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• Sponsorships: CARL 2026 Conference

  • Start
    2026-04-02
  • End
    2026-04-03
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Librarians at the Forefront: Centering Human Intelligence in an AI Future 

  CARL invites vendor and publisher partners to sponsor our 2026 virtual conference.
  

  The conference will explore the evolving role of librarians as AI is integrated into research, data management, and library services. Presentations will emphasize balancing emerging technology with human expertise, critical thinking, ethics, and information literacy instruction. Focus will be on AI’s impact on classroom instruction, recognizing that many CARL members work closely with faculty or teach classes. 

  Approximately 200 academic librarians attend the biennial conference. Attendees represent institutions across California, though with a higher concentration from southern California, and are generally early and mid-career librarians with roles in public services and instruction.

  The virtual event will be held on Zoom. Santa Clara University, CSU Bakersfield, and Long Beach Community College will host in-person watch parties.  

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• Registration: CARL 2026 Virtual Conference

  • Start
    2026-04-02
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    2026-04-03
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Register

  

  Register for the the CARL 2026 Virtual Conference

  The California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL) Conference brings together from across the great state of California hundreds of librarians, library staff, students, educators, and library supporters to discuss, learn, plan, and grow. Join us at our biennial meeting April 2-3, 2026!

  CARL Virtual Conference 2026, titled "Librarians at the Forefront: Centering Human Intelligence in an AI Future," invites attendees to explore the evolving role of librarians as artificial intelligence (AI) integrates into research, data management, and library services. It emphasizes balancing emerging technology with human expertise, critical thinking, ethics, and information literacy instruction.  This conference offers flexible opportunities to learn, collaborate, and connect across roles and career stages. Register to join the conversation from wherever you are and help shape the future of the profession.

  Visit the conference website to learn more about presenters, the schedule, and to submit a proposal. If you are a representative of a company with products of interest to academic and research librarians, please consider a sponsorship. 

  Registration Rates:

  • All CARL members: FREE

  • Non-members: $40.00

  Become a CARL member today

  As a member of CARL, you’ll be part of a diverse and engaged community of librarians serving every kind of academic and research library. Your decision to become a member of CARL will not only help you, it will enrich the entire association and profession. Most importantly, membership in CARL will not only enable you to learn from your colleagues around the state and region, it will also give us a chance to learn from you.

  Questions?
  Contact Sarah Forzetting, CARL President, president@carl-acrl.org 

  
  

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