SOUCABL 2026

SOUCABL is an affordable opportunity for librarians to discuss business librarianship, share ideas, brainstorm solutions, and network.
About this Event

SOUCABL Conference – an exclusive gathering for business librarians in the South!

Want to meet other information professionals in the South? Develop your network of colleagues? Share ideas, brainstorm solutions? Learn about resources & services? Hear about new ideas from others? Share what you do that may help others? If you work in academia and are responsible for business or entrepreneurship, the SOUCABL Conference is for you! Space is limited to keep it manageable and highly interactive.

This event is an affordable opportunity for librarians to discuss business librarianship and to network with other librarians in the region.

Participants are invited from 14 states and the District of Columbia including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Preconference Agenda

?: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Welcome Coffee
?: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop 1
?: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Workshop 2
?: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Break
?: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Workshop 3
?: 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM
Workshop 4
?: 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Conclude
?: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Conference Agenda

?: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast
?: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome Remarks
?: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM
Keynote
?: 09:30 AM - 11:10 AM
Lightning Talks
?: 11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
Vendor Updates (Part 1)
?: 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
?: 01:00 AM - 01:30 AM
Lightning Talks
?: 01:30 PM - 02:10 PM
Vendor Updates (Part 2)
?: 02:10 PM - 04:10 PM
Vendor Roundup / Breakout sessions
?: 04:10 PM - 04:45 PM
Break
?: 04:45 PM
Feedforward & Wrap
?: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Closing Reception