Monthly Archives: June 2023

President’s Report

Recently ALAO and other library organizations held elections to refresh their governing bodies, which generated a multitude of reminders to vote. Wishing to be an informed voter for the ALA elections, I went about the task of viewing the bios … Continue reading

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Vice President/President Elect Report

Registration for the 49th Annual Conference is almost here! Conference Date: November 2-3, 2023 Conference Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, Lewis Center, Ohio Online ILS Forum & Mini-Conference: Friday, Oct 27, 2023 via Zoom ALAO put out the call … Continue reading

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Member Spotlight

Let’s shine the Member Spotlight on Lauren Reder from University of Cincinnati! What is/are your role(s) in academic libraries? As a member of the Content Services Team at the University of Cincinnati, I receive and catalog items so they can … Continue reading

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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 282 members consisting of 247 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 30 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between March 2, 2023 and May 30, 2023. … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

Academic Library Highlights from the Medical Library Association/Special Library Association Meeting On May 16-19, MLA and SLA held a joint meeting in Detroit entitled “Looking Backward, Forging Ahead.” Having a joint meeting was intriguing; it’s been decades since I’ve thought … Continue reading

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Committee & Interest Group News

Diversity Committee News ALAO Diversity Committee is excited to launch an inaugural DEI speaker series following the ALAO preconference this fall.  At the preconference tenants of Appreciative Inquiry and Design Justice will be put into practice in order to co-design … Continue reading

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Funding Opportunities Column

Student Conference Grant 2023 Student Conference Grant 2023 Information Apply Online: Student Conference Grant Application Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m., August 4th, 2023 Support Staff Conference Grant 2023 Support Staff Conference Grant 2023 Information Apply Online: Support Staff Conference Grant Application … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Case Western Reserve University News From March 7th to June 6th, CWRU welcomed three new hires: Crissandra George – Digital Collections Manager Rachel Stott – Team Leader, Research and Engagement Services Shatha Baydoun – Research and Engagement Services Humanities Librarian –Effy Brewer, Case … Continue reading

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