From global to local: How ALA’s UN engagement strengthens libraries and communities
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 25–29, 2026, Chicago, IL., 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library The resilient library: Leveraging the "Triple Bottom Line" to navigate institutional change. [Virtual Presentation]
LJ & SLJ Sustaining the Future of Academic Libraries, June 15–16, 2026, 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library The Association for Computers and the Humanities 2026 Conference (virtual), 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library Krafting an Evidence Synthesis Program
Rachel Keiko Stark; Dawn E. Hackman;
Cat Ellis; Yuqi He; Essy Barroso-Ramirez
Unearthing the Chicano Movement (in San Diego): A talking circle on encountering and cultivating hope in archival work during times of social upheaval
Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting, 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library Ex Libris User Group of North America Annual Conference, 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library Ex Libris User Group of North America Annual Conference, 2026,
conference presentation,
University Library Communication Congresses and conventions Meetings Public speaking Cat Ellis; Essy Barroso-Ramirez; Yuqi He; Dawn Hackman
AI guiding principles at SDSU Library. [Virtual Presentation]
Creating sustainable libraries: A call to action [Keynote Presentation]
17th Transborder Library Forum, CETYS University, Mexicali, 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Robert Riter; Zack Lischer-Katz; Bharat Mehra; Alexander Poole;
Sarah Tribelhorn; Travis Wagner
88th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science & Technology, November 17, Washington DC, United States, 2025,
conference poster,
University Library ACRL 2025: Democratizing knowledge and access and opportunities, April 2–5, 2025, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Academic libraries as catalysts: Community-driven research.
CAPS 2025, May 27–30, Portland, OR, United States, 2025,
conference poster,
University Library Cultivating sustainability: Libraries as catalysts for environmental justice and campus action
CSU Libraries Conference: Collaboration. Stronger Together, June 3, 2025., 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Helping communities find good information: A public and academic libraries collaboration
CSU Libraries Conference: Collaboration. Stronger Together, June 3, 2025., 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Library Advocacy: Leveraging the United Nations SDGs to benefit local libraries [Panel]
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 26–30, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Putting your emergency plan to the test: Lessons learned [Panel]
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 26–30, Philadelphia, PA, United States., 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Crisis management Emergency management Incident command systems
2025 Distance and Online Learning Virtual Poster Session, 2025,
conference poster,
University Library Can you get quality descriptive metadata for electronic state documents using large language models?
ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers
Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference, 2025,
conference presentation,
University Library Comics and Social Justice at SDSU: Collections, Curriculum, and Community
Banned In The U.S.A?! Freedom, Comics, And Education
Unholy Trinity: Vampires, Witches and Ghosts in Comics
Ghosts in mass media Horror comic books, strips, etc. Vampires in mass media Witches in literature
Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 2025,
conference paper,
University Library Booked for wellness: Mental health kits for academic libraries
2025 Electronic Resources & Libraries Annual Conference, 2025,
conference paper,
University Library 16th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries Conference Proceedings, 2025,
conference paper,
University Library 17th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 2025,
conference paper,
University Library Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM) , 2025,
conference paper,
University Library Información y Comunidad: Library Services for Hispanic-Serving Institutions, The San Diego State Model
Research topic development
California Academic & Research Libraries Conference, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Archivists AND : Transitioning from and Sharing with Other Responsibilities
Gillian Goldberg;
Erika Esquivel; Stephanie Geller; Ignacio Sanchez-Alonso
2024 Society of California Archivists Annual General Meeting, 2024,
conference abstract,
University Library En Confianza: Developing a Sustainable and Intentional Relationship with a Latinx Resource Center
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 2024 Annual Conference, 2024,
conference poster,
University Library American Library Association Annual Conference, 2024,
conference paper,
University Library 2024 ARL President’s Institute, San Diego, California, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Engaging students in STEM and sustainability through inspiring collections and hands-on programming
CARL Conference 2024, April 3–6, 2024, “The Insufficient Librarian”. San Jose, California, United States, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Empowering communities through citizen science in an academic library
AAAS Pacific Division Annual Conference, June 18–20, 2024, San Diego, California, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Showcasing campus sustainability initiatives through linked data on the web
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 27–July 2, Poster Session, San Diego, CA, United States, 2024,
conference poster,
University Library Academic libraries and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: Global challenges and opportunities
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 27–July 2, Poster Session, San Diego, CA, United States, 2024,
conference poster,
University Library Let’s get real: Climate impacts to library services [Panel/Workshop]
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 27–July 2, San Diego, CA, United States, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Libraries supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [Panel]
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 27–July 2, San Diego, CA, United States, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Strategic advancement: Intentionally aligning university library practices with the UN SDG targets
2nd Transatlantic Symposium on Sustainable Development in Higher Education, 2024,
conference paper,
University Library ACH2024: the virtual conference of Association for Computers and the Humanities, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Fill the Gap at Your Library: Hire a Second Business Librarian.
Around the Board: Librarian Career Exploration
National Conference of African American Librarianship (NCAAL XII), 2024,
conference poster,
University Library Black Collections at Arizona State University Library: Triumphants and Challenges starting a new community-based archival collection in Arizona
National Conference of African American Librarianship (NCAAL XII), 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library African Americans Archives Arizona Arizona State University. Libraries 2024 Modern Language Association Annual Convention, 2024,
conference abstract,
University Library Content Warnings in the Catalog: What do students think?
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2024,
conference poster,
University Library Does it get any more integrated than this? Assessing user feedback on ordering with Rialto
Ex Libris User Group of North America Annual Conference, 2024,
conference presentation,
University Library Pamella Lach; Meredith Graham; Gina Brandolino; Konstantine Vlasis; Marisol Fila; Grace East
Pamella Lach; Anne Cong-Huyen; Crystal Luo; Kate Ozment; Caitlin Pollock; Amanda Visconti; Brandon Walsh
The Association for Computers and the Humanities 2024 Conference (virtual), 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Pamella Lach; Meredith C. Graham; Grace East; Nuala Caomhanach; Lauren Burrell Cox; June Ke; Cassie Tanks; Priscilla Martinez
The Association for Computers and the Humanities 2024 Conference (virtual), 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Pamella Lach; Claudia Berger; Gabriella Evergreen; Quinn Dombrowski; Kayleigh Perkov
The Association for Computers and the Humanities 2024 Conference (virtual), 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Adapting Literary Works to Comics: From Classics Illustrated to Will Eisner to Today
Comics in Higher Education: From Collections to Scholarship
One for the [Comic] Books: A Curriculum Transformed
Comic Arts Conference at Comic-Con, International, 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Social Justice Warriors Assemble
Just Wrapped: K-12 Institute on ‘Using Comics to Teach Social Justice.’
Comics Catalog: A History of Comics in Libraries
Comics in Academic Archives, Exhibits and Education
National Cartoonists Society Annual Conference, 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Creatures of the Night: Witches and Vampires in Comic Books
Surveying library accessibility
American Association for the Advancement of Science-Pacific Division, 2024,
conference poster,
University Library Lucy Campbell; Rose Orcutt; Barbara Opar; Emilee Matthews; Sara Schumacher
American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Division (AAAS-PD) Conference, 2024,
conference paper,
University Library Finding keywords: a multilingual information search in the age of AI
Let’s talk about health equity
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2023,
conference poster,
University Library Empowering Ourselves Through Community to Grow Together and Teach Better
California Conference on Library Instruction, 2023,
conference abstract,
University Library Readers’ Advisory as Information Literacy Programming: Why Academic Librarians should be Recommending too
American Library Association (ALA) Annual, Chicago, IL., 2023,
conference poster,
University Library IFLA WLIC 88th General Conference and Assembly, August 21–25, Poster Session, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2023,
conference poster,
University Library Mapping the UN SDGs in an academic library
ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 22–27, Poster Session, Chicago, IL, United States, 2023,
conference poster,
University Library IFLA WLIC Satellite Meeting 2023 – “Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment”, 2023,
conference presentation,
University Library Decipher the Department Spread as a New Librarian.
(Library Orientation Exchange) LOEX 2023 Conference, 2023,
conference presentation,
University Library Spring 2023 Virtual Poster Session ACRL Distance and Online Learning Section, Chicago, IL, United States, 2023,
conference abstract,
University Library Pamella Lach; John Russell; Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara; Rachel Starry; Linsey Ford; Claudia Berger
The Association for Computers and the Humanities 2023 Conference (virtual), 2023,
conference presentation,
University Library Ex Libris Users of North America 2023 Developers Day+, 2023,
conference paper,
University Library Comics Collecting for Social Justice in Academic Libraries
Building a Comics Curriculum that Inspires Change
The Comics Memoir: From the Beginning
Comics, Social Justice and Libraries: An Assessment of Need/Wants Nationwide
Comics Pedagogy: Teaching Outside the Panel
Centers and Certificates: Comics go to College
Comics Change the World: Comics Activism Then to Now
Building Connected Community through Comics
Better Living Through Comics: The 2023 Joint Conference of the International Graphic Novel & Comics and the International Bande Dessinée Society, 2023,
conference paper,
University Library American Library Association Annual Conference, 2023,
conference poster,
University Library Colaboraciones internacionales de bibliotecas para apoyar las necesidades de información de los usuarios
VIII Foro Itinerante de la RUIO, Desafios para las unidades de informacion, 2022,
conference paper,
University Library 84th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Dublin, Ireland., 2022,
conference poster,
University Library International Conference on Economics and Business Information, 2022,
conference poster,
University Library 2022 American Library Association Annual Conference, 2022,
conference poster,
University Library The Best Solution for the Time
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2022,
conference abstract,
University Library Digging Into User Search Queries: Leading Towards Evidence Based Information Literacy Instruction.
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2022,
conference poster,
University Library And Now for Something Completely Different: Expanding the Comics Medium
The Future of Days Past: Eisner Awards as Comics Historiography
Comics@SDSU: Transforming Campus Collaboration
Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association Annual Conference, 2022,
conference paper,
University Library The Transformational Power of a Comics and Social Justice Curriculum
Express Yourself: Activism Through the Comic Arts
Raising the Dead: Horror Comics and the Comics Code
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 2022 World Library and Information Congress, 2022,
conference poster,
University Library American Library Association Annual Conference, 2022,
conference poster,
University Library How do consumer health websites talk about Autism?
How do websites talk about autism?
South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, 2022,
conference paper,
University Library Communicable diseases COVID-19 (Disease) Epidemiology World Health Organization
Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference's Spring Workshop, 2021,
conference paper,
University Library Southern Miss Institutional Repository Conference, 2021,
conference abstract,
University Library ACRL Digital Humanities Discussion Group Online Symposium, 2021,
conference paper,
University Library Collaborating to Build a Digital Timeline of Social Justice in Comics at SDSU
Presentation at the Digital Pedagogy Institute (virtual), 2021,
conference presentation,
University Library Pamella Lach; Heather Froehlich; Nabil Kashyap; Cara Marta Messina; R.C. Miessler; Brandon Walsh
Association for Computers and the Humanities 2021 Virtual Conference, 2021,
conference presentation,
University Library Company Research Strategies for Entrepreneurship: What to do when NAICS/SIC fall short
SOUCABL: Southern University and College Academic Business Librarians Conference, 2020,
conference paper,
University Library Student to Hired: Quantitative Literacy for Academic and Career Success
California Academic & Research Libraries Association, 2020,
conference poster,
University Library Lilly Conference: Teaching for Active and Engaged Learning, 2020,
conference presentation,
University Library Pamella Lach; Megan Martinsen; Amanda Visconti; Brandon Walsh; Heather Froehlich; R.C. Miessler; Nabil Kashyap
Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO) DH2020 (canceled due to COVID), 2020,
conference abstract,
University Library CNI Digital Scholarship Planning 2020 Webinar Series, 2020,
conference paper,
University Library Ex Libris Users North America (ELUNA) 2020, 2020,
conference presentation,
University Library ELUNA California User Group (eCAUG) 2020, 2020,
conference presentation,
University Library 12th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference, 2020,
conference paper,
University Library Western State Government Information Virtual Conference, 2020,
conference presentation,
University Library Measuring the Impact of Library Services for Campus Incubators: A Case Study
International Conference on Economics and Business Information, 2019,
conference paper,
University Library Mindfulness, Media, & Misinformation in the Digital Era,, 2019,
conference paper,
University Library Grassroots Consortial Collaboration Building
Texas Data Repository: A Year in Review
Talk to the Phone (Because the Human is Overwhelmed).
Automation Human-computer interaction Smartphones
Coalition for Networked information, San Diego, CA., 2018,
conference paper,
University Library Where Does This Go? Cataloging Protocols For Comics
Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians, 2018,
conference poster,
University Library How to Leverage your Academic Library’s Makerspace to Help Advance Your Local Community
American Libraries Association Annual, Chicago, IL., 2017,
conference poster,
University Library build IT @SDSU Library: A Reason to have a Makerspace in Academic Library
International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces, Cleveland, OH., 2017,
conference poster,
University Library WSCUC 2017 Academic Resource Conference (ARC), 2017,
conference poster,
University Library Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2017,
conference proceedings,
University Library Implementing Proximity Beacons at an Academic Library
We Solemnly Swear that We Are Up to No Good: Pop Culture Marketing in the Library.
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, San Diego, CA., 2017,
conference paper,
University Library Engaging Library Users in Collection Development
California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, 2016,
conference paper,
University Library Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2016,
conference abstract,
University Library California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL), 2016,
conference paper,
University Library The Object of Learning Objects: Student Success on Specific Assignments.
Enhancing Discovery and Slaying Workflows: Using the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway to Sync Repository Metadata to worldcat.org
New Media Consortium Summer Conference, Rochester, NY., 2016,
conference poster,
University Library Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 2016,
conference presentation,
University Library The Communication Super Friends: Powering Communication, Strengthening Engagement, and Defeating Unawareness in an Academic Library.
3D Technology in the Academic Library: Informing, Collaborating, and Implementing
Association of College & Research Libraries, Portland, OR., 2015,
conference poster,
University Library American Library Association Annual, San Francisco, CA., 2015,
conference poster,
University Library CAPAL-ACBAP Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2015,
conference paper,
University Library Scaling Personalized Distance Learning Supports
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Academic Resource Conference, 2015,
conference paper,
University Library Essential Skills and Qualifications of Cataloger/Metadata Librarians in the Digital Era
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, 2015,
conference abstract,
University Library Replacing the Tour Guide With a Cell Phone: A Comparison of a Guided and a Self-Guided Library Tour
American Library Association, San Francisco, CA, 2015,
conference poster,
University Library Creating and Sustaining a Digital Syllabus Collection: A Collaborative Approach for Librarians and Academic Units
University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium, 2015,
conference paper,
University Library On the Lookout for “Likes”: Expanding social media in Architecture and Design Libraries
Moving the Needle: Advancing the Profession Through Publishing
CAPAL-ACBAP Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians /Association canadienne des bibliothecaires academiques professionnels, 2014,
conference abstract,
University Library It's Alive!: Comics and the Arts Visibility Initiative at SDSU.
American Library Association Annual Conference, 2014,
conference presentation,
University Library Western States Government Information Virtual Conference, 2014,
conference presentation,
University Library I Like My Books With Pictures: Comics in Academic Libraries, the SDSU Way.
Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2013,
conference presentation,
University Library Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference, 2012,
conference presentation,
University Library Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2011,
conference presentation,
University Library Texting call numbers from the catalog: A look at a semester of use at the SDSU library
Library Information Technology Association, Atlanta, GA., 2010,
conference poster,
University Library Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference, 2010,
conference presentation,
University Library Global Visions: Building Image Collections in a Participatory Culture
SDSU Research Cloud: A visual representation, displayed in real-time, of research performed at San Diego State University
Library & Information Technology Association, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009,
conference poster,
University Library Moving outside the Canon: a Projects Update
Visual Resources Association Annual Conference, 2009,
conference paper,
University Library Art Art in education Canon (Art) Research and development projects Utah Library Association and Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Annual Conference, 2008,
conference presentation,
University Library WPA Murals in California: a small digitization project.
Organizing electronic resources with a database-driven website
Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA., 2007,
conference poster,
University Library Utah Library Association Annual Conference, 2004,
conference presentation,
University Library Reference/Academic Handling Stress at the Reference Desk.
