New Publications and Presentations

Explore what the faculty of the University Libraries have been researching during the Spring 2026 semester.

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Publications

Flynn, Kathleen H. “Review of Among the Palms the Bomb, or: Looking for Reflections in the Toxic Field of Plenty.” Educational Media Reviews Online 28, no. 3 (2026). https://doi.org/10.59236/emro.v28i3a57  

Flynn, Kathleen H. “Review of Far Out: Life on & After the Commune.” Educational Media Reviews Online 28, no. 3 (2026). https://doi.org/10.59236/emro.v28i3a58  

Flynn, Kathleen H. “Review of The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine.” Educational Media Reviews Online 28, no. 3 (2026). https://doi.org/10.59236/emro.v28i3a59

Keshmiripour, Seti, and Briana Knox. "Designing It Together: Inclusivity in Decision Making." Journal of Library Administration 66, no. 1 (2026): 13-30.https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2026.2616217.

Lasda, Elaine M.  “FEATURE - Research Fraud and the Role of the LIS Community.” Online Searcher, Information Today Inc., February 2026. http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jan26/Lasda--Research-Fraud-and-the-Rol….

Lasda, Elaine M. “Metrics Mashup: Simplifying Metrics in a Complex Landscape.” Online Searcher, Information Today Inc., Forthcoming July/August 2026.  

Wilson, Kaci. Forthcoming. “Everyday Queerness at the End of the World: Slice-of-Life Comics as Quiet Resistance.” Booklist’s Guide to Graphic Novels in Libraries

Presentations

Adams, Abby and Ryan Clow. “Video Game Collections: More Difficult than Dark Souls” (Conference Presentation, SUNYLA Annual Conference, Brockport, NY, June 17, 2026).  

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “AI with an Accent: Cultural Contexts, Diverse Language Environments, and Library Academic Support in Latin American and Iberian Studies” (Conference Presentation, SALALM 71 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, June 11, 2026).

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “Discoverability and Description Discussion: Live at SALALM!” (Conference Presentation, SALALM 71 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, June 11, 2026).

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “Taking Leave: Sabbaticals and Professional Development Leave for Academic Librarians” (Conference Presentation, SALALM 71 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, June 10, 2026).

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “Paths and Possibilities in Library and Information Science“(Panel presentation, University at Albany's Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SCALA), April, 21, 2026)

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “MLIS and LACS Possibilities: A Panel Discussion Exploring Latin American and Caribbean Studies Library and Archival Careers” (Invited Panel, University of Maryland, March 23, 2026). https://lacs.umd.edu/events/mlis-and-lacs-possibilities-panel-discussio…  

Alonso-Regalado, Jesús. “LACLI: an International Index for Latin American, Caribbean, Latinx, and Iberian Studies” (Invited Presentation, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, March 5, 2026). https://isa.unc.edu/isaevent/lacli/

Boyle, Jodi and Amelia Verkerk. “Ask Your Fellow Archivist: Learning from Each Other to Better Understand Trauma Informed Practices” (Online Presentation, Trauma-Informed Archives (International) Community of Practice, March 16, 2026).

Clow, Ryan. “Developing a Creative Space for All Disciplines” Conference Presentation, SUNYLA Annual Conference, Brockport, NY, June 18, 2026

Holden, Irina. “Sustainability Literacy Test in a Freshman Seminar at the University at Albany”, Panel Discussion “Introducing Sustainability: Foundations and First-year Students”. Panel presented at SUNY General Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 9, 2026.

Kobabe, Maia, The Kao, and Jeremy Whitley. “Panels, Pages, and People: Queer Community Building Through Comics.” Panel presented at GNCRT Friday Forum: Community Building Through Comics, moderated by Kaci Wilson and Ash Cook. American Library Association Annual Conference, June 26, 2026.  

Lasda, Elaine. “Navigating Research Fraud: Bots, Bias & Bad Science.” Presentation for Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA, March 17, 2026.

Lasda, Elaine. “Identifying Fraudulent Scholarly Research in the AI Era.” Presentation for Computers in Libraries, Arlington, VA March 19, 2026.

Newcomb, Jenna, Kaci Wilson, Peggy Griesinger, and Sloane Kazim. “Pride is Better Together!: RRT x GNCRT Collaboration Core List.” Webinar, Booklist, June 16, 2026.  

Wilson, Kaci. “O Data, Where Art Thou? Guiding Researchers in the Quest for Alternative Data Sources in a Changing Data Landscape.” Poster presented at the SUNYLA Annual Conference, Brockport, NY, June 17, 2026.