C1 Lightning Talks

I. From Click to Card: Promoting Library Memberships Through Digital Outreach
An educational and informational session on how NLLS developed a website to bring awareness of their libraries to Indigenous communities and innovated the process of signing up for a library card to be easy and accessible. Presented by Tim Kuelker and James MacDonald. 

II. Homosaurus Terminology and Usage. Ken will be presenting on how TRAC is using the specialized controlled vocabulary Homosaurus. This will include some discussion of why the vocabulary is necessary, how it is built, how TRAC and the BSG implement it, and our plans for the future. Presented by Ken Sawdon. 

III. AI and Marketing in Libraries. Presented by Ryan Goff. This session will cover how AI is currently impacting marketing in general, how this is affecting libraries, and what the future of marketing in libraries may look like. Presented by Ryan Goff.