Check MLA's User Experience Caucus' Newest Tip!

Image from the blog post, "Searches Gone Wild! Popular Database Platforms and Their Wildcards"

Check out the latest User Experience (UX) Caucus Database Tips blog post by Hilary Kraus and Zahra Premji: "Searches Gone Wild! Popular Database Platforms and Their Wildcards." 

In addition to providing an introduction to how wildcards work, the post also discusses potential pitfalls of using them, and a detailed look into how to use them within popular databases (which they also present as a handy table). 

Happy wildcarding! ☕

Submit Your Research Proposal to the Midwest MLA 2026 Conference!

Image adapted from Markus Winkler's from Pixabay

*Note: The text below was pasted from an announcement made by the Members of the Research Subcommittee of the 2026 Midwest MLA Annual Conference.

The Annual Conference of the Midwest Chapter/MLA Research Committee invites proposals for contributed papers, posters, and lightning sessions for the 2026 Midwest Annual Meeting, themed “Care and Comfort.” Contributed content will be presented virtually on October 22nd and 23rd.
Papers presenters will have 15 minutes, and lightning talks presenters will have 5 minutes. Poster presenters will be asked to provide a 5-minute video or audio recording ahead of time about your poster. The posters and recordings will be made available to conference attendees in advance. More details to follow in August after presenters have been notified of acceptance.

Presentations from the 2026 MLA meeting in Milwaukee are welcome. Please consider presenting it again at the Midwest MLA 2026 conference!

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 30th. Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be made by Thursday, August 20th.

Please use this Qualtrics Form to submit your proposal. 

Happy submitting! ☕