Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)
33rd Annual Conference
Greater Columbus Convention Center
October 25-26, 2007

Links to Presentation Handouts and PowerPoints

In Order by Day/Session

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Session 1: 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
Title: Accessibility and Usability for Web Sites: Are Accessible Web Sites Usable?
Presenter/s: David Robbins – Kent State University
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Title: WorldCat Selection: Multiple Materials Vendors from One System
Presenter/s: David Whitehair – OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc.
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Title: Penthouse View: The "New" Library Tour
Presenter/s: Cynthia Harrison, Kenny Reyes – Youngstown State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: You Can't Do That! Library Initiated Textbooks on Reserve Programs
Presenter/s: John Burke – Miami University Middletown; Krista McDonald - Miami University Hamilton
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Session 2: 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Title: Web 2.0 for Library Outreach
Presenter/s: Chad Boeninger – Ohio University
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Title: A Stranger in the Library: Creating Digital Fluency in the Library
Presenter/s: Beth Anderson, William Davis – Wright State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: LibCasting: Wield the "NET" to Catch Your Users
Presenter/s: Susan G. Paul, Ann Marie Smeraldi, Steve Stein – Lorain County Community College
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Dealing with Unwelcome Transformations: Using a Condition Survey to Assess Collection Damage
Presenter/s: Heather Cole – Miami University
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Title: Five Years of Street Walkin': The Jerome Rollers Book Cart Drill Team
Presenter/s: Sara Bushong, Christine Plotts - Bowling Green State University
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Session 3: 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Title: Designing an Effective Mentoring Program In Your Library
Presenter/s: Terri Pasadyn - Cuyahoga County Public Library, Solon Branch
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: What is Digital Curation? What is Digital Preservation?
Presenter/s: Linda Newman – University of Cincinnati; Peter Murray - OhioLINK
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Title: Is Print Reference Dead?
Presenter/s: Sue Polanka - Wright State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Class in the Stacks: The Future of Library Instruction
Presenter/s: Alyssa Jordan, Stephanie Smith – Youngstown State University
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Title: Making the Big Switch: A Systematic Approach to Transforming Journal Collections From Print to Electronic
Presenter/s: Martin Jenkins, Karen Wilhoit – Wright State University
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Session 4: 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Title: Community College Library 2.0
Presenter/s: Maureen Lerch, Lisa Nagy, Stephanie Livengood - University of Akron, Wayne College
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Title: Bringing eLearning to Cataloging Training: An Innovative Approach in Training Next Generation Catalogers
Presenter/s: Sherab Chen, Tingting Lu – Ohio State University
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Title: Are you Trained for a Library Transaction with an Animal? It Happens in Second Life
Presenter/s: Brian Gray – Case Western Reserve University
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Title: Vendor Presentation: ebrary
Presenter/s: David Conkling - ebrary
Links: Coming Soon!
Session 5: 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Title: Creating a Climate for Innovation
Presenter/s: Glenda Thornton – Cleveland State University
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Title: Influence the Future! Encourage Future Academic Librarians by Supervising On-Site Practicum Experiences
Presenter/s: Mary Lou Baker Jones, Maureen Berry – Wright State University; William C. Barrow – Cleveland State University; Laura E. Kinner – University of Toledo; Katy Mathuews, Don A. Wicks, School of Library & Information Science, Kent State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Developing User-Centered Tutorials with Student Consultants
Presenter/s: Rob Withers, Jen-chien Yu, Eric Resnis – Miami University
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Title: Training Non-Traditional Groups of People to do Cataloging
Presenter/s: Beverly McDonald – Ohio State University
Links: Coming Soon!

Friday, October 26, 2007

The President's Program, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Ballrooms 1 & 2
Speaker: Joseph Janes
Links: Coming Soon!
Session 1: 10:10 am – 11:00 am
Panel Session and Questions and Answers from Joe Janes’ presentation.
Moderator: Brian Gray
Panelists: Joe Janes, Chad Boeninger, Linda Dobb, Glenn Horton
Location: Ballrooms 1 & 2
Title: Making Good by Making Do: A Model for Web-Based Technology Innovation Using Limited Resources
Presenter/s: Gwen Evans – Bowling Green State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Designing Interactive and Dynamic Quiz Questions for Your Library Tutorials
Presenter/s: Kwabena Sekyere – Miami University
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Session 2: 11:10 am – 11:30 am
Title: Innovative Collaborations
Presenter/s: Linda Dobb – Bowling Green State University
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Title: Integrating Personalized Library Services Through a Campus Portal
Presenter/s: Vishwam Annam, Phil Flynn – Wright State University
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Title: Basic Search Techniques – What Really Works on the Web
Presenter/s: William Weare – Valparaiso University
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Title: Building Stronger Connections Through Collaboration: Creating a Virtual Library with an Academic Department
Presenter/s: Johan Oberg – University of Minnesota
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: ALAO wants you! Getting involved with your Interest Groups
Presenter/s: Kevin Furniss – Denison University/ALAO Interest Group Coordinator
Links: Coming Soon!
Session 3: 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm
Title: Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into Your Web Site
Presenter/s: Glen Horton - Technology Coordinator SWON Libraries
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Are They Getting It? Using Response Systems in Library Instruction
Presenter/s: Maureen Barry, Sue Polanka – Wright State University
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Title: More than Marketing: Innovative Outreach Programs for Academic Libraries
Presenter/s: Stacy Brinkman, Lindsay Miller, Eric Resnis, Frances Yates – Miami University
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Session 4: 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm
Title: E-Library Collection Development: Building Reference Skills and Knowledge for Virtual Reference
Presenter/s: Diane Kovacs – Kovacs Consulting
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: EAD in Ohio: Moving Toward Implementation and Use of Encoded Archival Description
Presenter/s: Cara Gilgenbach – Kent State University; Amy McCrory, Beth Kattelman – Ohio State University; Rhonda Rinehart – University of Akron
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Taking Library Instruction Online: A Collaborative Venture
Presenter/s: Nancy Connor, Sharon Doughten – Cuyahoga Community College
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Title: Success Plans for Faculty Librarians: Mentorship or Busy Work?
Panelists: Sara Bushong, Susanna Cleveland, Gwen Evans, Stefanie Hunker – Bowling Green State University
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Poster Sessions

Title: A Pocketful of PDAs: How Much Instruction Do Students Need?
Presenter/s: Rose Guerrieri - Kent State University, Trumbull Campus
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: A Treatment Plan For Dental Library Podcasting
Presenter/s: Jan Cox - Indiana University School of Dentistry Library
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Title: Boost Book Budgets With a Book Fair
Presenter/s: Sheryl Gannon, Bobbi Bishop, Jenny Shetterly, Linda Warren – Heidelberg College
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Title: Collaborating for Professional Growth
Presenter/s: Dominique Mikulec – Cuyahoga Community College
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Title: Enhancing Technology Services and Support at an Academic Library Service Desk
Presenter/s: Thomas Marker – Ohio State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Going to a Better Place: Using Better World Books for Gifts and Withdrawals
Presenter/s: Matt Feltner, Rita Johnson – Wright State University
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Title: Life’s Lonely Without My Jacket. Please Give Back
Presenter/s: Pat Wood, Janah Shumaker – Ohio State University at Marion
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Title: More than a Facelift: Transformation of the Library Catalog to Meet the Needs of the New Generation of Users
Presenter/s: Olga Hart, Lisa Pons-Haitz, Shelley Paden – University of Cincinnati Libraries/ UC Academic Information Technology & Libraries
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: No Longer Just a Luxury: The Need for a Library Communication Office
Presenter/s: Lindsay Midkiff Miller – Miami University
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Title: Patron-Driven Collection Development Using LibraryThing
Presenter/s: Kristen Gibson – Wittenberg College
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: PubWEST: A Resource for Innovators
Presenter/s: Ran Raider – Wright State University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Taking the Next Step with ILLiad – Document Delivery Service
Presenter/s: Barbara A. Gushrowski – Indiana University School of Dentistry
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: The OhioLINK MEDLINE Tutorials: Coming Together and Reaching Out Through New Technology
Presenter/s: Maria Melssen – University of Toledo, Health Science Campus
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: Understanding Usage Patterns of Library Web Sites with Google Analytics
Presenter/s: Rob Withers, Rob Casson, Aaron K. Shrimplin – Miami University
Links: Coming Soon!
Title: "What Am I Supposed to Do?" Helping Front-Line Staff Handle a Crises with the Immediate Action Guide
Presenter/s: Elizabeth Brice, Betty Clevenger – Miami University
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Title: Working With WIKI
Presenter/s: Heather K. Maloney, Michelle P. McKinney – University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College
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Title: Wright State University’s 40th Anniversary Photoblog
Presenter/s: Jane Wildermuth, Vishwam Annam – Wright State University
Links: Coming Soon!