Conference Program

Please be sure to thank our various committees for all of their hard work.


Thursday, October 14, 2021 (all times Eastern Standard Time)

*All presentations will take place at the Zoom address distributed by email before the conference.

1:00–1:15 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jake Schaub, Vanderbilt University (SEMLA Chair)
1:15–3:15 p.m. Session #1
 

"The Matanya Ophee Collection at Appalachian State University's Special Collections Research Center"
(Gary Boye, Appalachian State University)

"CHECK THE RESUME: Applying the Theory"
(Clarence Goss, Jr., Elizabeth City State University)
(Stephan Naylor, Elizabeth City State University)

3:15–4:00 p.m. Break
4:00-4:30 p.m.

"Supporting Decolonization: OER and EDI Curriculum Revision Grant at UNC-Greensboro"
(Sarah Dorsey, University of North Carolina--Greensboro)

4:30–5:30 p.m.

"@fsuMusicLibrary: Social Media for the Understaffed and Inexperienced"
(Elizabeth Uchimura, Florida State University)

5:30–6:30 p.m. Happy Hour

Friday, October 15, 2021 (all times Eastern Standard Time)

*All presentations will take place at the Zoom address distributed by email before the conference.

9:15–9:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30–11:00 a.m. Session #2
 

"The Jewish-American Influence on Memphis Music"
(Joel Roberts, University of Memphis)

"Chapter Share: Our Favorite Activities for Music Library Instruction"
(Grover Baker, Middle Tennessee State University)
(Lina Sheahan, Belmont University)
(Joel Roberts, University of Memphis)
(Greg Johnson, University of Mississippi)
(Sarah Dorsey, University of North Carolina--Greensboro)

11:00–11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Session #3
 

"Harmful Content Statements: a DEI Initiative"
(Shelley Rogers, University of West Georgia)

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:15–2:30 p.m.

Panel

 

"A Historical Perspective of Institutional Recordings: Looking Back and into the Future"
(Liza Weisbrod, Auburn University)
(Beth Thompson, Western Carolina University)

"Listening to Metadata"
(Patricia Sasser, Furman University)

"Digital Curation of Music Items from Faculty and Students"

(Nurhak Tuncer, Elizabeth City State University)

2:30–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–3:45 p.m. Lightning Rounds
 

"Hitting the Wall: Music Library Outreach in a Pandemic Year"
(Kathryn Shepas, University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
(Ethan Graham Roeder, University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
(Nathalie Hristov, University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

"The State of Music Education in Pasquotank County, North Carolina"

(Valencia Thevenin, Elizabeth City State University)

"Music Library Database Maintenance as a Remote Work Project"

(Reed David, Washington State University)

"Representing the Underrepresented: Local Collection Reflects the Values of Music Students and Faculty at the University of Tennessee"
(Kathryn Shepas, University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
(Ethan Graham Roeder, University of Tennessee--Knoxville)
(Nathalie Hristov, University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

"Is That Donated Item a Maybe?: Managing Your Donations with Less Stress"
(Laura Gayle Green, Florida State University)
(Sarah Hess Cohen, Florida State University)

3:45–5:00 p.m. SEMLA Business Meeting
5:00 p.m. Adjourn