About the Conference


The academic library has a long tradition of bringing the campus community together as a central meeting place.  Library staff have a proven track record of creating successful partnerships with a variety of stakeholders to enhance resources and services.  Technology has completely transformed how information is accessed and created.  The integration of our traditions with exciting developments in our profession, education and technology provides opportunities to create new connections with our users, institutions and information.

The ALAO Conference Program Committee will soon be announcing the conference schedules with contributed papers, demonstrations, and panel discussions. The Call for Proposals encouraged the following kinds of themes for this conference:

 

Linking Information
  • Designing learning objects
  • Integrating Web 2.0 technologies into library/campus networks
  • Implementing metadata standards
  • Assessing usability and effectiveness of services, collections, tools, networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linking Users
  • Creating/participating in learning communities
  • Providing instruction and reference assistance through course management or chat systems (e.g. BlackBoard, Angel, KnowItNow, etc.)
  • Developing library services to the distance learner
  • Promoting diversity of  library staff and serving needs of diverse users
Linking Institutions
  • Establishing partnerships with K-12 schools
  • Developing outreach programs in the community
  • Addressing University System of  Ohio initiatives
  • Collaborating with other departments/institutions to provide services and programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The submission form is available here.