Moderator of the Research Panel Jian Qin, Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, opens the panel with a few words. Library and Information Science, Interdisciplinary Perspectives: A Festschrift in Honor of Linda C. Smith a 2-hour virtual symposium (12:00-2:00pm CT), moderated by Anita S. Coleman and Martha Kyrillidou, Editors of this special issue, 71(1), of "Library Trends", celebrating Dr. Smith's achievements and contributions to library and information science research, education, service, and practice.Speakers will be the festschrift authors, that include Smith’s former doctoral students, current and past colleagues in the iSchool, and other collaborators.