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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 264 members consisting of 218 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 41 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between February 26, 2025 and June 5, 2025. … Continue reading

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2025 ALAO Research Grant Winner Announced

The ALAO Research & Publications Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 ALAO Research Grant, Catie Carlson, Associate Senior Librarian & Library Director at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College’s Marcotte Library. Catie’s research project is entitled, … Continue reading

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Join ALAO’s Web Team!

Looking for a way to join the Executive Board and learn more about the organization? Come join ALAO’s Web Team! As an ALAO Web Manager, you’ll gain unique insight into the organization’s events, Interest Groups, structure, and website. No better … Continue reading

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Interest Groups News

ALAO’s 2nd Annual Innovative Instruction Showcase–Recording Available On May 7, 2025, the ALAO Instruction and STEM Interest Groups hosted the second annual Innovative Instruction Showcase, which featured seven lightning talks presented by nine instructional librarians. This year’s topics included instructional … Continue reading

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People & Library News

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 … Continue reading

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President’s Report

What’s Coming ALAO prides itself on offering year round professional development to its members and the wider ranging library community. Please keep an eye on our website. and sign up for our listserv to learn about upcoming spring and summer … Continue reading

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Past President’s Report

ALAO Board Elections 2025: March is the time of year when we elect new members to the ALAO Board, and the ballot for our 2025 election will be posted soon!   The initial call for nominations was circulated to the membership … Continue reading

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Vice President/President Elect Report

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 … Continue reading

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Member Spotlight

Let’s shine the Member Spotlight on Christine Mannix from Columbus College of Art & Design! What is/are your role(s) in academic libraries? I’ve been the Instruction Librarian at the Columbus College of Art & Design for over 14 years. I … Continue reading

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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 269 members consisting of 231 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 33 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between November 23, 2024 and February 25, 2025. … Continue reading

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