ER&L Conference

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Thank you to all of our #ERL26 attendees!

Please don't forget to fill out the ER&L Fest Survey (available via email or the PheedLoop platform) to let us know your thoughts.

We appreciate your comments and feedback!

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We're wrapping up with a fireside chat as we wind down #ERL26.

We've had a great time this week, and we're already looking forward to your feedback to start preparing for next year!

Thank you, everyone!

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Take a short dance break while we're working on technical difficulties and stick around for the online conference wrap-up at 3:00.

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Hey, online #ERL26 attendees: don't forget that we have more live virtual sessions available after the keynote. Join us for even more eresources content!

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Don't let the conversation stop after #ERL26! Check out PheedLoop and join our Slack community via the link there!

Jennifer Bazeley at the lectern, introducing Kathleen McEvoy, Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, and Alex Hodges, who are all three seated at a table with microphones in front of them.

Our closing keynote, "Between Silence and Soundbites: Who Speaks, Who Can't, and Why It Matters," features Alex Hodges, Nancy Kirkpatrick, & Kathleen McEvoy exploring the tension between the impulse to speak & the realities of institutional power, career stage, & professional responsibility. #ERL26

Leanna Pagano speaks about data visualization and stepping outside one's comfort zone with technology

Leanna Pagano reminds us: "You don't need to be a data wizard or have the 'right' background to start this journey" in "Taking Library Data out of Spreadsheets: Lessons from a novice who had no business using Power BI to visualize data, but did it anyway."

Take a leap; surprise yourself! #ERL26

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Final day of the conference is always bittersweet. We've learned so much, met great people, and had a wonderful time in the process. Today, I'm speaking about vendor a11y conversations after the April ADA deadline. #ERL26

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I'm currently attending "Library Licensed E-Textbooks: Creating value for students, the library, and the university as a whole" and thinking about costs and barriers involved, but I'm glad to be part of the conversation.

What's everyone else watching today? #ERL26

We had some Bluesky service interruptions this afternoon, but we hope everyone enjoyed their sessions and posters.

We'll see everyone tomorrow for the final day of #ERL26, filled with more festivities. Online attendees: don't we have live virtual sessions after the closing keynote!

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Took a break yesterday at #ERL26. #turtletuesday #turtles

ER&L JeoParody's 2026 winner is Sally Glasser, our eresources librarian contestant! Thanks to our additional participants, Nicole Ameduri (publisher contestant) and Morag Boyd (vendor contestant), and our fearless leaders, Carol Seiler and Steven Shadle! #ERL26

Throwing this one out to attendees as a midpoint check-in: what's everyone attending right now or what have you been watching the past couple of days? What are your biggest takeaways that keep popping up in your mind so far? #ERL26

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DJ Dance Party Time!! #ERL26

Now up on my screen: Timothy Siegel gives us information and advice on library authentication in "Should We Stay or Should We Go? A Multi-Year Exploration of the Library Resource Authentication Landscape."

And yes, we do all have the song stuck in our heads now. 😁 #ERL26

Christy Urquieta Cortes speaks at a lectern, streamed live from Austin, TX

Christy Urquieta Cortes helps us review the current legal landscape of Ai and strategies for licensing Ai for library resources in "A Tale as Old as Time: Fair Use, AI, and the Evolving Landscape of eResource Agreements." #ERL26

Many of our presenters have posted slides or other documentation for you to download! Check out the "Files" section at the bottom of each presentation page in Pheedloop to review and/or download the information you want to save! #ERL26

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Kieran Hickey presents on "Standardizing Documentation of E-Resource Collection Development" and understands the assignment of how to get our attention first thing in the morning. #ERL26

Happy morning, everyone! Don't forget to use the #ERL26 hashtag so everyone can join in the conversation!

Up this afternoon: Heather Jeffcoat, Hyun Chu Kim, and Jordan Moore give us a rundown on revamping a LibGuides A-Z list, and Galadriel Lackey, Simon Ringsmuth, and Rebekah Silverstein speak on visualizing troubleshooting processes. #ERL26

2026 ER&L Fest is in full swing! @erlconf.bsky.social

Stop by booth #708 to meet Betsy and learn more about PolicyMap's geographic data offerings. #DataInsights #ERL26

Cara Cardena speaks online at ER&L Fest

Cara Cardena helps determine whether our workplaces are dealing with urgency culture in the session titled "Restoring What's Been Lost: Recovering from a culture of crisis" at #ERL26

Good point by the Overdrive employee: if you're leaving a "public good" field like libraries, make sure you'll be able to sleep at night with whatever you do afterward. I worked for a nominally-world-improving group at an evil company, and it was still soul-crushing. #ERL26

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It's always a dance break when DJ Keelez is leading our #ERL26 Fest!

Emily Singley speaks live in Austin at the ER&L Fest lectern

Emily Singley starts off the panel for "Changing Horses Midstream: Leveraging Your Skills to Change Career Paths" for library workers who are considering alternative career paths. #ERL26

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More @erlconf.bsky.social swag from this year! I love how colorful everything is! #ERL26

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Don't forget that PheedLoop has accessibility options via the button in the lower right of the web interface. If you don't see it, you may need to adjust browser extensions that block overlays. #ERL26

We've got a lot of fun coming up at 12:30: meet your fellow e-resources folks in one of our Gatherounds and or attend our pre-recorded sessions. If your brain is really full, take a good break and let us know what you're relaxing with (food, drink, pet, blanket) this afternoon! #ERL26

Reposted to fix an error! @libtusks.bsky.social spoke to us about Slow Productivity for Fast Libraries: Applying Deep Work Principles in E-Resource Management this morning and reminds us "When everything is urgent, deep strategic work is delayed."

I think we've all been there in our work!

#ERL26

Gail Murray speaks at ER&L Fest 2026

Becca Banach speaks at ER&L Fest 2026

A timely topic for many of us, I think: "No time to overthink it: how a small e-resources team approached a rapid assessment project after a 22% budget cut" by Becca Banach and Gail Murray.

How are others handling budget cuts (potential ones or already occurring) right now? #ERL26