Category Archives: Vol. 33 no. 3 (Sep. 2015)

Leadership Retreat Report and Annual Conference Update

Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University, President Leadership Retreat Report The ALAO leadership transition occurred at the ALAO Board Retreat on July 13-14. Everyone took on their new roles, expertise was passed on, trainings occurred, and strategies were set for … Continue reading

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Accepting Nominations for the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award

ALAO’s Distinguished Service Award is named for Jay Ladd, a former Ohio State University librarian who was instrumental in forming ALAO. This award, our highest honor, is given annually to recognize a member who has: (1) been an Academic Library … Continue reading

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Interest Group and Committee Reports

Assessment Interest Group (AIG) The Assessment Interest Group is looking forward to the annual ALAO conference in November. Our sponsored session, “One Shot at Success? Assessing the Effectiveness of Single Session Instruction on Student Attainment of Information Literacy Skills” (Thomas … Continue reading

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See You at the Annual Conference!

As we’re getting into the swing of fall semester, now is a good time to renew your annual membership so you’re ready for all the wonderful activities we have planned this year. An active membership ensures that you receive the … Continue reading

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ACRL Chapters Council Report

There is nothing major to report from the ACRL Chapters Council Meeting at ALA 2015.  Our continued focus is increasing the level of communication between National and the chapters. Rachel M. Minkin is the new legislation liaison for Chapters Council. … Continue reading

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People & Library News

Bryant & Stratton Cleveland News The Bryant & Stratton Cleveland campus library is currently expending the technical services area, which will be operational by the start of the Fall 2015 semester. The Bryant and Stratton College Ohio librarians (representing the … Continue reading

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