Distance Learning Interest Group Spring Workshop Recap

Posted on June 11, 2015 by anitaslack

Carrie Girton, Miami University, DLIG Co-Chair

DLIG WorkshopThe 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 attendees had a great time networking, learning from colleagues, and eating delicious food (of course!).  A high-energy playlist greeted attendees during the registration period with interspersed DLIG videos, like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPoRuzF9qTc, to promote our interest group.

The 2015 Distance Learning Visionaries, John Burke and Beth Tumbleson, started the workshop off with their presentation “Embedded Librarianship: Communicating our Crucial Value”. Then Karla Aleman and Tocarra Porter demonstrated how easy it is to create GIFs that will spice up online instruction during “Reaching Visual Learners: Incorporating GIF Graphics into Online Instruction.”

After a lunch break that included a nature walk around the pond at the Voice of America Park, Mandi Goodsett discussed the benefits of using open access resources to make instruction more interactive. The last presentation of the day was “Using LibGuides 2.0 and Video Creation Tools to Provide Distance Learning” with Jennifer Bazely and Jennifer Natale. The entire day was informative and enjoyable; 38 of 41 attendees noted that they were “Highly Satisfied” with the workshop and many unsolicited comments included anticipation about attending again next year.

Carrie Girton is rotating off as co-chair this year. Jennifer Natale, Academic Resident Librarian at Miami University will be joining Kathleen Pickens as co-chair.

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Instruction Interest Group Workshop Recap

Posted on June 11, 2015 by anitaslack

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 Community College. Our event was attended by 30 guests from 22 schools, consisting of degreed librarians, library staff and library students from around the state.

The theme of our workshop was fairly focused this year with the focus on integrating information literacy and library resources into curriculum across campus. There was also a good bit of discussion on how the library is able to use its resources and expertise to build very fulfilling and sometimes unique partnerships both on and off campus. A multi-step approach was discussed which included working with your library team to set common goals, targeting a specific population and building partnerships on campus that will help you reach your goals.

We want to thank our two wonderful presenters, Dr. Joe Salem who is the new Associate Dean for Learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campus Libraries for the University Libraries at Penn State and Ann Marie Smeraldi who is the Head of Library Teaching and Learning Services at Cleveland State University. Both of our presenters shared valuable information and engaged guests with hands on activities and discussion. Please check our blog for a full recap and presenter content to be added soon.

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I would also like thank this year’s co-chair Melissa Bauer and planning committee which includes Dana Knott, Kristen Peters, Mark Eddy and Janelle Hubble for helping plan and host our workshop.

Additionally, we are still moving forward with our instruction blog and are still accepting guest posts.  The deadline for the next cycle is July 17th.

Topics we are looking for include:

–Innovative uses of instructional tools (particularly those related to new technologies)—-

–One-shot instruction ideas

–Keeping instruction interesting

— Collaborating with departmental faculty

— Assessment (of one-shot sessions, of the program, of librarian teachers)

— Impact of the revision of ACRL’s IL competency standards on instruction

— Teaching and learning with web scale discovery

Interested parties may submit proposals through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ncWdHPW_9-Wx9xhGSaOwJE4Hi0x0vQorgk0SVcuMGBI/viewform

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Big Turnout for Special Collections and Archives IG Spring Workshop Recap

Posted on June 11, 2015 by anitaslack

Kathleen Medicus, Kent State University, SCAIG Co-Chair

scaig48 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 daily work of three special collections librarians and archivists, an “open house” visit in Kent State’s special collections work areas, and time to view the current exhibit from the
University Archives and meet with its scaig 2curator.  Following lunch, we held successful World Café style small-group conversation sessions on topics such as Finding Aids, Project Management, and Outreach, to name a few. We were pleased to have a diverse mix of people representing different regions and sizes and types of institutions and found we sharescaig 3 a lot of common interests and challenges in this Ohio academic special collections and archives community!

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Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services IG News

Posted on June 11, 2015 by anitaslack

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 the day we did an expert panel and opened it up to everyone for questions and discussions; we came away with a lot of great ideas of workshop, training, and webinar ideas.

Richard Wisneski, Assistant Director, Digital Resources & Discovery Services at Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, has been elected as the incoming TEDSIG Co-Chair. Kelly Kobiela will remain as Co-Chair and Aimee DeChambeau will end her term in July.

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People and Library News

Posted on June 11, 2015 by anitaslack

Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland Campus News

The Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland campus library has a newly updated library website.  Created using the LibGuides CMS, the website includes tabbed navigation to multiple subject collections, easy access to the library’s eBook collections, and user-friendly access to the library’s databases.  The new library website features ease of access from multiple device and screen types and quick email access to the campus librarian from any screen.

Joseph Dudley presented “Collection Development at Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland Campus” at the  Spring 2015 ACRL LF-PEI Virtual Conference (Librarianship in For-Profit Educational Institutions), on May 7, 2015.

Joseph Dudley, Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland Campus

Case Western Reserve Kelvin Smith Library News
Elizabeth Meinke was hired as Scholarly Resources & Special Collections Librarian on March 30, 2015.

Learn about Kelvin Smith Library’s strategic vision for advancing research, teaching and learning at Case Western Reserve University in the latest issue of KSL Connects, available now online. Discover what “a day in the life” of a research services librarian entails, explore exhibits and events, envision redesigned library spaces,  celebrate faculty authors and more. View the magazine now at: http://library.case.edu/ksl/aboutus/connects/.

Arnold Hirshon, Case Western Reserve University Associate Provost and University Librarian, was the co-facilitator of a three-day Library Leadership Institute on “Leading the Next Generation Research Library.” The Institute, which was organized by the University of Hong Kong Libraries, was held in Xiamen, China from April 24-27. Hirshon’s sessions concentrated on aligning with and strategically managing within the academic environment, achieving strategic change through the effective organization of human resources, and achieving library goals through the effective allocation of financial resources the redesign of facilities, operations and services.

While in the region, Hirshon was also invited to give lectures in three other cities: Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; and Bangkok, Thailand. His topic at those three conferences was on driving intentional change through strategic redesign.

Hirshon also is the Chair of the Management Board of EIFL, a consortium that serves libraries in over 50 developing countries located in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia. The Board met recently in The Hague, Netherlands.  In addition to its work negotiating affordable licenses for electronic resources for these countries, EIFL also
provides services to build country consortia, to engage in advocacy for effective copyright legislation, to advance the availability and use of open access publications, and to engage in technology innovation. More information about EIFL can be found at www.eifl.net.

Amanda Koziura, Digital Learning & Scholarship Librarian, was elected as an ALAO board member and will take office in July 2015 as Public Relations/Outreach Coordinator.

Hannah Levy, Case Western Reserve University

Kent State University Libraries News
Kent State Special Collections and Archives has recently made new digital content available including thirteen recently released oral histories related to the Kent State Shootings of May 4, 1970. More information is available in the Libraries’ newsletter:  http://libguides.library.kent.edu/content.php?pid=657543&sid=5467439#may4 .

Also, newly available this spring are the campus newspaper issues from the 1950s and the 1970s. The Digital Daily Kent Stater now includes access from fall 1939 through fall 1979. The 1980s decade is currently being put into digital format. Access is available at http://www.library.kent.edu/dks .

Three Kent State University Libraries faculty (Cara Gilgenbach, Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, and Virginia Dressler) have been awarded an Ohio Archives Grant of $2,000 for the proposal “Providing Access to the Kent State Shootings Audio Archive.” The Ohio Archives Grants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, an
arm of the National Archives and Records Administration through their State and National Archival Partnership Grants program. The project will digitally capture all of the reel-to-reel audio recordings in the May 4 archive, which contains primary, archival sources related to the 1970 Kent State shootings and their aftermath.

Cara Gilgenbach, Kent State University

Malone University News
Jan L. Anderson, Catalog/Reference Librarian at Malone University will be retiring from the Everett L. Cattell Library staff at the end of August. She has been employed in various roles in cataloging, reference, and interlibrary loan since June 1972.

Jan L. Anderson, Malone University

National Legislative Day in Washington D.C.
As Government Relations Liaison, I attended National Library Legislative Day (NLLD)in Washington D.C. Sylvia Halladay, the winner of the ALAO Legislative Day Travel Award, also attended the conference with the Ohio delegation. As always, I would like to extend a thank you to ALAO for supporting our travel to this important event.

On May 4, myself and Sylvia attended a set of briefings organized by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office. We were members of the Ohio delegation which was made up of 13 people that included academics, public librarians, trustees, and educational lobbyists. William Morris of the State Library of Ohio headed the state delegation and did an excellent job in coordinating the states efforts at the conference. While mostly attended by public and school librarians, the presence of academic librarians was up this year with nearly 30 participating. Continue reading →

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President’s Report

Posted on March 13, 2015 by anitaslack
President Eboni Johnson

President Eboni Johnson

Eboni A. Johnson, Oberlin College; President

It’s been a long time coming, but I have seen some telltale signs of spring:  a little more daylight in the evenings, warmer temperatures that have melted some of winter away, the sight and sounds of birds who are returning from their winter vacations.  Even the almost-spring air is a harbinger of the warmer, sunnier days to come.

For ALAO, spring also means officer elections! In the coming days, the ballot will be ready and I hope every member will cast a vote. Each vote matters!  We will be electing a Vice President/President Elect, Treasurer, Public Relations/Outreach Coordinator, and 3 Board members-at-large.  These positions fill important roles on the board, and help ALAO run smoothly.  Special thanks to all of the candidates who’ve agreed to stand for election. I wish you all the best of luck!

Interest groups and committees have been busy planning and promoting their spring workshops as well. Registration is already open for two of these workshops, and others will be opening soon. Keep an eye on the ALAO listserv and website (alaoweb.org) for more information on each workshop and to register.  Don’t these sound great?

        • Escaping eBook Purgatory! : Libraries’ strategies for getting their ebook records under control
        • Communicating Library Value through Assessment
        • Classics and Comics in the Classroom (Registration is open)
        • INOV8! Elevating Engagement for Students Online (Registration is open)

Workshop registrations are reasonably priced, and are a great way to connect with colleagues across the state. Consider attending any or all of them — you’ll be glad you did.
In the meantime … think spring!

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2015 ALAO Conference Call for Programs has Opened

Posted on March 12, 2015 by anitaslack

Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University; Vice President/President Elect

2015 ALAO Conference Call for Programs has opened. Very soon we will have the Call for Vendors and announcement of the KeyNote.

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce our call for proposals for the 2015 ALAO conference, which will be held on Friday, November 20th at the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center in Lewis Center, Ohio.  Our theme this year will be “Cultivating Leadership: Preparing Academic Libraries for the Future” and we welcome proposals from a wide variety of library practitioners.  For more information and submission guidelines, head over to the conference website.

If you already have a great idea for a break-out session or a poster, please CLICK HERE for the online submission form!

The deadline for submitting proposals for BOTH break-out session presentations and poster sessions is Friday, March 27th.

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2015 ALAO Continuing Education Award Winners Announced

Posted on March 12, 2015 by anitaslack

Julia Chance Gustafson, The College of Wooster, Chair, Professional Development Committee

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Continuing Education Grant is awarded each year to support the cost of participating in professional development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, seminars, which are related to the member’s current position or in pursuit of a professional library degree. In early 2015 the ALAO Professional Development Committee conducted a blind review of seven strong applications and selected the following three ALAO members to receive the award:

Jen Waller, Interdisciplinary Librarian & Scholarly Communication Liaison at Miami University, Oxford, has been awarded the $2100 Continuing Education Award to attend the 2015 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference in Portland, Oregon, March 25-28, 2015. She will be a co-presenter of a 3-hour workshop at the conference called “Minding Your Ps and Qs: A Q-Methodology Workshop.” Jen states that “Librarians are continually turning to new metrics to evaluate services, impact, and priorities, and Q-methodology is a fantastic way to gauge a community of users.” In addition to that, she will be able to realize the full learning and networking benefits of the ACRL conference.

John Napp, Associate Professor and Engineering Librarian at the University of Toledo, has been awarded a $200 Continuing Education Honorable Mention Award to attend the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Seattle, Washington, June 14-17, 2015. The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition is the only conference dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education. John will be presenting a paper that will be published in the conference proceedings. In addition, the conference will provide him chance for network with engineering librarians from across the country.

Kelly Kobiela, Systems Librarian at Ohio Northern University, has been awarded a $200 Continuing Education Honorable Mention Award to attend the Innovative Interfaces User Group Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 14-16, 2015. She is early in her career as a systems librarian and this is the only conference where she can experience the kind of networking she needs to help improve her own system at her library, now that they are up with the new Sierra system. The timing of this conference coincides with her own need for professional development as well.

Congratulations to all winners. The 2015 PDC members are Jeff Franks (University of Akron), Suzanne Smailes (Wittenberg), Moriana Garcia (Denison University), Heidi Gauder (University of Dayton), Carissa Thatcher (Cincinnati Christian University), Elizabeth Mady (Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library), and Katie Blocksidge (OSU Newark). The committee is chaired by Julia Gustafson (The College of Wooster).

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ALAO Launches a Two-Year Pilot Mentoring Program

Posted on March 12, 2015 by anitaslack

Julia Chance Gustafson, The College of Wooster, Professional Development Committee Chair

The ALAO Professional Development Committee launched ALAO a two-year pilot Mentoring Program at the ALAO Annual Conference on November 14, 2014. Since then, the committee marketed the program, accepted applications, appealed a second time for more mentors, and matched 26 mentor/mentee pairs, involving 52 librarians throughout the state. Each pair is required to set their own goals and submit those goals to the Chair of the Professional Development Committee. The contracts have been trickling in since the date the pairs were notified.

The committee itself has already begun to have email discussions about how to handle our second round of applications and pairing. They will ask all of the participants to fill out an assessment form to help inform that effort as well. The Committee is looking forward to hearing back from those who are benefiting from this exciting new program.

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Past President’s Report

Posted on March 12, 2015 by anitaslack

Betsy Blankenship, The Ohio State University at Marion; Past President

The Spring election process is underway. Nominations have closed and the committee is reviewing and finalizing the slate. Elections are scheduled to open approximately March 15.  Stay tuned for more information!

Remember:  You must have a current membership in ALAO to be able to vote. Visit the ALAO website to renew your membership today.

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