[Ohiodig] *Deadline Extended: May 15th* Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) 2026 Call for Conference Proposals

[ALAO Secretary]

Deadline EXTENDED for ALAO Annual Conference Proposals


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It’s not too late! Come share your ideas, programs, work at the 52nd ALAO
Annual Conference.

In-Person Conference Location (Thursday and Friday, Oct 29th-30th, 2026):
OCLC Convention Center, Dublin, OH

The 2026 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/G60zWySs8I0?si=tAb5JSSqAaifTU5J> that took
place on April 9, 2026.

Submission Deadline has been Extended to: May 15, 2026

Submit Proposals Here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz18R9DeFuPHHeDdOgvsUgjvfNMN5_nj_lL4YtfmQ1F4cdYA/viewform>

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, Preserving the past, Empowering the
future: Ohio Academic Libraries, is encouraged but not required. Possible
topics include, but are not limited to:

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   Libraries’ role supporting citizenship and civic engagement
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   Leadership in libraries during challenging times
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   Preserving historical materials and documents
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   Advocacy for libraries and library workers
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   Innovative instruction & research support
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   Generating student success in the classroom and beyond
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   Measuring the impact of library programs and services
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   Original use of generative AI in library work
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   Exploring new acquisition models
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   Strategies for working with Alma normalization rules
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   Inventive student worker roles and duties
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   Expressing 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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   Self-care for library personnel
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   Library integrations with campus systems like Workday or EAB Navigate
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   Strategies for creating successful library outreach
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   Connecting 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/2026/proposals
If you have questions about conference programming or proposal submissions,
please contact program at alaoweb.org
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