ALAO 2013: Call for Proposals

UPDATE: The call for proposal deadline has been extended. The new deadline is 6/14/13.

 

 

 

ALAO 39th Annual Conference 

October 25, 2013 

University Center Kent State University at Stark 

North Canton, Ohio 

The ALAO 2013 Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit proposals for presentations for the 39th Annual Conference. Applicants are encouraged to develop creative proposals that show thoughtful exploration of this year’s conference theme:

“The Changing Faces of Academic Libraries:
Transforming, Reorganizing, Re‐imagining.”

Share your experiences, solutions, expertise, and innovative practices with colleagues from all types of academic libraries. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: 

Transforming: 

• Collaboration – departments, community, groups 
• Collections – print vs. electronic 
• Outside the box – new initiatives 
• Services – areas of student experience 

Reorganizing: 

• Library spaces – physical and virtual, active learning
• Staffing – new roles, new positions, new responsibilities
• Budget (electronic vs. print) 
• Collections – maintenance 
• Services 

Re‐imagining: 

• Library instruction – 1st year, second year groups, international, special groups (veterans), online 
• Library reference – online, in person, new methods, assessment, tools used 
• Library services 
• Collaboration 
• Budget – expertise needed?, IT 
• Collections – digital initiatives, data 
• Assessment 
• Library as information portal 

Proposal Guidelines: 

Multiple proposals are welcome, however no more than two (2) will be included in the final program.  Proposals are blind‐reviewed for content, relevance to the conference theme, and overall appeal. A concise, clearly written description and abstract will help the reviewers evaluate your offering more clearly. Presentations may take the form of contributed papers, demonstrations, workshops, research, or panel discussions.

• Exclude the name of your institution, department and any personal names in the abstract to expedite the blind review process. 
• You will be contacted regarding your AV/technology requirements when your proposal is accepted. 
• All presenters will be responsible for their own registration and travel costs. 

Please print a copy of the completed form for your records before submitting. You will receive an email confirmation upon successful proposal submission. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please contact: Diane Schrecker, Ashland University Library using the ALAO 2013 Conference Planning Committee email: alao.cpc at gmail.com 

Deadline for proposals is June 7, 2013.

Proposals should be submitted via the online submission form:
ALAO 2013 Presentation Proposal

For additional information, visit the conference web site @ http://goo.gl/ryXMa

2013 ALAO Annual Conference -- Proposals Being Sought

Greetings!

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2013 ALAO Annual Conference, to be held at Kent State University at Stark on October 25, 2013.  The deadline for proposals is June 7, 2013.  See the proposal website for more information: http://osu.campusguides.com/sessions

Best wishes,
Stephanie

2013 CMCIG Spring Workshop

Hear ye!  Hear ye!

Registration is now open for the 2013 CMCIG Spring Workshop on Friday, May 17th at University of Cincinnati, Teachers College Rm. 430, 2610 McMicken Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45221!

Common Core Unraveled

Join us at the University of Cincinnati on Friday, May 17th, where we will learn the basics about the Common core State Standards (CCSS), electronic resources that support the CCSS in the classroom, what the CCSS looks like when implemented in the classroom.  Also, we will also tour the College of Education, Criminal Justice & Human Services (CECH) Library, with our very own Cheryl Ghosh as tour guide.   Enjoy your choice Cafe Sandwich from Panera as we discuss business.  In the afternoon, tour the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Downtown Cincinnati.

More detail on the program content and a downloadable flyer can be found on the CMCIG webpage.

Full day registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, museum pass and parking -- $30.00.
Morning session only includes continental breakfast, lunch, and parking -- $20.00 .

Link to register:   http://www.alaoweb.org/events?eventId=649315&EventViewMode=EventDetails

For more information, contact:  Cheryl Ghosh at (513) 556-1758, or cheryl.ghosh@uc.edu

Common Core Links

   It was so nice to get together for the CMCIG Roundtable at the annual conference last week.  At our Common Core discussion  I mentioned some links that were helpful to me and I thought I would share them here.

The Chicago Public Schools 2012 Purchasing List has a nice explanation of how they selected the books while keeping the CCSS in mind.  You can find that here: http://cpslibraries.wikispaces.com/purchasinglistscurrent


Another CCSS link at the top of my list right now is three part webinar series from School Library Journal. The first one is available as a recording and the next two have yet to be presented.   They are free and well worth your time since they are aimed at librarians.  http://www.slj.com/webcasts/commoncore/#_

My own Libguide on the Common Core is still a work in progress, and that can be checked out here:  http://libguides.bgsu.edu/commoncore

Happy Reading, Kathy Yoder
Bowling Green State University

ALAO 2012 Preconference Workshops

Participatory Librarianship:
Shaping Conversations to Advocate the Impact of Our Academic Libraries

How can academic libraries use participatory practices to impact their own academic communities? How can we spark, encourage, and sustain conversations for learning, as well as build rich, meaningful community engagement? Together, through small and whole group conversations, we will examine existing effective practices and strategies. We will brainstorm new possibilities for elevating the role of the library to an integral affinity space that cultivates and nurtures the evolving needs of our higher education communities.

The Unquiet Librarian, Buffy Hamilton, a 2011 LJ Mover and Shaker, will lead small groups in interactive conversations about maximizing and communicating value by framing our services and programming through a lens of participatory librarianship. We will follow the World Café model, which promises a fun, visually-rich, stimulating workshop with plenty of energizing take-aways from the shared energy and collective wisdom of our colleagues.

Interested in learning more? View this PDF of the workshop.
Preconference registration: http://www.alaoweb.org/events?eventId=536222


Researcher Revolt:
What Faculty Want from Publishers, Libraries and the Open Access Movement

The issue of open access is changing the landscape of scholarly communication. There is increasing demand for public access to research and an intense debate on the best way to accomplish this goal. Historically, libraries have supported faculty and institutions in their research, but are becoming increasingly involved as the research and publishing communities attempt to navigate in the new world. It is essential, however, that libraries align their efforts to what researchers want and need. This session will convene a panel of faculty from a variety of disciplines and schools to speak to their experiences with open access. Join us as we discuss how academic libraries can best support our institutions in the changing landscape of scholarly communication.

Faculty Panel includes:

• Dominique Belanger, PhD, Director of the Wright State University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
• Tschera Connell, PhD, Head of Scholarly Resources Integration Department at The Ohio State University Libraries
• Sebastiaan Faber , PhD, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Director, Oberlin Center for Languages and Cultures, Oberlin College
• David Mark Goss , PhD, Professor of Mathematics at The Ohio State University and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Number Theory
• Mason Posner, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biology and Toxicology at Ashland University
• Moderated by Alan Boyd, Associate Director, Oberlin College Libraries

Interested in learning more? View the workshop PDF
Preconference registration is available: http://www.alaoweb.org/events?eventId=536226