Author Archives: anitaslack

Member Spotlight

Let’s shine the member spotlight on Vanessa Earp from Kent State University! What is/are your role(s) in academic libraries? In 2003 I started in my first professional library job as the Education Materials Center Librarian at Texas A&M Kingsville. In … Continue reading

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Membership Report

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 285 members consisting of 240 regular members, 5 retiree members, and 40 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between February 24, 2024 and August 29, 2024. … Continue reading

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Interest Groups News

Message from the Interest Group Coordinator Greetings! I hope everyone is having a great start to their new academic years. I will be staying on as IG Coordinator until 2026 and I look forward to continuing working with ALAO’s interest … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Bryant & Stratton College News Joseph Dudley (Bryant & Stratton College) is serving on the 2024 LD4 Conference Planning Committee and Social Subcommittee.  This year’s LD4 theme is Building Community for Linked Open Data, and the conference will take place … Continue reading

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President’s Report

Summer in Ohio is Here! Time again to close out another academic year at our institutions, and contemplate all those summer projects we’ve been meaning to get to.  One for me is keeping up with the front and back lawns … Continue reading

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Vice President/President Elect Report

Conference Date: November 7th Preconference and November 8th Conference, 2023 Conference Location: OCLC main campus in Dublin, Ohio On behalf of the 2024 Conference Planning Committee, I want to thank everyone who submitted session proposals for this year’s Conference!  We … Continue reading

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Past President’s Report

2024-2025 ALAO Executive Board Election Results I am excited to announce the candidates who will be joining the Executive Board for 2024-2025. Please join me in congratulating: The results for the Board Member-at-Large position were particularly close and required a … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

Whether we are new to librarianship or have many years in journal publishing, there is always something new to learn. We had the opportunity to get more insights about publishing in journals this spring. The ALAO Research and Publications Committee facilitated a panel webinar … Continue reading

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Interest Groups News

Innovative Instruction Showcase presented by Instruction, STEM, and Distance Learning Interest Groups On May 8, 2024, three ALAO Interest Groups (Instruction, STEM, and Distance Learning) hosted the virtual Innovative Instruction Showcase, which featured 18 panelists in nine lightning talks under three … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Bryant & Stratton College News Joseph Dudley presented a virtual poster session titled “The All-Virtual Academic Library” at the 2024 TCC Worldwide Online Conference, April 16-18 and published a review of From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation: A cultural and methodological introduction by Mauro … Continue reading

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