The Research & Publications Committee of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) is excited to announce our virtual webinar series for Spring 2023. This series is intended to support academic librarians looking to develop or refresh their research skills and identities. The focus of each of these presentations is centered on empowering librarians to develop their own identities as researchers, rather than librarians supporting student or faculty research. Please join us for any or all of the following webinars.

Click the title of any event for presenter bios and to learn more about each session.

• Where Do I Begin? Developing a Research Agenda as a New Professional with Zachary Lewis, Student Success Librarian, University of Dayton. 
  April 24, 2023, 3pm EST
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• Identifying Epistemological Standpoints and Implications for Research Design with Jessica Hagman, Social Sciences Research Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
  May 2, 2023, 1pm EST
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• Implementing a SoTL Framework: Librarians in a Community of Practice with Thomas Weeks, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Augusta University and  Melissa Johnson, Interim Associate Director, Reese Library, Augusta University.  
  May 11, 2023, 1pm EST
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• Designing Research Studies that Sail through the IRB Process with Crystal Goldman, Library Instruction Coordinator, University of California San Diego.
  May 15, 2023, 2pm EST
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• Positionality as a Pathway to Understanding Self and Practicing Culturally Responsive Teaching, Leadership and Scholarship with Erin Renee Wahl, University Archivist, New Mexico State University; Dr. Kristin Kew, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, Department of Educational Leadership and Administration, New Mexico State University; and Dr. Chadrhyn Pedraza, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership, New Mexico State University.
  May 24, 2023, 1pm EST
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