This special event is a live Q&A opportunity with all of the poster presenters.
Did you know that the word "Finissage" is a play on the French word "Vernissage" - meaning an art exhibition opening? Finissage is used in Montreal to refer to the closing of an art exhibition.
Read up on the history of the expression Vernissage by following this link:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vernissageLIST OF POSTERS AND PRESENTERSMapping a Transcendent Life: Using ArcGIS Storymaps to Showcase the Public Art, Monuments, and Murals of Muhammad AliCourtney Baron, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
A Visual History of Quebec's CEGEP Libraries and Other Religious and Civic Building ConversionsSusan Bissonnette, Librarian for Information Services, Vanier College (CEGEP)
The Francis Bedford Archive: Nineteenth-Century Architectural Photography in England and Wales
Claralyn Burt, Digital Collections Specialist, Gonzaga University
The Sistine Chapel and the Panama Canal: Energy and Memory in Handmade Artists’ BooksAmanda Clark, Library Director, Whitworth University
The Information Literacy Course in Canadian MFA ProgramsSandra Cowan, Fine Arts Librarian, University of Lethbridge
Marissa Rocca, Student Learning and Engagement Librarian, Grande Prairie College
Every Subject Heading on 100 West Hastings St.Ana Diab, Collections, Reference + Instruction Librarian, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on the Use of Art Print and Ebooks at an Academic LibraryMary Anne Dyer, Metadata Catalog Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University
Emily Davis Winthrop, Art Collections Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University
Pivoting in a Pandemic: Exploring the Art Book and Building Community in a Virtual Speaker SeriesJessica Evans Brady, Research & Collections Librarian, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Shalimar Fojas White, Herman and Joan Suit Librarian, Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
If You Can Write, You Can Draw! How I Reconnected with My Love of Drawing During the PandemicJacqueline Fleming, Visual Literacy and Resources Librarian, Indiana University-Bloomington
Creating Accessible Academic Information for All with Wikipedia Editing in Undergraduate Art History CoursesAnna Harper, Fine and Performing Arts Librarian, California State University, Sacramento
Rachel Miller, Art History, California State University, Sacramento
Channing Corbin, B.A. Art History, Student, California State University, Sacramento
Job Sharing during Times of CrisisYuki Hibben, Interim Head of Special Collections and Archives & Curator of Books and Art, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
A Call for Connection and Collaboration in Information Literacy Instruction for Studio ArtsAshley Huot, MLIS candidate at the University of Alberta with a background in studio arts, art education, and community development, University of Alberta (MLIS candidate)
Leveraging Research and Information Management (RIM) Systems in Support of Art and Architecture FacultyMegan Macken, Digital Scholarship Librarian, Liaison to Art, Art History & Graphic Design, Oklahoma State University
The Kress Digital Archive: Collaboration, Context, and ConnectionsShannon Morelli, Archivist, National Gallery of Art
Scan This to See a Cat: A Pilot for Digital Image Collections Outreach around CampusMaggie Murphy, Visual Art & Humanities Librarian, UNC Greensboro
Brown Biggers, IT Operations Manager, UNC Greensboro
“Could We Work with the Library on This?”: Strategies for Increasing Departmental Engagement as a New Art Liaison LibrarianClaire Payne, Web Services and Data Librarian and Liaison to the Department of Art, Stony Brook University Libraries
Fresh Faces, Sticky Fingers: Public Programming at the Walker Art Center LibraryJennifer Riestenberg, Assistant Librarian, Walker Art Center
Virtual Teaching Collections on the Getty Research Portal: Digital Access Across InstitutionsMegan Sallabedra, Research Associate, Getty Research Institute
Converging Fields: Connecting Creative Students to Information Literacy through Art and Design PedagogiesVirginia Seymour, Research and Instruction Librarian, Savannah College of Art and Design
New Approaches to Embedded Librarianship with Interior Design during the Time of COVID-19
Leah Sherman, Visual & Performing Arts Librarian, Florida State University
Roadblocks to Assessing Arts Collections for Equity, Diversity, and InclusionMadison Sullivan, Fine & Performing Arts Librarian, University of Washington
Changing the Arts Canon Through Curated BIPOC Research GuidesAubree Tillett, Arts & Design Librarian Intern, University of Minnesota Libraries
Deborah Ultan, Arts & Design Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries
Welcome to the Black Art LibraryAsmaa Walton, Founder, Black Art Library
Scaffolding Business Research Design Instruction for Art and Design StudentsAndrew Wang, Art and Architecture Librarian, University of Oregon
Finding Our Way: Improving Discoverability of Native American and Indigenous MaterialsAlice Whiteside, Head, Sloane Art Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Monica Figueroa, Interim Librarian for Inclusive Excellence, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interpreting Desires: The Experiences of Artists in Archives
Lulu Zilinskas, Recent MLIS graduate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill