8:00-9:00 AM

Zoom orientation & social time

Test zoom features, confirm your setup

9:00-9:30 AM

Conference open & welcome

IAMSLIC leadership & regional hosts

9:30-10:15 AM

Oceans of Knowledge: From AI Output to Ocean Data

Dawn Zimmerer (Hinds Community College) Invited

10:15–10:30 AM

From Gatekeeper to Guide: The Evolving Role of the Marine Librarian in an AI-Enabled Research Organisation

Stephanie Ronan (Marine Institute, Ireland)

10:30–10:45 AM

Faro Azul: Mapping Aquatic Information Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Silverio Ortiz (Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina), with Silvina Pérez

10:45-11:15 AM

BREAK / social activity

Ruth Gustafson

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

Of Fish Stories and Whale Tales: Fact, Fiction, and Fabulation in Whale Storytelling

Anna Guasco Invited 

12:00-1:00 PM

FathomVerse: Explore the depths

Kakani Katija (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) Invited

1:00-1:15 PM

BREAK

N/A

1:15–1:30 PM

Introduction to Geoscience Librarianship 101

Joyce Shaw (Gunter Library/Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, USA)

1:30–1:45 PM

Darn It! Repair Cafes in Academic Libraries

Helen Brown (University of British Columbia, Canada), with Sally Taylor

1:45–2:15 PM

Beyond the Stacks: Podcasting as a New Access Point for Marine Science Information

Mark Shropshire (FocalGroove LLC), with Bayo Fodeke

2:15-2:20 PM

Announcements, preview of Day 2

Conference Team

8:30-9:00 AM

Zoom room opens, Calm Tea Session

Erik Fausak

9:00-9:45 AM

From Poop to Policy - What Feces Can Tell Us About the Health of the Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales

Deborah Giles (University of Washington & SeaDocs) Invited

9:45–10:15 AM

Human-Centered AI for Enhancing Access to Aquatic and Marine Science Information

Md. Habibur Rahman (Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh)

10:15–10:45 AM

Libraries as Spaces for Cultural Memory: Preserving Community Knowledge in Nakivale Refugee Settlement

Leah Amoding (Alight, Uganda)

10:45–11:15 AM

Analysis of Fisheries Production Over the Last Six Years by Fishery Type

Comlan Bienvenue IWIKOTAN (IRHOB, Benin)

11:15-11:30 AM

BREAK

N/A

11:30–11:45 AM

Bringing the Community Into Our Spaces Through Art

Jeff Corrigan (California State University Monterey Bay, USA)

11:45 AM–12:00 PM

Fostering Engagement with Sustainable Resources: Creating an Earth Day Resource Fair

Lili Bedoya (Louisiana State University, USA)

12:00–12:15 PM

Finding Your Place in the University Body: Book Making as Creative Self-Expression

Laurel Kaminsky (University of Florida, USA), with Ellen Knudson, Margaret Ansell, Chloe Hough, Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, McKindree Borges, Jade Restrepo

12:15–12:30 PM

Rivers of Knowledge: Guin's Bibliographies in GIS

David Irvin (Oregon State University, USA), with Beatrice Larson

12:30-12:45 PM

BREAK

N/A

12:45–1:15 PM

Foundations: Early Women Aquatic and Marine Biologists

Dorothy Barr (Retired, Harvard University, USA)

1:15–1:30 PM

Short film: White Sharks of Monterey Bay

N/A

1:30-1:40 PM

Announcements, preview of Day 3

Conference Team

8:30-9:00 AM

Zoom room opens, social time

N/A

9:00-9:45 AM

Keep Tahoe Blue: How particle aggregation influences clarity in Lake Tahoe

Alex Forrest (University of California, Davis) Invited

9:45–11:15 AM

Action Cafe (interactive workshop)

Sally Taylor (University of British Columbia, Canada), Katie Lage (Moss Landing Marine Labs, San José State University; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

11:15-11:30 AM

BREAK

N/A

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

IAMSLIC Business Meeting

Tamsin Vicary, President
Aggrey Isabirye, President-Elect 

12:30–1:00 PM

Role of Institutional Repositories in Disseminating Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Output in Nigeria

Femi Lawrence Ibikunle (National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, Nigeria), with Ndukwe Nkeiruka Caroline, Omole Victoria Emabong, Ogunkeyede Anna Nkechi

1:00–1:30 PM

Navigating Terminology in Marine Biomimetics: A Bibliometric Analysis

Geoff Timms (College of Charleston, USA)

1:45–2:00 PM

IAMSLIC Census Survey Coming Soon!

Laurel Kaminsky (University of Florida, USA), with Amanda Whitmire

2:00-2:15 PM

Conference Wrap-up

Leadership teams