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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 and Library Support Staff 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 [log in to unmask]