Please join the Research and Assessment Interest Group (RAIG) of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) for their annual FREE VIRTUAL Mini Conference being held on May 15, 2026. The theme this year is “From Stats to Story: Using Your Data to Tell the Tale of Your Library.”
Sessions will take place from 10:00am – 1:00pm (Eastern). See the full schedule below.
Advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link that will be sent out closer to the day of the event. Use this link to register:
https://bit.ly/RAIGregistration2026
Come learn various approaches you can use to tell your library’s story!
We look forward to meeting you virtually!
Leslie Drost
Jennifer Carter
Karin Bennedsen
(Please send questions about the mini conference to assessment@georgialibraryassociation.org)
Time (EST)
Presenter
Title
10:05
Manda Sexton
You Can't Really Claim That: Story and Data Agreement
10:30
Gail Morton, Lee Olson, Olivia Bushey
Thumbing through tomes of testimonials – Exploring new applications of learning styles through student feedback
10:55
Jennie Law
Go Your Own Way: Making Your Own Simple Forms
11:10
Megan Palmer
Creating a Culture of Assessment Starts with You
11:35
Ginny Hudgins, Molly Faust
Leveraging Passive Data Collection: A Remedy to Survey Fatigue
11:50
Karla Ferrer, Jillian Collier, Paul Vermeren
A Tale of Three Roles and One Goal: Using Assessment Data to Demonstrate the Impact of Library Instruction
12:15
Stephanie Ard
Using Consultation Worksheet Data to Understand Student Research Engagement
12:30
Ken Henslee, Terrence Martin, John Stephens
GALILEO stats for strategic storytelling
Email Address:memberservices@georgialibraryassociation.org
Mailing Address:P.O. Box 47541 Atlanta, GA 30362
