2026 Midwest Business Librarian Summit

Dataweb.ai – When librarians start building research tools using AI, not just using them

HD McKay, Vanderbilt University
Michael Groenendyk, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

10:55 AM

Forthcoming Book: The International Business Information Handbook, Finding and Using Global Resources

Heather A. Howard, Purdue University
Zoeanna A. Mayhook, Purdue University

10:55 AM

From One-Shot Instruction to Purpose-Driven Employment: Expanding the Role of Academic Business Librarians in Career Readiness

Chelsea Jacobs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. West Virginia University.

10:55 AM

Integrating Library Information Sessions into an Introductory Business Course

Meli Taylor, Bowling Green State University

10:55 AM

Pedagogical Partnership: Co-Navigating AI and Information Literacy in Higher Ed (MBLS 2026 Keynote)

Samantha LeGrand, Purdue University

10:55 AM

Sustainability Amid Sanctions: Adapting Business Librarian Services to Provide Equitable Services to Incarcerated Students

Ryan E. Yoakum, Belmont University

10:55 AM

Too Big for One-Shots, Too Complicated for Videos: Insights and Best Practices for Train-the-Trainer Programs.

Ilana Stonebraker, Indiana University - Bloomington

10:55 AM

Video accessibility for sight-impaired and hearing-impaired learners

Rebecca E. Paulraj, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

10:55 AM

What the 10-K Won’t Tell You: Earnings Calls and Corporate Crisis Response

LuMarie Guth, Western Michigan University

10:55 AM

Speaking Procurement: Defending Specialized Business Resources

Erica Freed, Miami University - Oxford
Samantha Bobbit, Miami University - Oxford

2:10 PM

What Didn’t Work and Why It Matters: Failure and Growth in Business Librarianship

Jennifer Horne, University of Kentucky
Ryan E. Yoakum, Belmont University
John Amundsen, Wilmette Public Library
Zac Grisham, Kansas State University

2:10 PM