Category Archives: Vol. 41 no. 3 (Sept 2023)

President’s Report

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Annual Conference Update Conference Date: November 2-3, 2023 Conference Location: Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center, Lewis Center, Ohio Online ILS Forum & Mini-Conference: Friday, Oct 27, 2023 via Zoom Register for the 49th Annual Conference! On behalf of the 2023 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

The ALAO Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award and the Kathryn Venditti Mentoring Award. The Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has: Additional information about the Jay Ladd Distinguished … Continue reading →

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Vice President/President Elect Report

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Hello ALAO! Here we are at the start of another fall semester. I am excited to enter this fall season as the newly elected ALAO Vice President. As the Vice President, my number one job is to establish and chair … Continue reading →

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Committee and Interest Groups News

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Call for Mentees – 2023-2024 The Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Professional Development Committee (ALAO PDC) is excited to announce a call for participation in the ALAO Mentoring Program.  Mentees can be library school students, newly-minted professionals, or more experienced … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Trenches

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Ohio State’s Information Literacy Workshop Series Since 2020, the Teaching & Learning Department in The Ohio State University Libraries has offered a range of virtual information literacy workshops open to instructors and librarians from both within and outside of Ohio … Continue reading →

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Member Spotlight

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Let’s shine the Member Spotlight on Jason Ezell from Miami University! What is/are your role(s) in academic libraries? I am a leader of learning and engagement programs in academic library settings. Specifically, I have just begun my role as Miami … Continue reading →

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Membership Report

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

The current membership of ALAO includes a total of 291 members consisting of 253 regular members, 6 retiree members, and 32 student members. We are excited to welcome new members who joined between May 31, 2023 and August 29, 2023. … Continue reading →

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ACRL Liaison Report

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

ACRL Chapters Council Report The ACRL Chapters Council serves as a conduit for information and communication between ACRL national and its chapters. During 2022-2023, the Chapters Council met virtually on January 23 and June 15. As part of these meetings, … Continue reading →

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People & Library News

Posted on September 15, 2023 by anitaslack

Bryant & Stratton College News Joseph Dudley (Bryant & Stratton College) is contributing to ongoing collaborative term development discussions for the Homosaurus, an international controlled vocabulary project expressed as Linked Data and intended to enhance discovery of LGBTQ+ resources by … Continue reading →

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