2025 PASCAL Member Conference

A panel of library personnel working in faith-based institutions will offer their reflections on the following questions: 

1. How does the library support and advance the institution’s faith-based mission, vision, and values? 
2. How does your faith inform your work in the library? 
3. What unique challenges has the library encountered as part of a faith-based institution, and how have you handled them?

Attendees will be encouraged to join in the discussion.

Moderator: Maggie Mason Smith, PASCAL

With the launch of the Primo Research Assistant, libraries are exploring how AI-driven tools can enhance the discovery experience. What has the impact been so far? What challenges and opportunities have emerged? This panel will bring together voices from PASCAL libraries that have implemented or explored the Primo Research Assistant to share their experiences with adoption decisions, user feedback, and practical considerations for libraries thinking about enabling the tool. Attendees will gain insights into how the Primo Research Assistant is shaping discovery and what to consider when evaluating it for their own institutions.

Moderator: Rachel Smith, PASCAL