[Ohiodig] FW: 2024 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

From: OH Valley Group of Technical Svcs Librarians <OVGTSL at LSV.UKY.EDU> On Behalf Of ALAO Public Relations Coordinator
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2024 11:38 AM
To: OVGTSL at LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: [External] 2024 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals

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2024 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals


The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 50th ALAO Annual Conference.

In-Person Conference Location (Friday, Nov 8, 2024): OCLC Convention Center, Dublin, OH


Submission Deadline:  April 15, 2024



Submission Form: http://tinyurl.com/ALAO2024proposals

Please note also that grants are available for Students<https://www.alaoweb.org/Student-Presenter-Grant> and Library Support Staff<https://www.alaoweb.org/Support-Staff-Conference-Grant> to attend or aid in presenting at the conference.

Adherence to the conference theme, Ohio Academic Libraries: Past, Present, & Future, is encouraged but not required.



Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  *   Diversity audit of collections
  *   Protect, Change, or Adaptation in course content in wake of SB83
  *   AI and other tools for librarianship
  *   Updates on how past projects and how they are currently working or being used
  *   Work/life balance
  *   Library as experts in new technologies (Like VR or AI)
  *   Exciting new things to try out in Alma
  *   Workflows or integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
  *   Successful library events for different audiences
  *   Communicating the value the library holds to stakeholders
  *   Collection assessment
  *   Ways to maximize a resource trial
  *   Instruction effects on student outcomes
  *   Accessibility in libraries: spaces, interfaces, licenses, etc.
  *   New roles and duties for student workers
  *   How Library work and job have been changing
  *   Misinformation
  *   Generative AI in instruction
  *   Changing landscape of information literacy


Proposal Submissions

Choose which option best fits your topic(s). Multiple submissions are allowed, but each must represent a different topic.

Conference Session Proposals:

We invite proposals from all areas of library work in the form of presentations, posters, & lightning talks.  If you have a unique session format idea, please submit it under the Presentation option (i.e., panel discussions, etc.).

Full Details & Guidelines: https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2024/proposals

We invite everyone to contribute your ideas to make the 50th ALAO conference the best yet!

If you have questions about conference programming or proposal submissions, please contact ALAO  and Rob Withers at program at alaoweb.org<mailto:program at alaoweb.org>
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