The 50th Annual Conference planning is underway. The conference planning committee is working hard to plan an event that will highlight 50 years of ALAO’s commitment to library service. We will be looking back to the past as we move into the future! The conference will be in person and take place over two days. Thursday, November 7th will be the pre-conference workshop with the main conference event taking place on Friday, November 8th. The conference will again have a hybrid tract, allowing for attendees to participate remotely if unable to attend in person. This year we will be holding our events at a new location, the OCLC main campus in Dublin, Ohio. 

The call for proposals will be going out soon. We are looking for submissions for standard presentations, poster sessions and lightning talks. Proposals should appeal and be relevant to the conference theme or any area of academic library work. All departments are encouraged to submit. 

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• Diversity audits of collections
• Protecting, Changing, or Adapting in course content in wake of SB83
• AI and other tools for use in our work 
• Updates on past projects and how they are being used today
• Changing landscape of information literacy
• Work/life balance
• Library as experts in new technologies (ex: VR or AI)
• Exciting new things to try out in Alma
• Workflows or integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
• Successful library events for different audiences
• Communicating the value the library holds to stakeholders
• Collection assessment
• Ways to maximize a resource trial
• Instruction effects on student outcomes
• Accessibility in libraries: spaces, interfaces, licenses, etc
• New roles and duties for student workers
• How Library work and jobs have been changing
• Misinformation
• Generative AI in instruction 

Keep an eye on the ALAO website and your email for more information!