Kathleen Pickens, Cincinnati State University
Carrie Girton, Miami University; DLIG co-chairs

Conference News: It was good to see so many people at the annual conference last month! The DLIG-sponsored session “Rethinking our LibGuides to Engage Our Students: Easy DIY LibGuide Usability Testing and Redesign That Works” presented by Wright State librarians Terese DeSimio and Ximena Chrisagis, was an engaging session with almost 100 people in attendance. Also, thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and chatted. We are excited to have more volunteers and will be in touch soon.

Save the Date: Our Spring Workshop will be Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Voice of America center in West Chester (just north of Cincinnati). Plan to attend–it’s going to be awesome!!

Distance Learning Visionary Award: We are now accepting nominations, so send us some information about educators (librarians, instructors, staff, etc.) you know who are working on Distance Learning initiatives. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged. More information about the award can be found on our Distance Learning Visionary page. www.alaoweb.org/page-1111901.  Nomination deadline is December 19.  Kathleen Pickens was honored at the annual conference as the 2014 Distance Learning Visionary (shown on the left in the accompanying photo).

If you have questions about DLIG, or would like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to contact us! We’d love to chat with you! Visit our blog at http://distancelibrarians.wordpress.com for contact information and updates.