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Call for Nominations: Jay Ladd Distinguished Service and Kathryn Venditti Mentoring Award

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

The ALAO Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award and the Kathryn Venditti Mentoring Award. The Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has: been an Academic Library Association of Ohio … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Plans for Next Year’s Conference

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

Preparations are already beginning for the 2019 Annual Conference! We will return to Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center on October 17 and 18, 2019. If you are interested in serving on the Conference Planning Committee, please contact Katy Mathuews at … Continue reading →

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Interest Group Reports

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

Collection Management Interest Group Join us for the CMIG round table at the ALAO annual conference.   We will discuss both the changing landscape of collection management and future professional development needs that CMIG might fill.  As new co-chairs, we are … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Trenches

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

Consultants get paid a great deal of money to tell organizations (including libraries) what their customers want and need, but sometimes it’s cheaper and more effective to ask them yourself. Here at the Business, Engineering, Science, and Technology Library (BEST) … Continue reading →

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Membership Report

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 368 members consisting of 326 regular members, 3 retiree members, and 39 student members. We are excited to welcome our newest members! New Members since June 1, 2018: Amy Leoni, Franciscan … Continue reading →

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ACRL Chapters Council Report

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

ACRL 2019 is on the horizon!  Registration is now open for this exciting conference, with Early-Bird Registration closing on February 8, 2019, and Advance Registration closing on February 22, 2019.  The conference itself will run April 10-13.  ALAO members are … Continue reading →

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People & Library News

Posted on September 17, 2018 by anitaslack

Case Western University News Registration Now Open for 2018 Digital Scholarship Colloquium – The Digital and Democracy On November 1-2, 2018, Kelvin Smith Library will be hosting “The Digital and Democracy” Digital Scholarship Colloquium bringing together the vanguard of professionals … Continue reading →

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President’s Report

Posted on June 7, 2018 by anitaslack

On April 27, the ALAO board met at OhioNET. At this meeting, board members discussed the following items: Meeting ALA Chapter Councilor Meg Delaney (Lucas County Public Library). Interest in a statewide ecosystem movement to share objectives across all libraries. … Continue reading →

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Election Results

Posted on June 7, 2018 by anitaslack

ALAO election results are in!  We welcome the following newly elected members to the Board: Vice President/President-Elect Katy Mathuews Secretary Angel Mootispaw Membership Chair Maureen Barry Board Member-at-Large Melissa Bauer Heidi Beke-Harrigan Ann Marie Smeraldi I want to take a moment to … Continue reading →

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Annual Conference Update

Posted on June 7, 2018 by anitaslack

Three updates from the Conference Planning Committee: The committee thanks everyone for the great presentation and poster proposals that were submitted.  All proposers should have been notified of their status. If you have a question about your status, please e-mail program@alaoweb.org … Continue reading →

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