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24th Annual Research Forum (2026)

Concordia University's 24th Library Research Forum was a one-day in-person event, with presentations taking place at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Program

April 24, 2026

Presentations

Reflections on EDI From Racialized Academic Librarians in Canada
Tina Liu, Jennie Fallis

Data for Equity: LGBTQ+ Data Discovery with an IASSIST Resource Guide
Kevin Manuel

Inclusive Collections in STEM fields: A Scoping Review
Maha Kumaran, Li Zhang, Su Hyun Lim

Beyond the Page: Innovative Publishing Paths for Diverse Voices in Research
Lisa Shin

From Curiosity to Competence: Measuring Learning in an AI Legal Research Course
Ana Rogers-Butterworth, Sandy Hervieux

AI as Information Literacy Partner: Transforming Research Pedagogy in First-Year Composition
Dr. Leanna Fry

How Do Academic Librarians Respond to the Environmental Impacts of Generative AI?
Olivia Chin

Cachez cette politique que je ne saurais voir : une histoire critique d'événements contestés en bibliothèque publique au Québec depuis 1960
Thomas Gagnon-van Leeuwen

Analyzing Public Library Cardholder Signup to Increase Access
Amy Mikel

Course Marking Practices for Free, Low Cost, and Open Course Materials at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada
Katie Harding

“An inheritance to be managed”: LGBTQ+ and Feminist Community Libraries in a Book-Challenging Time
Madelyn Cranberry

Activating Communities Through Public Programming at the Community and University level
Roxy Moon, Jade Nelson

Connecting Students, Archives, and Heritage: Centering Black Students, Experiential Learning, and Community Through the Black History Archives Student Residency Program
Natalia Diaz Elgueta, Alexandra Mills

Building Bridges to Research Success: A Case Study on Forming and Fostering Community Among New LIS Researchers
Helen Power, Éthel Gamache, Rhiannon Jones

Citations to Preprints in Graduate Theses at Concordia University
Krista Alexander, Katharine Hall, Melissa Rivosecchi

Closing remarks
Megan Fitzgibbons