ALAO News

President's Report

2006 Annual Conference

The 2006 Annual Conference, "Recipes for Library Success," was a feast of new ideas, information and fun! There were 381 registered attendees, 28 presentations, 23 vendors, and 18 poster sessions. (Be sure and check out the photos from the conference and a list of all the door prize winners further in the newsletter.)

I would like to especially thank the members of the Program Planning Committee for all of their time, dedication and hard work over the past year. These are the folks that made this event such a grand success!

• Alice Crosetto (University of Toledo)
• Ione Damasco (University of Dayton)
• Kathy Dobda (Cleveland State University)
• Lori Fielding (University of Akron)
• Kevin Furniss (Denison University)
• Mary Ellen George (Ohio Dominican University)
• Georgene Johnson (Washington State Community College)
• Kim Leggett (Columbus State Community College)
• Diana Nichols (Ohio University)
• Amy Pickenpaugh (Ohio State University)
• Karen Plummer (University of Akron)
• Sue Polanka (Wright State University)
• Peggy Rector (Denison University)
• Rob Withers (Miami University)

New ALAO Logo unveiled at Annual Conference

ALAO has adopted a new logo which was showcased at the annual conference in Akron . Watch for it to appear on all things "ALAO!"

 

President's Report from September Board Meeting

The ALAO Board unanimously approved a new Strategic Plan at the September 22, 2006 Board Meeting that was held in Columbus at OhioNet. Revision work on the Strategic Plan was begun during the June '06 Board Leadership Retreat and continued throughout the summer. This new Strategic Plan will guide the work of ALAO through 2009/2010.

ALAO Mission Statement 2005/06 - 2009/10

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) exists to develop, promote, and improve library and information services in Ohio 's colleges and universities, to advance the interests of academic librarianship and the personnel of academic libraries, and to provide leadership and advocacy for the educational and political concerns of the academic library community in Ohio /

Goal 1 Enhance the capability of Ohio academic libraries to serve the needs of current and future library users by identifying and exploring academic library issues, promoting the exchange of ideas, and encouraging innovation in library operations and services.

Goal 2 Promote and speak for the interests of Ohio academic libraries within the profession, in concert with allied organizations in Ohio , and to educate state and federal policy makers regarding academic libraries.

Goal 3 Contribute to the professional development of all academic library personnel in Ohio .

Goal 4 Support recruitment of diverse and outstanding persons to the field of academic library service and to membership in ALAO, ACRL, and other library professional organizations.

Goal 5 Support mentoring of Ohio 's LIS students and of all newly hired academic library personnel.

Goal 6 Promote study, research, and publication relevant to academic libraries.

Goal 7 Provide sound management of the Association, its programs and resources and effectively communicate within the administrative structure and with the ALAO membership at large.

ALAO Web site Getting New Look in early 2007!

Please watch for announcements on the ALAO Membership List early next year about the release of the newly revised ALAO Web site!

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2007 Conference Planning Update

The 2007 conference entitled Innovation Generation- Tools, Techniques, Transformations will be held October 25 & 26 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Need some ideas to help your library move forward into the 21st century? Join us for an informative 2-day event, as members of the library community come together for panel discussions, presentations, poster sessions, and additional programming devoted to innovations within the library. From personnel to podcasts, come share in the many new ideas your colleagues have developed that can lead to success.

More information will be available on the ALAO web site. Please check often for updates and calls for proposals. http://www.alaoweb.org

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Dates to Remember 2007

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Time for ALAO Nominations Approaching Soon

If you would like to work with many wonderful academic library colleagues across the state, consider submitting your name in nomination for one of several positions in the ALAO organization. Though the deadline for nominations has not yet been announced, it will likely be sometime in January of 2007. It is definitely not too soon to be thinking about the opportunity to join the Board of ALAO. Open positions this year are: Board Member-At-Large positions, Treasurer, Vice-President-President Elect and Public Relations/Outreach Coordinator.

If you would like to nominate yourself at this time please use the pf form on the ALAO web site: http://www.alaoweb.org/oldsite/manual/c11.pdf . If you would like to nominate someone other than yourself, please send the person's name and e-mail to me at scott@denison.edu .

Thanks for considering a leadership position in ALAO.

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ACRL 13th National Conference

ACRL 13, will be held March 29–April 1, 2007 in Baltimore . Registration and housing are now open! Register by February 7, 2007 , and save more than 20% on your conference registration! The registration form is found at: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/baltimore/registration07/baltimoreregform.pdf

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ALAO 2006 Annual Conference

Conference Photos

Door Prize Winners

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Government Relations & Legislative News

The 33rd Annual National Library Legislative Day will take place May 1 & 2, 2007 in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, May 1, at the Holiday Inn on the Hill, participants will be briefed on current issues pertinent to our libraries and the patrons we serve, as well as effective ways to communicate with members of Congress. On Wednesday, May 2 participants will meet with members of Congress (or their legislative aides) in their Washington offices. This is an important chance to make a positive impact on libraries across the country. Last year, over 525 library supporters from 47 states participated.

Each year, the ALAO Board funds a travel award to a current ALAO Legislative Advocate to cover the expenses of participating in this event. To apply, simply send a letter (or email message) of interest to Cindy Kristof (ckristof@kent.edu) at Kent State University Libraries & Media Services, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001. Please include in your letter a statement of interest along with a brief description of any advocacy experience you've had, either through ALAO or other organizations. Also include the name and contact information of a reference who is familiar with your advocacy interest and efforts. If you have limited experience but have the interest in learning more about legislative advocacy, you are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for application will be Thursday, February 22, 2007. Travel arrangements will be made by members of the Government Relations Team. For more information, see http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/nlld/nlld2007.htm or contact any member of the Government Relations Team.

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Annual Leadership Retreat

The ALAO Leadership Retreat will take place on Thursday, June 7th and Friday, June 8th, 2007 at the Atwood Lake Resort. Please get both the registration and survey forms in to Doug Morrison by Wednesday, March 7th, 2007. If you don't have the forms they were also sent over the ALAO Board listserv.

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Membership News

As 2006 draws to a close please consider renewing your ALAO membership for 2007! If you have any questions about your membership please feel free to contact me ( ljf03@uakron.edu ). Currently, ALAO has 431 paid memberships active through December 2006 or beyond. Please remember that the ALAO annual membership runs from January to December, so now is an excellent time to renew for the up-coming year, or to join for the first time.

I plan to have 2007 ALAO membership cards available by the end of January or early February. When the time comes, I will be asking the institutional liaisons to help with the distribution of these cards.

And finally, if you are interesting in acting as your college or university's liaison to ALAO please let me know. There are still a number of institutions where we have liaison vacancies.

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Interest Group and Committee News

Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group

CMIG Sponsors Session about Graphic Novels at Conference

The Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group sponsored a session at the 32nd Annual ALAO Conference held on Friday, November 3, 2006 , at the Crowne Plaza Quaker Square in Akron . Our workshop was entitled Graphic Novels , and featured nationally recognized speaker Michael Pawuk of the Brooklyn Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library . Michael discussed the differences between graphic novels, comic books, and standard trade books, as well as offering tips on how to decide if a book belongs in a collection, the major publishers and what kinds of books they publish, and Japanese Manga. He also distributed a number of handouts to session attendees and awarded several door prizes, which were greatly appreciated by the recipients.

In addition to the workshop, the CMCIG also sponsored an Interest Group table at the conference. Conference attendees could pick up information about the CMCIG and express their interest in getting involved in ALAO.

Next on the agenda for the CMCIG is planning for the Spring 2007 workshop. The theme of the workshop will be collection development, and we will cover various aspects of the topic as it relates to curriculum centers. Ideas and suggestions for the workshop should be addressed to one of the members of the coordinating committee or posted on the CMCIG listserv.

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Distance Learning Interest Group

The Distance Learning Interest Group was proud to sponsor Betsy Blankenship, Scott Savage, and Donald Reams at the 32nd ALAO Annual Conference, where they kept a full house engrossed in their presentation, Upsetting the Applecart: What Happens When Your Lecture Class Goes Online. Quotes from those attending included, "This presentation was funny and generated a lot of great ideas." Thank you Betsy, Scott, and Donald for sharing your good and bad experiences relative to traditional instruction classes infused with newly required online components.

The Distance Learning Interest Group also sponsored an informational table at the annual conference. Kathryn Venditti and Melanie Smith, with help from Kristen Arbutiski staffed the table. We focused on informing conference attendees of the Distance Learner Interest Group focus and mission, while trying to persuade them with our magnetic personalities to join our cause. Excellent results were gathered from an informal survey we bribed attendees to complete. This survey will be used to finalize our plans for the Distance Learner Interest Group Workshop. Topping the list of desired topics include: Web tutorials, best practices, distance learner assessment, and distance learning program assessment. We will be working earnestly to complete our spring workshop plans and the accompanying media blitz.

The Distance Learning Interest Group has enjoyed great assistance this year from Kristen Arbutiski, Pat Antonelli, and Christina Bonner. Kathryn Venditti, our super leader, has tirelessly and most times single-handedly, kept this interest group afloat. My thanks for each and every person who has helped this new interest group find footing and learn to grow.

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Instruction Interest Group

IIG: The Laptop Dinner: UC's Libraries' Online Gaming Tutorial

Approximately 125 attendees participated in UC Libraries' Gaming Tutorial presentation. Ted Baldwin, Heather Maloney, Debbie Tenofsky, Olga Hart, and Stephena Harmony shared the Herculean task undertaken to design, develop, and deliver a Gaming tutorial for their campus. From the creation of the working group to the investigation of gaming technology to the hours spent and lessons learned, the presenters shared the lessons learned and the success that keeps them moving forward. It was the consensus of the presenters that while this was a huge undertaking, one of the greatest benefits was the on-campus workshop and the collaboration that the project showcased.

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Professional Development Committee

Professional Development Committee Continuing Education Grants

The Continuing Education Grants are awarded two times per year and up to $1,000 per cycle can be awarded.

Applications are blind reviewed by committee members. All identifying information is removed and the chair does not participate in the decision-making.

We had 8 applications this time and all were excellent candidates. We wish we had funds to award them all. The winners of the Fall 2006 Continuing Education Grants are:

• Deberah England, from Wright State University Libraries will be using her award to attend the Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference in Georgia in February 2007
• Karen A. Plummer, from The University of Akron Library will be using her award to take two online seminars on Designing Websites for Academic Libraries from ACRL
• Desiree Loewit, from Wright State University Libraries will be using her award to attend the 2007 Innovative Users Group Conference in San Jose California in May 2007

Congratulations to our winners!!

Remember that our next award cycle is ready to begin and another $1,000 is ready to be awarded. The new application is posted on the ALAO web site at http://www.alaoweb.org/oldsite/comsigs/committees.html . Deadline to apply is January 31, 2007.

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Support Staff Interest Group

ALAO SSIG Award of Excellence

Michael Bradshaw, Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library support staff was awarded the 2006 ALAO SSIG Award of Excellence. The nominator said, "… outstanding library support staff member, and an even better person." He is their primary vendor contact person and the administrative support for the director. He is active in ALAO as well as OLSSI. He contributes poetry, fiction and non-fiction to the Ohioana Library Association's Ohioana Quarterly .

Sara Bushong holds positions at Bowling Green University as Head Librarian and Interim Chair. She supervises support staff. She was awarded the 2006 ALAO SSIG Award of Appreciation. She has encouraged staff in her library to seek professional development activities, allowed them to do reference service and provide instructional sessions and arranged field trips to other libraries to allow staff to share ideas. The nominator said "…with Sara Bushong in charge here, it is easy to come to work every day."

ALAO Support Staff Presenter Grant

Bobbi Bishop of Heidelberg College received the 2006 ALAO SSIG Presenter Grant. A poster session which featured the Edible Book Fest held by their friends group was displayed at annual conference. A caterpillar made of kiwi fruit and plums represented The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. The poster session was called "How to have your book and eat it too."

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Feature Stories

Lois Szudy, 2006 Jay Ladd Award Winner

Lois Szudy, Otterbein College Library Director was surprised with the 2006 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award at the ALAO annual conference in Akron , November 3 rd , 2006 .

Lois has been a member of ALAO since 1983. She has served on a Program Committee, a Nominating Committee, been a Board Member-At-Large, served as Vice-President, President and Past-President. She has made several conference presentations over the years and recently she has spent countless hours working on the revision of the ALAO Manual.

Her colleagues at Otterbein were eager to share that Lois is a mentor to all in the library, encouraging participation in academic library events and in various areas at Otterbein College . They note she is " an innovator" as well!

Lois's nominator offered high praise, sharing that "Lois is a true leader, is loyal, honest and, most important, caring".

All of Lois's many colleagues join in congratulating her; ALAO's newest Jay Ladd Distinguished Award winner.

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One Insider's View of Library Leadership Ohio

Library Leadership Ohio (LLO) is one of those things that many people have heard about, but no one really knows what it is. Many of the past participants are reluctant to talk too much about it. For one reason, it can be a very personal experience. " It was great week," they will say, " and the food was amazing!" I had the opportunity to attend LLO this year and would like to convey its importance to me and lobby for its continued existence.

Originally established in 1993 by the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System (CAMLS), the institute fell under the auspices of the newly-created NEO-RLS this year. Terri Pasadyn (formerly of CAMLS) played a pivotal role in bringing the 2006 institute to fruition. Terri has described LLO as a unique blending of purpose, place, and people, and this description is appropriate.

The stated purpose is to develop the talents of emerging library leaders, but this statement leaves out the fact that LLO is an unsurpassed opportunity for in-depth introspection, frank discussion, and unprecedented interaction among colleagues and established leaders in the Ohio library community. Many in the LLO Class of 2006 expressed how lucky they felt to have the luxury of a week -- a week! -- to really look at themselves, their strengths, and their weaknesses, and to learn from some of the luminaries of the profession.

The place, The Inn at Honey Run in Millersburg, is truly an oasis. Personally, I kept comparing it to a Zen retreat (although be careful not to make the skunks mad...but I digress).

Finally, the people. The facilitators Becky Schreiber and John Shannon truly know what they're doing. Through carefully-focused activities and thoughtful teaching, they opened my eyes to a number of topics that I'm still working through. The mentors were invaluable and gave me the swift kick in the mind-set that I needed. (Thanks, Tim and Theresa!) My fellow participants were honest and forthright, and provided valuable insights. The mentors, the facilitators, and the participants coming together in that one place with that shared purpose was a powerful thing.

Just to be clear, LLO doesn't make leaders. One doesn't go into the institute a follower and come out a leader. It's not an assembly-line process. LLO allows the participants to better understand their strengths, shortcomings, and fears, and then provides tools with which to begin to build on those strengths as well as overcome those barriers. It's a progression from not even knowing you don't know something to having an awareness of and the ability to improve areas that require attention. Becoming a leader is a process, not a goal. When one breaks out of the attitude of being a follower, you begin walking the path to becoming a leader. Granted, it's a rocky road and there's no guarantee you won't backslide. But the rewards of seeing your ideas put into action and of helping others realize their potential for growth...that is priceless.

I encourage the entire Ohio library community and all interested stakeholders to join together and support the continuing tradition of this biennial institute. It is an incomparable experience for both the participants and the mentors. Ohio can be proud of being able to offer this kind of retreat to foster future library leaders. And the food really is spectacular!

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Miami Libraries to House Center for Writing Excellence

In an effort to enhance undergraduate composition skills and better prepare students for the writing they will do after graduation, two Miami University alumni have donated $10.5 million toward the creation of a new writing center. The facility will be located in the newly renovated King Library.

The center, which aspires to make Miami University the best institution in the country devoted to the teaching of writing, will be named the Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence. It is supported by a $10.5 million gift from Cincinnati natives and 1957 Miami graduates Roger and Joyce Howe.

The center is intended to benefit all Miami students, regardless of major, and will offer individual assistance with writing and work with faculty to evaluate writing assignments.

Housing the writing center in the library aims to create an opportunity for collaboration between librarians and writing center staff to assist students through all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to research to the final edit.

Dean and University Librarian Judith A. Sessions sees the new center as a strategic partnership for Miami students. " Writing and information literacy are fundamentally interconnected in the work of undergraduates," Sessions said. "We hope that the new Center for Writing Excellence will allow for collaboration while helping to improve student writing skills and information literacy proficiencies such as seeking, evaluating and citing research information."

The Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence is set to open in 2007.

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People and Library News

Bowling Green State University

Gwen Evans has been named the Library Information & Technology Services Coordinator for the University Libraries at BGSU.  She coordinates and participates in the operations of Library Information & Technology Services (LITS). LITS provides computing and technological support for the University Libraries, including desktop support, online catalog, web development, digital initiatives, and more.

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Lakeland Community College

Lakeland Community College Library welcomes three new Reference Librarians: Michael Billings, Holly Rosby, and Denise Carpenter.

And a new Circulation Assistant, Kris Kunard-Blevins (pictured with Denise Carpenter).

Lakeland Librarians Present at OATYC on Information Literacy Assignment Templates

Lakeland librarians Kate Kendall and Tom Hyland recently gave a presentation at the OATYC Annual Conference 2006 at Hocking College in Nelsonville , Ohio .  Their presentation, Tools of the Trade: Designing Templates to Teach a General Education Outcome, reviewed the small assignments that Lakeland reference librarians have created to address the Information Literacy General Education Outcome (IL GEO).  These assignments are intended to be used alone or incorporated into existing assignments so that instructors across the curriculum can teach Information Literacy skills.  

Another major point of their presentation was the process of exposing the faculty to the IL GEO through a series of Teaching Information Literacy workshops. Through these workshops, the librarians introduced the concept of Information Literacy to the faculty and encouraged greater collaboration between librarians and faculty through Information Literacy instruction, the Liaison program, assignment design, and collection development.  

For more information visit the Lakeland Library's Information Literacy Gateway web page at http://library.lakelandcc.edu/ILgateway.html .

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Miami University

Kevin Messner has joined the Miami University Libraries as Life Sciences Librarian. Kevin holds a B.S. in Zoology  from Miami, a M.S. in Library and Information Science (2002) and a Ph.D. in Microbiology (2003), both from the University of Illinois. He previously served as Life Sciences Librarian and Head of the Veterinary Medical Library at the University of Minnesota. Messner specializes in bioinformatics education.  He serves as subject specialist for Botany, Microbiology, and Zoology.

Barry Zaslow , Music Librarian has published a review of "The Pianist's Dictionary" by Maurice Hinson, in Fontes Artis Musicae, the Journal of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres.

Eric Resnis, Engineering Librarian, participated in a poster presentation at the 2006 ALAO Annual Conference titled "Spicing up the Orientation: Promoting Brill Science Library," on November 2, 2006.

Ross Shanley-Roberts, Assistant Head of Technical Services, gave the keynote address at the Wisconsin Library Services (WiLS) OCLC Peer Council Meeting in Madison, WI on Oct. 12, 2006.

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Ohio Dominican University

Evelyn Burns, Circulation Services Assistant at the Ohio Dominican University Library, has accepted the vacant ALAO 2nd Year Board Member-At-Large position. Evelyn is replacing former 2nd Year Board Member, Amanda Wilson, who has moved out of state. Welcome Aboard, Evelyn!

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Ohio State University-Marion

Betsy Blankenship , Director, Ohio State Marion/Marion Technical College Library presented "Partners for Life-Long Literacy: Teacher/Librarian Collaborations for Lasting Results" to Mt Gilead High School Teachers for Professional Development In-Service Day, October 18, 2006. She has also been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Who's Who of American Women.

Teresa Plummer (Marion Technical College Professor of Communications) and Betsy Blankenship (Director) co-presented "Improving Student Information Literacy Skills Through Faculty-Librarian Collaboration" at 2006 OATYC Annual Conference at Hocking College, October 27, 2006

Betsy Blankenship (Marion), Scott Savage (Mansfield) and Donald Reams (Mansfield) presented "Upsetting the Applecart: What Happens When Your Lecture Class Goes Online" at ALAO 32nd Annual Conference in Akron, November 3, 2006

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Ohio Wesleyan University

Dr. Theresa S. Byrd, Dr. Edward H. Burtt, and Paul Burnam will be the team representing OWU LIS at the Association for Research Libraries/Association of College and Research Libraries second Institute for Scholarly Communication. It takes place from December 6 - 8, 2006 in Durham , North Carolina . Dr. Byrd is the Chief Information Officer, Director of Libraries and Information Services for Ohio Wesleyan. Dr. Burtt is Professor of Zoology, a former editor of the Journal of Field Orinthology, and Co-director of the Ohio Wesleyan Honors Program. Paul Burnam is a public services librarian and a member of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons of Ohio Steering Committee. The team will be one of three Ohio library teams present at the Institute. The others represented are Bowling Green State University and Oberlin College .

Lisa Hoops-Parrish , Serials Librarian, has been selected to participate in the ALA Emerging Leaders program. The program is intended to give 100 new librarians an opportunity to get acquainted with the ALA by attending special meetings at both the Midwinter and Annual conferences. After the conferences participants will have the opportunity to serve on various ALA committees.

Retirement:

Danielle Clarke, Public Services Librarian and Coordinator of Information Literacy at Ohio Wesleyan University, will retire in January 2007. She has worked in Beeghly Library since January 1996. Her duties included being the liaison to four academic departments: Education, English, Journalism, and Theatre/Dance. She attended the Ohio Immersion in 2000 and coordinated the Mellon Grant on the OWU campus for " integrating information literacy into the curriculum " which was awarded to the Five Colleges of Ohio .

Before moving to Delaware, Ohio , she was an adjunct librarian at two academic institutions in Westchester County, New York. In 1976 she began her career in libraries by first working as a children's librarian in the New Milford (CT) Public Library for 5 years. Then she became a public library director for two public libraries: North Salem (NY) Free Library and North Castle Public Library in Armonk , NY . Prior to receiving her MLS from The Palmer School of Library Science at Long Island University , she taught English in a public junior high school in Brookfield , CT and administered a high school dropout prevention program in Danbury , CT. One of her library science professors counseled her that she had the two best PRE-careers for becoming a librarian: teaching and social work. Experiences from both of those fields came in handy during her 30 years in libraries.

Danielle and her husband, Kurt, plan to visit as many independent bookstores in the US as possible (maybe even in Hawaii and Australia, too) where they plan to drink exotic coffees, listen to different accents and read as long as they want to in comfy chairs.

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University of Akron

Research Request Leads to Multi-cultural Conference

In August 2005, the University of Akron 's Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP) received a research request to locate materials within the Abraham Maslow papers that are housed there. The request was made in order to research any existing materials that would shed further light upon the Blackfoot/Maslow connection, and an exchange of correspondence followed. From these exchanges a multi-cultural conference was born, and on September 5 th and 6 th , 2006, the Archives of the History of American Psychology presented a conference examining the influential role of the Blackfoot Indian culture on the work of Abraham Maslow. The conference also explored the elements of ethically responsible research among ethno-cultural populations, and was funded in part through grants from the American Psychological Association's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs and the Ohio Humanities Council. For the Archives of the History of American Psychology the two-day event rallied support for a wider integration of contributions, concepts, theories, and models of traditionally under-represented groups in psychology.

*To find out more about the conference visit: http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/news/conference.phtml

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Youngstown State University

Alyssa Jordan joined Youngstown State University 's Maag Library in October as Assistant Reference Librarian for Communications and Information Literacy. She is a recent MLS graduate of the University of Buffalo . Alyssa received a BA in English from State University of New York at Geneseo.

The Information Services staff has completed the move to their newly constructed office on the library's main level.

The Friends of Maag Library and the staff are preparing for a 30 th Anniversary celebration on December 6 th. Special guests will include past employees, students and patrons.

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About the ALAO Newsletter

ALAO Newsletter Publication Information

The ALAO Newsletter is published four times a year by the Academic Library Association of Ohio, in September, December, March, and June. It is made available as a benefit of membership. The purpose of the ALAO Newsletter is to advance the goals of the organization and serve the membership.

Deadlines for Contributors:
August 15, November 15, February 15, May 15.

Submission Guidelines:
We reserve the right to edit for space and clarity. Please send text copy to Heidi Beke-Harrigan in electronic format, preferably as an electronic mail Word document attachment or within the body of an email message. Include your name as you wish it to appear. If you are past deadline, PLEASE call Heidi Beke-Harrigan!

The Academic Library Association of Ohio assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions of the contributors to this publication. Editorial views do not necessarily represent the official position of ALAO.

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