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The program for the ALAO Annual Conference on November 20 at the Nationwide Conference Center is now online.  Check it out at http://alaoweb.org/page-1860994.  Register by September 30 for the early bird discount!

Registration is open for the 41^st Annual Academic Library Association of Ohio Conference

 

Cultivating Leadership: Preparing Academic Libraries for the Future

 

November 20, 2015

Pre-conference November 19, 2015

 

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center • 100 Green Meadows Drive South • Lewis Center, Ohio 43035

 

Conference Website: http://www.alaoweb.org/conference

Register: http://alaoweb.org/event-1851495

 

Early Bird Registration ends September 30, 2015.

Keynote address by: Cindy Meyers Foley, Executive Assistant Director, Director of Learning and Experience Columbus Museum of Art.

 

 

Pre-conference: November 19, 2015

Are You Ready For Leadership?

By: Trevor A. Dawes, Associate University Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis

 

Pre-conference Website: http://www.alaoweb.org/conference2015/preconference 

Pre-conference Registration: http://alaoweb.org/event-1896310

 

Questions about conference/preconference registration?  Please contact Judy Cerqua, Registration Coordinator, at cerqua.1@osu.edu or 614-247-2725.

  

If you have questions about the 41^st Annual ALAO Conference or the preconference, please contact Brian Gray at bcg8@case.edu.

 

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ALAO is pleased to have Trevor Dawes, Associate University Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis and a former ACRL President, facilitating our preconference on November 19, "Are You Ready for Leadership?"  

We are also excited to announce that Cindy Meyers Foley, Executive Assistant Director and
Director of Learning and Experience of the Columbus Museum of Art, will be our keynote speaker at our annual conference on November 20.

Both the preconference and conference will be held at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center,

100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035.

For more information, please visit the conference website, http://www.alaoweb.org/conference.

Making Connections:  Embedding Information Literacy Across Your Curriculum

June 12, 2015

10:00am - 3:00pm

Columbus State Conference Center

The Instruction Interest Group is excited to present two guest speakers for the 2015 spring workshop.

Joe Salem from Penn State will present- Lifelong Partnerships for Lifelong Learning

This session will discuss strategies for curricular integration of information literacy and library content and resources. Opportunities to start or re-start the conversation around curricular integration of information literacy will be explored as well as strategic approaches to identifying partners for learning both within the institution and at peer institutions. Participants are encouraged to bring a local curricular problem or opportunity to discuss with their colleagues in the breakout session.

Ann Marie Smeraldi from Cleveland State University will present- Get the Party Started: Campus Collaborations that Support Information Literacy Initiatives

A successful information literacy program, like any good party, begins with strategic planning and a crowd of eager participants. Identifying and inviting campus partners to promote information literacy initiatives and embed them within the curriculum and programs is not an easy task, but these collaborations are essential if librarians hope to move beyond the one-shot and create meaningful learning experiences for first-year students and opportunities for library assessment.  During this session, participants will hear about one librarian’s experiences working with campus partners and its impact on the library program. Hands on exercises will assist participants in identifying their instruction goals, evaluating their campus environment, and outlining a plan to get the party started.  Instruction librarians eager to break out of the constraints imposed by one-shots will enjoy this opportunity to explore new strategies for freeing themselves and their students.   

 

A light breakfast, boxed lunch and afternoon snacks are included in the $35.00 registration fee.

For questions contact ALAO Instruction Interest Group Chairs, Sara Klink at sklink@starkstate.edu or Melissa Bauer at mbauer10@kent.edu

To register please visit http://www.alaoweb.org/event-1929612

The ALAO National Library Legislative Day Travel Award has been extended to Sylvia Halladay, Technical Services and Systems Librarian at Clark State Community College. Sylvia will join the Ohio delegation in Washington D.C. on May 4-5 to advocate for library issues of importance for both our academic and public library colleagues.  Thank you, Sylvia, for taking on this important role for Ohio libraries.

Join your collection compatriots for the ALAO CMIG 2015 Spring Workshop, Analyze & Advocate: Tools for Collection Management and Strategies for Marketing.  Our morning session focuses on tools you can use to make informed collection decisions on single titles in print and electronic environments.  Ohio colleagues will talk about the tools and methods they have successfully used to manage their collections.   In the afternoon learn about innovative strategies for demonstrating the value of library collections, resources and services on campus from market-focused staff members at two differently sized institutions.  We hope you will join us May 18th at the State Library of Ohio, Columbus.

2015 May 18, Mon

State Library of Ohio.   East 1^st Avenue.  Columbus, OH.

Welcome and refreshments 9:30a to 10:00a.  Program begins at 10:00a and ends at 3:00p.

 

Registration information:

Cost:    $25        (includes lunch – parking is free)

Please register before May 12.

For more information or to register, please go to http://www.alaoweb.org/event-1903400.

Questions?  Please contact  phil.flynn@wright.edu

Veterans are returning to college in increasing numbers and campuses and libraries have been challenged in addressing and providing appropriate services and assistance.

 

The ALAO Diversity Committee Spring Workshop “Serving Our Veterans: A Call to Action” focuses on identifying and understanding the characteristics and needs of student veterans and how libraries can develop and provide services and research assistance for them.

 

Join us on June 5, 2015 to hear from the Ohio Department of Veterans’ Services, learn how the Columbus State Military & Veterans Services Department serves students, listen to three unique presentations from Ohio librarians who have implemented teaching and service programs for veterans and finally, gain some additional tips and ideas from a roundtable discussion among participants.

 

Lunch is included; seating is limited.

 

To learn more and register,  please visit: http://www.alaoweb.org/event-1837489. 

 

We hope to see you there!

Questions about the workshop may be addressed to Eileen Theodore-Shusta at theodore@ohio.edu.

Save the date!

The ALAO Special Collections & Archives Interest Group (SCAIG) spring workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 3

Special but not Specialized: Special Collections & Archives Do It All

SCAIG has a plan to offer our upcoming annual workshops at different locations each year—to be hosted by special collections and archives in Ohio. This spring, we will be meeting at the Kent State University Library for an event focused on providing an opportunity for academic special collections librarians and archivists to get to know their colleagues across the state and discuss the most pressing issues affecting their work.  The day will include:

• Three informal presentations:

1. Cara Gilgenbach, Head of Special Collections and Archives, Kent State University Libraries
2. Jennifer S. Morrow, Hiram College Archivist
3. Stefanie Hunker, Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University

• Time to view the exhibit, “The Kent State Shootings and Their Aftermath: Through the Media’s Lens” with the exhibit’s curator and Kent State University Archivist, Lae’l Hughes-Watkins
• Tour of Kent State’s Special Collections and Archives spaces
• World Café style conversation session
• “Freebie exchange” of publications and handouts
• Option to visit the National Register of Historic Places site of the Kent State shootings and The May 4 Visitor Center and Walking Tour

For now, save the date--details about registration will be forthcoming. Hope to see you June 3!

Anyone with questions, please contact Kate Medicus at kmedicus@kent.edu.

The American Library Association National Library Legislation Day (May 4-5, Washington D.C.) is a wonderful opportunity for an ALAO member to meet with U.S. congressional representatives and their staff members, participate in ALA-sponsored workshops, and become involved as an advocate for academic libraries to Ohio representatives in Congress.  Apply now for an ALAO travel stipend of $600 and join the Ohio delegation!  DEADLINE to apply: April 3, 2015.

Please contact Joseph Straw at: js001@marietta.edu as soon as possible if you are interested in applying.  Include a letter describing  your advocacy activity with ALAO or other civic organizations, and the name and phone number of a reference that is familiar with with your advocacy efforts or interest. For more information about the grant please review the description at: alaoweb.org/govtrelations/advocatesaward.php.  Anyone interested in getting more involved in advocacy efforts is urged to reply. 

Thank You,
Joseph Straw
ALAO Government Relations Liaison
Legacy Library
Marietta College