The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 51st ALAO Annual Conference. Our theme this year is, Mission Possible: Libraries as Launchpads to Success.
The Call for Proposals for the ALAO Annual Conference is live and accepting submissions. The deadline for submitting your proposal is April 28, 2025. For additional information about the conference and proposal guidelines, please see the conference website. Please note also that grants are available for Students and Library Support Staff to attend or aid in presenting at the conference.
The 2025 ALAO Conference Planning Committee is hosting an informal virtual conversation to fuel interest among potential first-time presenters and anyone else curious about taking their ideas to new heights. Join us via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from noon – 1pm.
Adherence to the conference theme, Mission Possible: Libraries as Launchpads to Success, is encouraged but not required. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Navigating library work in wake of SB1
- Leadership in libraries during turbulent times
- Boosting advocacy for libraries and library workers
- Libraries’ role in fueling citizenship and civic engagement
- Discovery of innovative instruction & research support
- Launching student success by measuring library impact
- New frontiers of generative AI in library work
- Charting the exploration of new acquisition models
- Strategies for working with Alma normalization rules and beyond
- Expanding the universe of student worker roles and duties
- Broadcasting the value of the library to stakeholders
- Collection assessment, management, & development
- Libraries as supportive environments and communities
- Creating oxygen-rich atmospheres: Self-care for library personnel
- Library integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
- Mission-driven strategies for creating successful library events
- Making contact and collaborating with non-library units
- Universal access in libraries: spaces, interfaces, licenses, etc
Submission Deadline: April 28, 2025
If you have questions about conference programming or proposal submissions, please contact Paul C. Campbell at program@alaoweb.org.
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