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Save the Date for the 2026 Midwest Business Librarian Summit!

MBLS is an annual event to gather together academic, corporate, and public business librarians to discuss outreach, instruction, resources, and all things business librarian! This year’s Summit will be on Wed, July 8, 2026, at Purdue University.

Are you a business librarian or liaison, or someone who wants to know more about business librarianship? Join us for a day-long summit to discuss what we are all working on, what resources we love, teaching strategies, and more! MBLS is structured, but informal, with ample time to get to know one another.

The summit is FREE and will include on-campus parking at Purdue.

Please send any questions to Annette Bochenek, ahbochen@purdue.edu.

Lightning Talks & Panel Presentations

Lightning Talks: What could you share in five minutes about your work as a business librarian? MBLS invites all registered attendees to submit a proposal for a lightning talk! Whether it’s a successful collaboration, a creative solution to a challenge, a new service, a teaching strategy, a collection insight, or a behind-the-scenes win, we’re eager to showcase the great work happening in our field. If it relates to business librarianship, it’s fair game.

Panel Presentations: If you’re interested in showcasing your work as a business librarian in greater depth, we encourage you to apply for a 10-minute panel presentation. In this case, we’d anticipate a set of three 10-minute panel presentations (which the MBLS committee will organize into a panel) and an additional 15 minutes of Q&A for the panel.

Note: This is a new format we're introducing this year, and we're excited to offer an opportunity for more extended discussion. While we welcome proposals for panel presentations, we kindly ask that you remain flexible. Depending on the overall program needs, some submissions may be recommended for inclusion as lightning talks instead.

Lightning Talk & Panel Presentation Call-Out Schedule

June 12 - Submission Deadline
June 19 - Acceptance Announcement
June 26 - Slides Due
July 8 – MBLS

To apply, simply submit a title and short abstract—no full presentation required at this stage.

Submit your Lightning Talk or Panel Presentation

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=mbls