[Ohiodig] 2025 ALAO Conference Call for Proposals

[Campbell, Paul]

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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 is hosting an informal virtual conversation to fuel interest among potential first-time presenters and anyone else curious about taking their ideas to new heights. Join us via Microsoft Teams<https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0b793cd5-da37-4504-a402-623a7fb2e4bc@60a9d377-c827-41a1-bbf0-1aad34db4c89> on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from noon - 1pm.

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:

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


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