Silver Jubilee Celebration-   ALAO@25 Program  Contact: Jerome Conley King Library Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 513.529.3934 513.529.3110 (fax) jconley@lib.muohio.edu

ACADEMIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF OHIO
ALAO @ 25: CELEBRATING OUR PAST, CLAIMING OUR FUTURE
Ohio State Fawcett Center, Columbus Ohio

Friday, November 12, 1999
7:00. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Outside Auditorium

8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Library Computing But Were Afraid to Ask: An Expert Panel
Fawcett Center Auditorium

Moderator
Danny P. Wallace
Special Advisor to the Dean for New Media Programs
Kent State University

Panelists
Cathy Bishop-Clark
Professor of System Analysis, Miami University
Christie Crute
Director, Academic Technologies, Ashland University
Martin Dillion
Executive Director, OCLC Institute

9:30 - 10:20 a.m.
Concurrent Session 1

Beyond Information Overload: So Many Finding Tools, So Little Time
Leela E. Balraj and Lisa G. OConnor, Kent State University

Managing the Digital Library Using Relational Databases and Embedded Scripting Languages
Rob Casson, Rob Withers and Aaron Shrimplin, Miami University

Understanding the Specialized Information Needs of International Students
Suhasini Kumar, University of Toledo and Raghini Suresh, Kent State University

Cataloging Chinese Materials: American Libraries Problems and Issues ...
Jie Zhang, John Carroll University

Student Employees Training & Management
Mary Cummings, Shawnee State University

Quality Control/Record Maintenance for Serial Records Using the Innovative System
Elna Saxton, University of Cincinnati

10:30 - 11:20 a.m.
Concurrent Session 2

From Then Til Now: the Historical and Current Architecture of Todays Internet
Aimee deChambeau, University of Akron

Cooperative Ventures: Lessons Learned from the OPAL Experience
Jennilou Grotevant, Wilmington College, Sr. Deborah Harmeling, Athenaeum of Ohio and Lois Szudy, Otterbein College

Distance Learners: Challenges and Opportunities for Librarians
Judy Tribble, Indiana State University

Why Dont Library Staff Use Technology Better?
Rita Vine, IMC Internet Training, Toronto, Canada

Bibliographic Instruction Interest Group Meeting

Using Usenet: a Secret Weapon for Reference
Joseph LaRose, University of Akron

11:20 - 11:50 a.m.
No Conflict Time To Visit Poster Sessions And Vendors

Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch And Business Meeting
Banquet Rooms A,B,C and D

Keynote Speaker
Sarah Long,
President, American Library Association

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
Concurrent Session 3

Build Your Own Space Program: Remote Sensing, GIS and Libraries. The OhioView Experience
John Millard, Miami University

Systematic Web Design for the Technically-Challenged: Lessons Learned from Creating an Award-Winning Instructional Web Site (2 hours)
Lisa OConnor, Kent State University

Delivering Articles/ Information to the Desktop
Ruey Rodman and Eric Hamrick, The Ohio State University

Teaching a Credit Course: What You Dont Know May Surprise You!
Arlieda Ries, Miami University and Carol Fang, Wright State University

Collection Management Interest Group Meeting

Support Staff Interest Group (2 hours)

2:30 - 3:20 p.m.
Concurrent Session 4

Curriculum Materials Centers Interest Group Meeting

Systematic Web Design for the Technically-Challenged: Lessons Learned from Creating an Award-Winning Instructional Web Site (cont)
Lisa OConnor, Kent State University

Rethinking Our Ways and Building Better Bridges: Meeting the Information Needs of Post-Secondary Students (PSEOP) in Ohios Academic Libraries
Marcia King-Blanford, University of Toledo and Betsy Fried, Toledo-Lucas Co. Public Library

New Jack Librarian
Leta Hendricks, The Ohio State University

Technical Services Interest Group Meeting

Support Staff Interest Group Meeting (cont)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Silver Jubilee Gala and Raffle
Outside Auditorium

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