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Notes from the Trenches

Join the AI Community of Practice (AI COP) for Academic Librarians As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the landscape of academic libraries, many of us are seeking to understand and harness its potential. Enter AI COP (Community of Practice), a new … 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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Notes from the Trenches

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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Notes from the Trenches

Academic Library Highlights from the Medical Library Association/Special Library Association Meeting On May 16-19, MLA and SLA held a joint meeting in Detroit entitled “Looking Backward, Forging Ahead.” Having a joint meeting was intriguing; it’s been decades since I’ve thought … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

Annual Health Science Campus Artist Showcase at UToledo The annual Health Science Campus Artist Showcase has been an ongoing event at the Raymon H. Mulford Health Science Library for several years. Originally meant to provide University of Toledo students, staff, … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

The Community and Two-Year College Library Interest Group met in April for a virtual sound off to reconnect and discuss experiences across institutions during the past year. We had originally planned an article discussion meeting on current trends in community … Continue reading

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A New Program to Support RCR Training Since fall semester 2018, the University of Toledo (UToledo) has regularly organized in-person training workshops for graduate students on the responsible conduct of research (RCR). This workshop is designed to complement and reinforce … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

The ALAO Mentoring Program: In Our Own Words NOTE:  We recognize that the mentoring program is a personal experience and for many mentoring relationships to succeed, confidentiality is a critical component.  We are choosing to share our experience because we … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

3C GIS Day 2020: An Obstacle Turned Opportunity Many institutions and libraries have been suffering as a result of the pandemic. Health and safety concerns have made it difficult, among other things, to continue offering and supporting conferences and events … Continue reading

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Notes from the Trenches

COVID 19’s Struggle Bus:  How I Manage to Disembark Occasionally Over the past year, I’ve been hearing from people both inside and outside the academic world about feeling stuck on the dreaded struggle bus.  Realistically speaking, this is no surprise. … Continue reading

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