2026 Research Forum Agenda

2026 Research Forum Agenda

Wednesday, July 8 AND Wednesday, July 15

12:00 to 4:00 PM Central time, hosted virtually 

Day One: July 8th, 12:00 to 4:00 PM Central time RSVP here

12:00-12:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks 

12:15-1:15pm Session 1.1: Making Archives More Accessible Part I 

Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Archival Reference Questions: Insights for Discovery and Delivery [Slides]

Anne Bahde and Adam Lindsley (Oregon State University) [Abstract/Bios]

Closing the Loop: Responsive Processing for User-Centered Archival Operations [Slides]

Betts Coup and Max Goldberg (Harvard University) [Abstract/Bios]

Digital Accessibility in Action: Practitioner Responses to the New Title II Rule [Slides]

Maisie Jones (University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bio]

Teaching through Engagement: Integrating Primary Source Literacy Instruction into Digital Archival Exhibits [Slides]

Ruohua Han and Natalie Elward (University of Denver) [Abstract/Bios]

1:15-1:30pm Break 

1:30-2:20pm  Session 1.2: Making Archives More Accessible Part II

Rethinking Access to Scientific Archives: When Traditional Finding Aids Aren’t Enough [Slides]

Marcella Lees (Art Institute of Chicago), Sandi Caldrone, and Bethany Anderson (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) [Abstract/Bios]

Helping Scientists Find Birds in the Archives: Testing the Scientific Value of Digitizing Historical Observation Records [Slides]

Kimberly Anderson and Carlos Ramirez-Reyes (University of Nevada, Reno) [Abstract/Bios]

Overcoming Indigenous Archival Diaspora: Findings from Focus Group Discussions and the IndigenizeSNAC Project [Slides]

Ia Bull, Diane Marsh, Elizabeth Pineo (University of Maryland), Rebecca Ridge (University of Oklahoma) [Abstract/Bios]

2:20-2:40pm Break

2:40-3:40pm Session 1.3: Collaborating with Communities and Responding to the Climate Crisis

Lightning Talk: Democratizing Disaster Planning: Actionable Advice in Zine Form [Slides]

Linda Smith (Zohrab Information Center) [Abstract/Bio]

Creating Community-Centered Collaborations in Archival Education [Slides]

Kelley Hummingbird (National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, University of Alabama) and Eric Hung (University of Maryland) [Abstract/Bios]

Respecting Native American Archival Donors with a Collaborative Stewardship Agreement Form at the Unviersity of New Mexico, Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections [Slides]

Jolene Manus (University of New Mexico) [Abstract/Bio]

Imagining Relationships between Zine Librarians and Zine Creators [Slides]

Al Cassada (Jacksonville Public Library) [Abstract/Bio]

Lightning Talk: Black Queer Archives and Creating Representative Digital Collections [Slides]

kemisa (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) [Abstract/Bio]

Lightning Talk: Documenting the Franklin and Palisades Fires: Community healing through trauma-informed archiving [Slides]

Chris Miehl (Pepperdine University) [Abstract/Bio]

Lightning talk: Degrowth Genealogies in Archives 

Amy Wickner (University of Maryland, College Park) [Abstract/Bio]

4:00pm Closing Remarks

Day Two: July 15th, 12:00 to 4:00 PM Central time RSVP here

12:00-12:15 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks 

12:15-1:15pm Session 2.1: Demonstrating the Value of Archives

Cultural Heritage in Danger: Why Underfunded Historical Societies Require Archival Intervention 

Mitra Karimi-Tabriz (San Jose State University) [Abstract/Bio]

Measuring What Matters: A Diversity Audit Tool for Archives

Elizabeth Surles (Rutgers University) [Abstract/Bio]

Instruments of Change: Teaching Medical Innovation through Material Culture

Taiya McDowell (Louisiana State University Health - Shreveport) [Abstract/Bio]

Children’s War Drawings as “Prisoners of Evidence”: Law, Archives, and Testimony

Ulia Gosart (San Jose State University) [Abstract/Bio]

1:15-1:30pm Break

1:30-2:25pm Session 2.2: Engaging Ethically with Technology

Beyond Capture: Advancing Records Governance toward Decision Accountability in the Age of AI

James Miller (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) [Abstract/Bio]

Environmental Scan of Current Trends in Cultural Heritage Institutions Technological Ecosystems

Allie Querengesser (University of Calgary) and Rachel Van Unen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) [Abstract/Bios]

Lightning talk: What Are You Letting Go of and Why Is That Still a Win? Highlighting Successes in Digital Preservation

Lisa Lawlis (Western Libraries) and Marcella Lees (Art Institute of Chicago) [Abstract/Bios]

2:25-2:40pm Break

2:40-3:45pm Session 2.3: Rethinking Archival Training

From North to South - from “Sur a Norte”: Archival Science Bridges and Translations in the Americas

Joel A. Blanco Rivera (National School of Conservation, Restoration, and Museography) and Jamie Sánchez Macedo (Colegio de Michoacán) [Abstract/Bios]

One Degree, Two Disciplines? A Pilot Study Examining the Presence of Archival Concepts in American Library Association Accredited Core Courses

Caitlin Christian-Lamb (Louisiana State University) [Abstract/Bio]

TPS in Archives Graduate Programs: 2016-2026

Lindsay Anderberg (New York University), Ashley Todd-Diaz (Towson University), Abigail Nye (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee), Josue Hurtado (Temple University) and Morgen MacIntosh-Hodgetts (DePaul University) [Abstract/Bios]

From Stewardship to Data Stewardship: Rethinking Archival Training for Research Data Management

Ellie Dworak and Alex Meregaglia (Boise State University) [Abstract/Bio]

Lightning Talk: Anakin and Obi-Wan: Archival Apprenticeships as a New Training Model

Alex Ingham (Independent Researcher & Practitioner) [Abstract/Bio]

4:00pm Closing Remarks