Day 1 December 7, 2021


Premier Sponsor - Clarivate

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Surviving

Zoom Networking 9:30 - 10:00 am - Sponsored by SPIE Digital Library

Welcome / Announcements 10:05 - 10:15 am

COL Maureen Petersen, Medical Corps, USA, Chief, Graduate Medical Education / Graduate Dental Education


Session 110:15 - 11:15 am

Bibliometrics 101 - Chris Belter, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
A leading expert in bibliometrics gives an overview of the topic, including what it is and why it’s important.

Sponsored Break 11:15 - 11:30 am - Sponsored by McGraw-Hill

Session 2 – 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Adapting to COVID: A Panel of Military and VA Medical Librarians
Military Medical Librarians discuss their challenges during the pandemic and lessons learned going forward.

Ann Holman, Moderator, Director, Darnall Medical Library
Lisa Eblen, Head, Library Services, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Jennifer S Kuntz, Medical Librarian, Medical Library and Learning Resource Center, Womack Army Medical Center
Nancy Clark, Director, Library Network Office, Department of Veterans Affairs

Lunch Networking Break - 12:30 -1:00 pm - Sponsored by WT Cox Subscriptions 

Session 3 – 1:00 - 1:15 pm
FEDLINK Update
Laurie Neider, Executive Director, FEDLINK


Special Sponsor Showcase – 1:15 - 1:45 pm
Moderator: Sharon Lenius
Companies represented are Clarivate, IEEE, IGI Global, and Elsevier

Sponsored Break - 1:45 - 2:00 pm - Sponsored by East View Companies

Session 4 – 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Adapting to COVID: A Panel of Military Academic Librarians
Military Academic Librarians discuss their challenges during the pandemic and lessons learned going forward.

Greta Braungard, Moderator, Director, Academic Scholarship, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center 
MacKenzie Duffield, Chief, Access and Discovery Services, National Defense University
Heather Seminelli, Assistant Director, Communications and Assessment, U.S. Military Academy Library
Alisha Miles, Library Director, Air University
Megan Casey, Supervisory Reference Librarian, Navy History and Heritage Command

Session 5 – 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Adapting to COVID: A Panel of Military MWR Librarians
Military Public Librarians discuss their challenges during the pandemic and lessons learned going forward.

Greg Cina, Moderator, Director, Library of the Marine Corps
Katelyn McManus, Library Technician, Quantico Base Library
Kristin Ferguson, Library Director, JBLM Libraries-Army MWR Libraries
Amy Roumell, Library Director, Casey Memorial Library, Fort Hood
Michael Steinmacher, Supervisory Librarian, Barr Memorial Library, USAG Fort Knox

Evening Event - 6:00 - 7:00 pm - US Marine Band Concert - Sponsored by IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Holiday selections arranged through the auspices of The University of the Marine Corp Library Staff (pre-recorded music). Join in conversations post-concert.