Registration & Hospitality

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Conference check in and local information.

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• Sunrise Wellness (Yoga)

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Yoga Reminder:

  Please bring a yoga mat if you have one. If not, feel free to bring a towel from your room or grab one from the pool to put down during the session.

  
  

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• Fundraising Table Open

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Come support SCC/MLA! Buy an Armadillo Accolade for a colleague, bid at the silent auction, enter the raffle, and get a 2026 limited edition armadillo pin as well as other swag.
  

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• Coffee Break

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Grab some coffee, decaf, or hot tea.

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• Contributed Paper Sessions

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Texas B & D

  Each paper has 15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes for questions and room change.

  Texas B

  • 9:00 - Addressing Student Loneliness Through Academic Library Programming Beyond Finals Week: A Review and Case Study

  • 9:20 - Introducing a Popular Reading Collection in a Medical Library: Challenges, Successes, and Data

  • 9:40 - Beyond the Clinic: How Reddit Communities Support Menopause Information Seeking

  • 10:00 - Building Connections, Developing Competencies: An Online, Immersive Fellowship for Health Sciences Librarianship

  • 10:20 - Rustling Up the Details: Anatomy of a SCC Conference

  • 10:40 - Integrating Under University Libraries: A Case Study of New Connections

  Texas D

  • 9:00 - Building Resident Research Capacity by Collaborating Across Campuses

  • 9:20 - HealthAdvisor: Health AI with Correspondence-Sensitive Cognitive Intake

  • 9:40 - Growing the Next Generation of Health Sciences Library Leaders: NNLM Emerging Leader Award Reflections

  • 10:00 - Scoping Review Project as Professional Development Opportunity for Systematic Review Librarians

  • 10:20 - Explainable Artificial Intelligence for County-Level Pan-Cancer Risk Factor Identification in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Common and Rare Cancers

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• Round Tables

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Texas A & C

  Bring your interests, questions, and lived experiences for an informal and collaborative discussion on various topics

  Texas A

  • Interlibrary Lone: Strategies for Connecting Across Library Contexts

  • Is it a Unicorn? Awareness of misleading books, bots, & sellers

  • Let's Connect on Building a Just, Equitable, Diverse, & Inclusive (JEDI) Community!

  Texas C

  • Jump In, Y'all! Getting started with volunteer opportunities in SCC and beyond

  • Heterodoxy in the Health Sciences: Assisting Healthcare Professionals with Differing Views and Practices

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• Hospital & Clinical Section Luncheon*

  • When
    10/19/2026
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Join us for a talk with Angie Houser the Digital Archivist/Manager, Special Collections and Archives at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Brittnee C. Thomas, EMPA, BSW the Executive Director of the Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society and Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum; and Kendall Martin the University Archivist at UT Southwestern.

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• Plenary Session #2

  • When
    10/19/2026
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    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Join us for a talk with Dr. Sid O’Bryant, the Executive Director of Institute for Translational Research.
  

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• Contributed Paper Sessions

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Texas B

  Each paper has 15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes for questions and room change.

  
  

  Texas B

  • 4:00 - Voice-Cure: Voice-Based Medication Adherence System with Track-and-Trigger Escalation for Elderly Adults in the United States

  • 4:20 - From Fact-Checking to Storytelling: Adapting Health Literacy Partnerships to Match Community Culture

  • 4:40 - Mysteries, Not Lectures: A Transformative Framework for Teaching Information Literacy in the Health Sciences

  • 5:00 - Cardio Coach: An AI Talking Avatar for Heart Health Triage, Education, and Recovery Support

  
  

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• Lightning Talks

  • When
    10/19/2026
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Texas D

  Lightning talks are 5 minutes long presentation and 2 minutes to switch.

  Texas D

  • 4:00 - Minimal Risk, Maximum Impact: Unanticipated Librarian Involvement on the IRB

  • 4:07 - Collaborating with ChatGPT in a Consumer Health Hospital Library: Developing a Patient Handout

  • 4:14 - Click Smarter, Not Harder: Collaborating with Tech via 2-Minute Tips

  • 4:21 - “Go on git...some better data!”: 5 Best Practices for Survey Design

  • 4:28 - Bibliometric Analysis: Libraries, Research Intelligence, and Institutional Outreach

  • 4:35 - Cutting Barbed Wire and Opening the Range: How the Librarian Lounge Spurs Collaboration and Innovation

  • 4:42 - Wrangling Recurring Feedback: An AI-Assisted Approach to Consistency and Connection

  • 4:49 - Teaching the "When": Using Early Student Feedback to Rethink Liaison Outreach

  • 4:56 - Designing an Effort Scale for Writing and Publishing Consultations in the Health Sciences

  • 5:03 - Home on the Range: 4 Tips to Help Autistic Librarians Succeed

  • 5:10 - Learning Theory for Medical Librarians

  • 5:17 - Into the Unknown: A Data Intern's Experience

  • 5: 24 - Beyond the Archive: Collaborative Digital Exhibits that Bring History to Life

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• Farewell Reception*

  • When
    10/19/2026
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    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Off Site (Ashton Depot)

  Join us at our annual farewell event hosted at the historic Ashton Depot. Chow down on some Tex-Mex and dessert, listen to some sweet tunes, and savor the last hours of networking opportunities.

  Ticket is required.
  

  Location: Ashton Depot

  1501 Jones St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

  
  

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• Registration & Hospitality

  • When
    10/20/2026
  •  
    7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Conference check in and local information.

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• MLA & NNLM Updates

  • When
    10/20/2026
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    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Hear the latest news from leadership at the Medical Library Association and the Network of the National Library of Medicine.
  

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• SCC Business Brunch

  • When
    10/20/2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Crystal A & B

  Business Meeting & Awards Presentation. Grab some brunch and get the latest updates for SCC/MLA. Annual awards will also be presented at this time.

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• CE#6 - Navigating Federal Data Sources*

  • When
    10/20/2026
  •  
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Texas A

  Instructors:

  • Ezra Pierce-Farrier – Assessment Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Morgan Rowe-Morris – Multidisciplinary Librarian, University of Texas at Arlington

  Class Description:

  The last two years have seen rapid and unpredictable changes to the federal data system. Availability, content and methods of data collection have all changed – sometimes without notice or warning. This CE will cover data rescue efforts, alternatives to federal data sources, and advice on evaluating the utility of data sets in an evolving data environment. Participants should expect to gain a better understanding of the current data landscape and acquire tools to evaluate and use data in a changing environment.

  At the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

  • Summarize the scope, purpose, and cause for the data rescue efforts, and their current status.
  • Review different health statistic resources from federal, national, archived, and non-government organizations.
  • Evaluate health statistic resources for reliability, transparency, and longevity.

  
  

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• Snack Break for CE #6

  • When
    10/20/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    West Promenade

  Grab some light snacks and soft drinks.

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