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2026 Election Results-Past President’s Report

As chair of this year’s Nominating Committee. I am excited to announce the newly elected members of the 2026-2027 Executive Board! Congratulations to: • Vice President/President Elect: Mira Scarnecchia, Columbus State Community College• Secretary: Marsha Miles, Cleveland State University• Membership … Continue reading

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Vice President’s Report-Conference Planning Update

The ALAO Conference Planning Committee has been working hard on the annual conference. Our theme for this year is Preserving the Past, Empowering the Future: Ohio Academic Libraries. The Conference will take place on Friday October 30th at the OCLC … Continue reading

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Congratulations to the recipients of the ALAO Continuing Education Grant

Congratulations to the recipients of the ALAO Continuing Education Grant The continuing education grant is awarded each year to support the cost of participating in professional development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and seminars, which are related to the member’s … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches: Anecdotes and Best Practices from the Library World

Not a best practice, an okay practice: bend the rules  Records management is a field all about the rules. Retention schedules dictate exactly how long a record should be retained, in what format, and its disposition after it has reached the … Continue reading

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Annual Conference Report

Brian C. Gray, Case Western Reserve University, President I hope everyone enjoyed the 2015 Annual Conference and/or the Preconference. I would like to thank our keynote speaker Cindy Foley and workshop presenter Trevor Dawes. Both sessions were well received. On … Continue reading

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Elections-Call for Nominations

Eboni A. Johnson, Oberlin College, Past President Are you looking for a leadership opportunity?  Would you like to get involved in professional service for an ACRL chapter?  Or, perhaps you have a colleague who would be a perfect match for … Continue reading

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Jay Ladd Award Recipient

Congratulations to Karen A. Plummer, who was awarded the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award at the 2015 annual conference last month.  This award, which is ALAO’s highest honor, recognizes an individual who has been an ALAO member for at least … Continue reading

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Vice President’s Report

Krista McDonald, Miami University Hamilton, Vice President Mark your calendars for the 2016 ALAO Annual Conference! The conference will be held at The Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio with a pre-conference workshop on Thursday, October 27th and conference sessions on … Continue reading

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Research Grant Announcement

Apply Now:  2016 Research Grant The Research & Publications Committee will be accepting proposals for research grants beginning Monday, November 23.  If you have a research project or are thinking about a research project that could use some funding, we … Continue reading

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Research Grant Recipient Update

We reached out to the 2014 RPC award winners for an update about their research projects and how they used the award funds.  All three winners made great use of the funding.  Here is an update from the second of … Continue reading

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