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) and is a section of the Ohio College Association (OCA).

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Congratulation to ALAO's new 2009-2010 Board Members

• Rocki Strader - Vice President/President-Elect - Ohio State University
• Gaynelle Predmore - Treasurer - Bowling Green State University
• Don Appleby - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - University of Akron
• Gregory A. Martin - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - Cedarville University
• Nicole Robinson - Board Member-at-Large, 1st year - Muskingum College

March 2009 ALAO Newsletter now available!

Highlights include:.

• Want to find out about the upcoming ALAO elections? Visit the Past President's Report for more information!
• Interested in finding out about Continuing Education Grant Recipients? See Professional Development Committee's report!
• Want to see information about upcoming spring workshops? Visit reports from the Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group, the Diversity Committee, and TEDSIG!
• These stories and much more are in the March 2008 ALAO Newsletter

Updates from Spring 2009 Workshops

Pictures from "Realigning the CMC to the Governor's Pre K-12 Education Plan, Discovery Learning, and Other Systems" (CMCIG) are available on the CMCIG blog

Watch here for more information from the CMCIG session and from other 2009 Spring Workshops

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For more registration program information and registration deadlines, visit the workshops page.

Featured Resources

The Instruction Clearinghouse

Created by the OhioLINK Training Task Force and maintained by the Instruction Interest Group (IIG) of ALAO, this resource provides information on many aspects of instruction and reference services from Ohio academic libraries. Member libraries have provided variety of materials such as handouts, bibliographies and subject guides, pathfinders, tutorials, and reference/instruction department web pages in the spirit of community and cooperation. Visit the Instruction Clearinghouse!