ALAO Pre-Conference Social

ALAO Evening Social 
November 3rd, 2011
Pre-Conference




The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) is proud to announce an evening social, to take place after the November 3rd pre-conference. This informal affair will be an excellent time to mingle and network with colleagues from the region, meet your ALAO board members, and, of course, enjoy some delicious hors d’oeuvres . A cash bar will also be available.

The social will take place at the ALAO 2011 Conference headquarters, Hilton Toledo, in the Pine/Willow rooms from 7-9:30pm.

Please RSVP only if you plan to attend. We hope to see you at this exciting event!

The ALAO 2011 Conference Planning Committee
http://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/conf2011

2011 ALAO Conference: CMCIG Program

Ready for ALAO? Program information is available on the ALAO 2011 Conference web site.  See also: 

Conference Schedule at a Glance
Session Abstracts



The Curriculum Materials Center Interest Group (CMCIG) sponsored session is scheduled for 10:10 am and will be located in Van Wert. We hope to see you there!

Wizards and Vampires and Nerdfighters, Oh, My!
Popular Fiction in the Academic Library

Nancy Down (Bowling Green State University), Kathy Yoder (Bowling Green State University) Popular literature, such as the Harry Potter series and the Twilight Saga, are increasingly used in academic classes. Our presentation discusses how our Curriculum Resource Center supports the use of such materials as young adult reading and as teaching materials. Our Popular Culture Library archives the materials to document cultural history. We conclude with ideas on collaborations between our collections to promote popular literature in the academic library.

2011 ALAO Conference: Preconference

Have you registered? 
It's a great opportunity!





The Academic Library Association of Ohio is excited to offer a pre-conference this year, with a lineup that promises to be professionally valuable and engaging. The pre-conference kicks off with an opening keynote delivered by Lauren Pressley, entitled, “Change and Opportunities for Today’s Academic Libraries.” Ms. Pressley is an Instructional Design Librarian at Wake Forest University, and the author of So You Want to Be a Librarian? and Wikis for Libraries.


The pre-conference agenda includes a panel of Ohio academic library leaders who will discuss ACRL’s The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report. Our distinguished panel includes:

• John Burke, Director, Gardner-Harvey Library, Miami University Middletown (panel moderator
• Sara Bushong, Dean of Libraries, Bowling Green State University (panelist)
• Susan Scott, Director of the Library, Ohio State University – Newark Campus (panelist)
• Kathleen Webb, Dean of University Libraries, University of Dayton (panelist)
• Al Zavar, Director, West Campus Library, Cuyahoga Community College (panelist)

Don't forget, the day also includes lunch and time for networking with colleagues. Register today!

2011 ALAO Conference: Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Registration Ends September 26th

Save $$$ and Register Today!

http://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/conf2011

The exciting ALAO 2011 Conference on November 4th includes:

• Opening keynote from Steven J. Bell [http://stevenbell.info/] Associate University Librarian at Temple University and ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect.
• Presentations, posters, and spotlight sessions, all centered on change in today’s academic libraries
• Vendor spotlights
• Lunch with colleagues
• Plenty of time for networking

ALAO is excited to offer a pre-conference on November 3, that promises to be professionally valuable and engaging. The pre-conference features an opening keynote delivered by Lauren Pressley entitled, “Change and Opportunities for Today’s Academic Libraries.”  The day continues with a distinguished panel of Ohio academic library leaders discussing ACRL’s “The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report.”

Registration is available for the conference only, pre-conference only, or both conferences today. Special discount rates available for students, retirees and early registrants.

ALAO Newsletter: September 2011

The ALAO Newsletter, Vol. 29 No. 3 (Sept 2011), is now available.  Featured in this edition are:

• President's Report
• 2011 Conference and Pre-Conference
• Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award Nominations Sought
• ALAO Interest Groups & Committees
• People and Library News

The ALAO Newsletter is published four times a year, view the entire newsletter at http://newsletter.alaoweb.org/.

Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) is a Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

"We are over 600 members, representing more than 100 libraries, organizations, and businesses. We provide support, encouragement, and continuing education opportunities for academic library staff from all over Ohio through our workshops, annual conference and other programs." -- Welcome to ALAO.