Future Driven Collections

December 9, 2026

Explore how libraries are developing sustainable, innovative practices that support access to information today while preparing for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.

Libraries are adapting to changing technologies, evolving formats, increasing demands for accessibility, and growing user expectations around access to information. Libraries use collection development, technical services, metadata, and discovery tools to keep collections easy to find, useful, and aligned with user needs. Future Driven Collections explores how libraries are developing sustainable, innovative practices that support access to information today while preparing for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.

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Registration

Registration Closes: December 7, 2026, 8:30 AM CT

Registration is for a single individual to access the conference and all the conference materials, including session recordings, for one year. All correspondence and login information for this online event will be sent to the email address provided on the registration form.

Schedule

Time	Title	Speaker(s)
10:00 am CDT	Opening Keynote - The Benchmark Has Left the Building: Redefining Value and Success Metrics	Lettie Y. Conrad, Ph.D.
11:15 am CDT	Session TBD
11:15 am CDT	Session TBD
12:00 pm CDT	Lunch
1:00 pm CDT	Session TBD
1:00 pm CDT	Session TBD
2:00 pm CDT	Curating in the Age of AI: A Closing Discussion	Robin Hastings , Donalee Jacobs , April Sheppard

Questions?

For more information about this conference, contact learning@amigos.org or (972) 340-2829.