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2026 MLA Conference - Agencies, Acronyms, and Angst: Precarity and the People’s Data

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Continuing Education
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2026 Montana Library Association Annual Conference
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Friday, April 17, 2026 11:15 AM
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Friday, April 17, 2026 12:15 PM
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Jan Zauha and Dayne Pritchard

Where did that report go? How do I find it again??? Explore the role of Montana libraries in providing stable access to government information, including our history with the Federal Depository Library Program, preservation of print collections, shifting online resources, and recovery options. Ben Franklin will join us.

Jan Zauha, MSU Library, is the Outreach and Communications Librarian at Montana State University where she has been a faculty member since 1995. In this role she leads efforts to heighten the profile of the library on campus and in the broader community. She began her life as a Documents and Data Librarian at the University of Michigan.

Dayne Pritchard, MSU Library, is a government documents technician who stewards MSU’s Federal Depository Library collections and provides free and open access to primary sources for students, staff, faculty, and members of the general public. He has long professional experience with government institutions and data.

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Continuing Education Credit(s)

Continuing Education Credits

1.0 creditsLibrary Services to the Public
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Contacts

Vriesman, Kirk - Director (Montana Library Association)

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