Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)

Welcome to ALAO

We strive to advance academic library services in Ohio by identifying, studying and promoting the interests of academic librarianship and the personnel of academic libraries, and to provide opportunities for education and growth for library personnel.

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Announcements and Upcoming Events

Updated May 21, 2013

39th Annual Conference: October 25, 2013

The Annual Conference and pre-conference will be held October 24-25, 2013, at University Center, Kent State University at Stark, North Canton. More info and program proposal site.

ALAO Election Results

Vice President/President Elect – Eboni Johnson, Oberlin College

Treasurer – Don Appleby, University of Akron

Public Relations/Outreach Coordinator – Alisa Mizikar, Wittenberg University

Board Members at Large:

Jeff Franks, University of Akron

Julia Gustafson, College of Wooster

Suzanne Smailes, Wittenberg University

Thanks to all those who volunteered for service, and congratulations to all who were elected.

Welcome to our newest members:

Jen Waller, Miami University

Kevin Caslow, Reference Image Assistant
Northeast Ohio Medical University

Janelle Hubble, Instruction Librarian
Ohio University Zanesville

5/21/13

ACRL Webcasts Rebroadcast
The Support Staff Interest Group and Professional Development Committee of ALAO have arranged to rebroadcast two webinars from ACRL. All are invited to attend the rebroadcasts on location at OSU Newark. Register to attend one or both sessions.

Friday, May 31, 2013
10-11:30am: The Crisis in Academic Libraries (and Why This is the Best Thing Ever) Workshop description on ACRL site
1-2:30pm: Fair Use in Your Library after Georgia State
Workshop description on ACRL site

Spring Workshops Scheduled

Registration is open for these spring workshops of Committees and Interest Groups.

CMIG Workshop
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 (past)
State Library of Ohio in Columbus 
Collection Management Interest Group: 
E-Books in Ohio: What's a Librarian to Do?
Presentations from the workshop are now available.

Special Collections & Archives Interest Group Workshop 
May 10, 2013
Location: OHIONET, Columbus, OH

CMCIG Workshop
Friday, May 17, 2013
University of Cincinnati 
Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group

TEDSIG Workshop
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
OHIONET, Columbus
Organizational Change in Libraries: Three Perspectives

Professional Development Committee and the Support Staff Interest Group
Friday, May 31, 2013
The Ohio State University at Newark
ACRL Webcasts: "Crisis in Academic Libraries" and "Fair Use after Georgia State"

DLIG/IIG Workshop
Monday, Jun 3, 2013
Miami University’s Voice of America Learning Center, West Chester 
Combined workshop: Distance Learning Interest Group and 
Instruction Interest Group

Diversity Committee Workshop

Friday, June 14, 2013

OHIONET in Columbus

Diversity Forum

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Congratulations to John J. Burke, winner of the 2012 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award
John Burke, Miami University Middletown, received the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award during the 2012 Annual Conference. Read about John and other award winners in the December newsletter.

2013 Research Grant Program
Working toward tenure, or perhaps interested in putting together your first research project? Will you need money to fund that new or current research project on libraries, librarianship, or information science and technology? The ALAO Research and Publications Committee would love to help! Learn more.

List of all ALAO Presidents now available

As ALAO makes steady progress toward its 40th anniversary, a list of all ALAO presidents, past and present, has been compiled for the record.

see Archived News and Announcements for earlier news items.

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Membership is on a 12-month rolling basis; your renewal date is 12 months after your dues payment. This replaces the former calendar-year membership plan [more].