Midwest MLA 2020 Program Book
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Meeting Information
Thursday, October 22
1:00pm
Welcome
Katie Buehner, MWMLA 2020 Program Chair
1:15-2:00 pm
Researching the Negro Spiritual
Randye Jones, Grinnell College; Kathleen Abromeit, Oberlin College and Conservatory
Moderator: Katie Buehner
2:15-3:15 pm
Libraries in the Time of COVID-19: Open Discussion Forum
Mallory Sajewski, Interlochen Center for the Arts; Jason Imbesi, University of Michigan
Moderator: Katie Buehner
3:30-4:30 pm
Interest Groups
Cataloging and Metadata
5:00-6:30 pm
Midwest MLA 2020 Happy Hour
BYOB and BYOP (bring your own people and/or pets)
Friday, October 23
9:30am-10:30am
Interest Groups
Public Services
10:30am-11:00am
Coffee/Tea Break
11am-12pm
Interest Groups
Technology, Archives, Preservation & Sound (TAPS)
1:00-1:30pm
Welcome and Business Meeting
Mike Duffy, MWMLA Chapter Chair
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1:45-2:15 pm
Circulating Sounds: Library Promotion and Outreach via Radio
Tom Caw, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Moderator: Paula Hickner
2:30-3:00pm
On the road to easier digital score acquisition
Kristi Bergland, University of Minnesota
Moderator: Paula Hickner
3:15-3:45pm
Student assistants as part of team-based metadata management during COVID-19 remote work
Treshani Perera, University of Kentucky
Moderator: Will Scharfenberger
4:00-5:00 pm
MLA Strategic Planning Task Force Focus Group
Chuck Peters, Indiana University
Moderator: Will Scharfenberger
Program Committee
- Katie Buehner, Chair (University of Iowa)
- Paula Hickner (University of Kentucky)
- Will Scharfenberger (Indiana University)