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Don’t Forget to Renew!

Katy Mathuews, Ohio University, Membership Chair Spring is an exciting time for ALAO Workshops. If you’re like me, registering for events such as conferences and workshops reminds me  to renew my professional memberships. If you haven’t renewed your ALAO membership … Continue reading

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Committee News

Professional Development Committee ALAO Professional Development Committee Hosted a Successful ACRL Webcast Viewing and Discussion Julia Chance Gustafson,  The College of Wooster, Professional Development Committee  Co Chair Every year, ALAO’s parent body, ACRL, allows us to host group viewings of … Continue reading

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2015 Continuing Education Award Honorable Mention Award Report

Kelly Kobiela, Ohio Northern University, TEDSIG Co-Chair The Continuing Education Award allowed me to attend IUG (Innovative Users Group) 2015. I am very grateful for the opportunity to attend IUG this year. Though OhioLINK and ALAO offer me a lot … Continue reading

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Assessment Interest Group Workshop a Success

Sarah Murphy, The Ohio State University, Assessment Interest Group Chair The Assessment Interest Group’s spring workshop “Communicating  Library  Value Through Assessment” was a resounding success. More than 45 ALAO members gathered at the State Library of Ohio on April 16, … Continue reading

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Collection Management Interest Group Spring Workshop Recap

Kathleen Baril, Ohio Northern University, CMIG Co-Chair CMIG just completed a very successful spring workshop at the State of Library of Ohio.  In the morning, we learned about two very practical and useful tools for collection management: the Weeding Helper … Continue reading

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Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group Spring Workshop Recap

Deidra Herring, The Ohio State University and Sharon Kerestes, Cedarville University, CMCIG Co-Chairs On April 20, the CMCIG Spring Workshop, “Novel-Ties: Classics and Comics in the Classroom” was hosted at the Thompson Library at The Ohio State University, Main Campus. … Continue reading

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Distance Learning Interest Group Spring Workshop Recap

Carrie Girton, Miami University, DLIG Co-Chair The DLIG spring workshop “INNOV8: Elevating Engagement for Students Online” was held on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Miami University’s Voice of America Center in West Chester, Ohio (just outside of Cincinnati). The 49 … Continue reading

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Instruction Interest Group Workshop Recap

Sara Klink, Stark State College Melissa Bauer, Kent State University at Stark, Instruction IG Co- Chairs On Friday, June 12, 2015 our instruction group held our annual spring workshop, “Making Connections: Embedding Information Literacy Across Your Curriculum” at Columbus State … Continue reading

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Big Turnout for Special Collections and Archives IG Spring Workshop Recap

Kathleen Medicus, Kent State University, SCAIG Co-Chair 48 people from all around the state attended SCAIG’s spring workshop on June 3, 2015, held at the Kent State University Library. The morning included three informal presentations about current issues affecting the … Continue reading

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Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services IG News

Kelly Kobiela, Ohio Northern University Aimee DeChambeau, The University of Akron, TEDSIG Co-Chairs TEDSIG Spring Workshop Recap The TEDSIG spring workshop “Escaping EBook Purgatory,” was on May 29, 2015. We had 20 attendees and 7 speakers. At the end of … Continue reading

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