Bryant & Stratton College News

We are in the early stages of working with EBSCO to test the usability of Bibliograph, which, when fully implemented, will convert eBook MARC records to BIBFRAME format, allowing us to take advantage of linked data capabilities and offer enhanced access features for B&SC patrons.  These include making our eBook collection available from Google, LibGuides, and most significantly, within individual Blackboard course instances, which will be the digital equivalent of taking a book cart of selected titles to class.

Additionally, as a community service project, I am currently working with the Youngstown Action Center Library, performing subject cataloging for titles in their Social Justice collection and selecting and implementing Homosaurus terms and unique URIs for titles in their LGBTQ+ History and Criticism collection.

–Joseph Dudley, Bryant & Stratton College

Case Western Reserve University News

We are pleased to announce that Kristen Peters has joined Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University as our new Collection Strategies & Analysis Librarian. In this role, Kristen will lead the strategy, development, and management of KSL’s collections in a highly collaborative manner, working closely with colleagues across the library and campus to ensure our collections meet the evolving needs of our community. Kristen brings extensive experience from Wittenberg University, where she served as Associate Professor and Librarian, as well as Interim Library Director. Additionally, Kristen will serve as CWRU’s representative to the OhioLINK Cooperative Information Resources Management (CIRM) group, further strengthening our partnerships and resource sharing initiatives.

— Halle Novotney, Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland State University News

Cleveland State University Welcomes New Director

Scott Vine has been named as the new Director of the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University. Mr. Vine brings a thoughtful, empathetic approach to leadership, grounded in a strong background in academic librarianship. Driven by his own experiences, he has a strong desire to support first-year college students. He has a deep understanding of many aspects of library operations and valuable experience working collaboratively with university administration. His experience in strategic planning, setting priorities, and working with advancement further strengthens his ability to position the Library and the University for success. 

Mr. Vine has held librarian positions at Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, and Franklin & Marshall College, and has master’s degrees in philosophy and library/information science. He was the Director of the College Library at Franklin & Marshall since 2016, and the liaison to multiple academic departments. 

He completed the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians in 2011, in 2014 was appointed to the editorial board of the journal portal: Libraries and the Academy, and from 2022-2025 was on the board of directors of PALCI, a five-state consortium of 70+ academic and research libraries. He led the F&M College Library’s two most recent strategic planning efforts, along with several major initiatives, including organizing advocacy for open educational resources, facilitating support for open access publishing, and the creation in library spaces of two contemporary classrooms, a makerspace and a flexible, experiential learning space.  

He is excited to join the Library on July 7, 2025. 

–Barbara Loomis, Cleveland State University

Miami University News

Miami University Middletown News

Jennifer Hicks, who has been a member of the Gardner-Harvey Library staff since 2012, is now our Outreach and Instruction Librarian.

Miami University Regionals News

Leah Tabler has been hired as a Library Associate and is the Circulation Supervisor for both the Rentschler Library (Hamilton) and the Gardner-Harvey Library (Middletown). 

–John Burke, Miami University

OLSSI News

As you may have heard, the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute (OLSSI) will be celebrating the final OLSSI conference this summer. This Institute has played an outsized role in my own library career and I’m delighted to pass along this announcement to others who may be interested. Please feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested, and we hope to see you or your ALAO colleagues at OLSSI!

Join us for the FINAL Ohio Library Support Staff Institute.

• OLSSI 2025 will be held July 27 – 29 at the University of Dayton.
• You can find this year’s class list here: https://olssi.org/classes/ 
• And registration is still only $299, available here: https://olssi.org/registration/

Join us for one final learning spree and celebration of library assistants and staff!

–Michael Bradshaw, OLSSI Chair Emeritus