Welcome to ALAO!

We are over 600 members, representing more than 100 libraries, organizations, and businesses. We provide support, encouragement, and continuing education opportunities for academic library staff from all over Ohio through our workshops, annual conference and other programs. ALAO is the Ohio chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Spring 2010 Workshops

A list of upcoming workshops is available on our workshops page.

The first workshop of 2010 is the DLIG/IG Spring Workshop," Effective Instruction from Design to Assessment," which is scheduled for Friday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ashland University.

Session 1 - A panel of professional instructional designers will share their expertise with creating effective instruction programs. Discussion will include tailoring programs to fit the audience, to meet objectives, and to be used with on-campus and distance learning settings.

Session 2 - Carolyn Radcliff, Associate Professor, University Libraries, Kent State University and project administrator for Project SAILS, will highlight a variety of assessment techniques that you can use with your students, with an emphasis on knowledge testing.

Please contact Kristen Kirchgesler or Kathryn Venditti with any questions. Registration form is available here.

• January 15! Deadline for Continuing Education Grant applications [Application Form (pdf)]
• January Newsletter is now online.
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