PROMIG News

The PROMIG co-chairs are busy planning this season’s programming. If you are interested in joining the promotion and marketing interest group, have ideas for programming, or would like to know more about our activities, contact us at promig-chairs@alaoweb.org.

–Laura Birkenhauer, PROMIG Co-Chair, Miami University
–Jerry Natal, PROMIG Co-Chair, University of Toledo

SCAig News

Your co-chairs this year are Christine Liebson, Archivist at Case Western Reserve University (continuing in her second year) along with new co-chair, Kate Medicus, Special Collections Librarian at Kent State University. We are working on this year’s plan for our interest group and are thinking of switching from hosting a spring workshop to something different! Many of us (whether you work more in technical services or more in public services) are coping with the aftermath of OhioLINK’s migration to ExLibris. Given the unique nature of our work in archives and special collections, we believe it could be helpful to facilitate statewide connections and discussions to help us get through this together. Please keep an eye out for an emailed survey from SCAig to gauge interest and collect ideas about how to make this happen. If you have any thoughts or comments, please also feel free to write to us directly at scaig-chairs@alaoweb.org. If you attend the annual conference in person, look for us at the informal Interest Group Sessions being held from 1:00-2:00 on Friday, November 7. We would love to chat with you there!

–Christine Liebson, SCAig Co-Chair, Case Western Reserve University
–Kate Medicus, SCAig Co-Chair, Kent State University

STEM Interest Group – Open Discussion Hours

We welcome STEM librarians and those who liaise with STEM departments to join us for informal conservations. Driven by the group, the discussions cover all aspects of STEM librarianship, including instruction, collections, budgets, staffing, recent conferences and other professional development opportunities, AI and other hot topics, and of course the recent ILS migration across OhioLink. 

We meet on the second Friday of the month, from 11-12 Eastern time. Please join us when you can, there’s no pressure to attend every month. Zoom Link is the same link for each date. The fall 2025 dates below.

• October 10
• November 14
• December 12

If you have questions, or would like to join the STEM-IG mailing list and receive calendar invites to the discussion hours, please email the co-chairs, Kristen Adams and Nathanael Davis, at stemig-chairs@alaoweb.org. 

–Kristen Adams, STEM IG Co-Chair, Miami University
–Nathanael Davis, STEM IG Co-Chair, Cedarville University

TEDSIG News

Nominations for the TEDdy Award Now Open

Please consider nominating a colleague for the TEDdy Award! Nominees must be current ALAO members, who have worked in or are currently working in an Ohio academic library in the area of technical, electronic, or digital services. The TEDDY recognizes an individual’s significant contributions to the technical, electronic or digital services fields.  Contributions may include service, innovative practices, presentations, publications, and leadership in the profession.  The TEDDY is awarded annually at the ALAO Conference.   The award includes two waivers to a future TEDSIG event.

Technical, electronic, and digital services work is often “invisible” labor because our work is the infrastructure that keeps libraries running smoothly. Let us know who you think should be recognized and why at tedsig-chairs@alaoweb.org

TEDSIG held an online program in May, “Longtail Issues: What to Anticipate After Go Live” with Lesli M. Moore. 232 people registered and most attended live. A recording remains available online on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m336y3Z57Mo). Ms. Moore explained her consortium’s experience with an LSP migration and some of the long term clean-up issues that followed in the years after they “went live.” 

TEDSIG pleased to announce that Rebecca Belford,Head of Technical Services, Oberlin Conservatory Library, has agreed to serve as co-chair of TEDSIG for the 2025-2027 term.

–Mike Monaco, TEDSIG Co-Chair, The University of Akron
–Rebecca Belford, TEDSIG Co-Chair, Oberlin College