We are excited to see everyone in person at the 2026 Midwest Data Librarian
Symposium (MDLS) at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN from September
28th to September 30th. The in-person format will include networking and
unconference-type hands-on sessions as well as lightning talks, longer
presentations, panels and workshops. Attendance will be capped at 60
in-person spots. For those unable to join us, presentation slides will be
made available on Zenodo for future viewing.
The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium is intended to provide librarians who
support research data management and research data services the chance to
network and expand their research data-related knowledge base and skill
sets. MDLS is open to all who wish to attend, including those from the
Midwest and beyond, as well as librarians in training.
Stay tuned for more announcements. Check the MDLS webpage
<https://mw-data-lib-symposium.github.io/website/> or join the MDLS listserv
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S4wVo-2QZsKLkeYKX-MUZtzjsIbOLmDlKqReNgw4YjE/edit>
for updates as they become available.
See you in September!
2026 MDLS Planning Committee
mwdatalibsym_at_gmail.com
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*Summer Mengarelli, MSI, MS (she/her)*
*Data Services Librarian, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship*
*Hesburgh Libraries*
*University of Notre Dame*
Office 250G Hesburgh Library
(574) 631-4481 | smengare_at_nd.edu
*I acknowledge my presence on the traditional homelands of Native peoples
including the Haudenosauneega
<https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/>, Miami
<http://www.miamiindians.org/>, Peoria <https://peoriatribe.com/>, and
particularly the Pokégnek Bodéwadmik / Pokagon Potawatomi
<https://www.pokagonband-nsn.gov/>, who have been using this land for
education for thousands of years, and continue to do so. (Learn more
about Native American Initiatives (NAI) at Notre Dame
<https://nai.nd.edu/>.)*
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Received on Wed Apr 08 2026 - 12:24:09 EDT