Abstract

This paper reviews the need for regional professional development opportunities for business librarians, examining the benefits and drawbacks that business librarians experience when attending national, subject-specific, and regional conferences, from the perspective of the creators and organizers of the Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS). Using information gained regarding what benefits librarians seek when considering conference attendance as well as the obstacles or challenges experienced, this paper offers information about extant regional conferences for business librarians as well as suggestions for developing an in-person, subject-specific regional conference targeted toward business librarians.

Comments

This is the author-accepted manuscript of Bochenek, A., & Howard, H. (2025). Reviewing the need for subject-specific regional professional development opportunities for business librarians. Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 1–14. Copyright Taylor & Francis, the version of record is available at DOI: 10.1080/08963568.2025.2544449, and this version is made available CC-BY-NC.

Keywords

business librarianship, conferences, liaison, networking, professional development

Date of this Version

8-8-2025

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