[Ohiodig] ALAO CFP open!: Due 4/28

[Calabrese, Cara]

2025 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals

The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference Planning
committee invites you to submit proposals for the 51st ALAO Annual
Conference.

In-Person Conference Location (Friday, Nov 7, 2025): OCLC Convention
Center, Dublin, OH

ALAO has a long tradition of being a launchpad for first-time presenters of
sessions, posters, lightning talks, and panel discussions. Our conference
provides a welcoming and supportive environment that is perfect for your
first lift-off into presenting! In this spirit, the 2025 ALAO Conference
Planning Committee hosted an informal virtual conversation to fuel interest
among potential first-time presenters and anyone else curious about taking
their ideas to new heights. Here is a recording of the webinar
<https://youtu.be/_mnDG1V1OiY> that took place on April 8, 2025.

Submission Deadline: April 28, 2025

Submit Proposals Here <https://forms.gle/MHTNXa51ZHQugkcE6>

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, Mission Possible: Libraries as
Launchpads to Success, is encouraged but not required. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to:

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   Navigating library work in wake of SB1
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   Leadership in libraries during turbulent times
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   Boosting advocacy for libraries and library workers
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   Libraries role fueling citizenship and civic engagement
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   Discovery of innovative instruction & research support
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   Launching student success by measuring library impact
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   New frontiers of generative AI in library work
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   Charting the exploration of new acquisition models
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   Strategies for working with Alma normalization rules and beyond
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   Expanding the universe of student worker roles and duties
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   Broadcasting the value of the library to stakeholders
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   Collection assessment, management, & development
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   Libraries’ as supportive environments and communities
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   Creating oxygen-rich atmospheres: Self-care for library personnel
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   Library integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
   -

   Mission-driven strategies for creating successful library events
   -

   Making contact and collaborating with non-library units
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   Universal access in libraries: spaces, interfaces, licenses, etc

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/2025/proposals
If you have questions about conference programming or proposal submissions,
please contact Paul C. Campbell at program at alaoweb.org

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<http://miamioh.edu/>

Cara Calabrese

Acquisitions & Access Librarian

Miami University Libraries

311 King Library

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Oxford, OH 45056
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