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VIVA: 2025 Collections Forum

Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

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2025 Collections Forum

Welcoming Collections: Supporting Users & Staff

May 16, 2025

Virginia Commonwealth University

James Branch Cabell Library

Lecture Hall (Room 303)

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

Register for the event here:

https://vivalib.libcal.com/calendar/events/2025CollectionsForum

Please note VIVA's Code of Conduct

* This event is open to Virginia institutions only. 

 

 

AGENDA
Time Session
9:00 - 10:00 AM  Breakfast and Registration 
10:00 - 10:15 AM

Welcome

Crystal Newell (PVCC), Collections Committee Chair and Laura Morales (WM), Collections Forum Chair
10:15 - 11:00 AM

Keynote

Welcoming Collections: Supporting Users & Staff / Heather Weltin (HathiTrust)

Moderators: Laura Morales (WM) and Kat Brown (VT)
11:00 - 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Morning Plenary

Collaborating on Collection Guides for Area Studies / Brian Sullivan and Malia Willey (JMU)

Moderators: Kendra Hawkins (TCC) and James Glosson (WM)
12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Celebration of Cheri Duncan's retirement from JMU!
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Afternoon Lightning Talks

  • Interest Groups: E-Resources, Metadata, and Scholarly Communication / Jennifer Roper (UVA), Mary Beth Holm (VCU), Jacqueline Carrell (UR), and Samantha Guss (VCU)
  • Nurturing a Health Sciences Collection Development Community within the Medical Library Association / Karen Gau (VCU)
  • Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST) / Tina Baich (EAST)
  • Sounds good! Adding E-Audiobooks to an Academic Library Collection / Laura Morales (WM)

Moderators: Kevin Farley (VCU) and Summer Durrant (VIVA)
2:00 - 2:15 PM

Break
2:15 - 2:45 PM

VIVA Update

Genya O'Gara (VIVA)
2:45 - 3:00 PM

Wrap Up

Laura Morales (WM), Collections Forum Chair