Monthly Archives: March 2013

President’s Report

Sue Polanka, Wright State University Happy 2013! At the November Board meeting the ALAO Board decided our new year’s resolution would be to improve the ALAO website. Plans and activities are underway to make this happen. The Board created a … Continue reading

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Vice President’s Report

Betsy Blankenship, Ohio State University Marion I’ve busy working with my committee on the 2013 ALAO conference and the many details. We are making progress and hope to have more information out soon. We will be visiting the conference site … Continue reading

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Past President’s Report

Brian Hickam, Benedictine University (IL) Once again, it is election time for ALAO. Below is a current list of candidates. Please be aware the call to vote will be coming soon. We encourage all members to participate! President-ELECT: Eboni Johnson* … Continue reading

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Membership Report

Thanks to everyone who paid membership dues in the past quarter, with special welcome to these new members who joined recently: Carrie Girton, Miami University – Hamilton Douglas Anderson, Marietta College Heather Crozier, Owens Community College Ian McCullough, University of … Continue reading

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Interest Groups & Committees Updates

ACRL Update Katie Blocksidge, Ohio State University Newark The ACRL Executive Board and staff spoke about upcoming initiatives. Mary Ellen Davis described the process for being part of the ACRL Assessment in Action Program, while President Steven Bell spoke about … Continue reading

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Betsy’s Bits

I thought this quote from our Leadership Retreat to be very appropriate right now: “I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all … Continue reading

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People and Libraries News

Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland Downtown Campus Joseph Dudley is now serving on the editorial board of the Technology, Colleges, and Community (TCC) Proceedings, published electronically each year. Cedarville University Greg Martin, formerly Curriculum Materials Center Librarian at the Centennial … Continue reading

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Publications and Presentations by our Members

Crosetto, Alice & Garcha, Rajinder. (2012). Death, Loss, and Grief in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Dudley, Joseph. (April 2013) Maintenance and Development of the Library Web Portal at Bryant Stratton College … Continue reading

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