ALAO Conference: Registration Open

Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)
38th Annual Conference
Friday, October 26, 2012
Roberts Centre ~ Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Registration is now opened for ALAO 2012!
http://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/conf2012 




The 38th Annual ALAO Conference will feature programming spotlighting ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries report. Our keynote, Lisa Hinchliffe, Associate Professor and the Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the current Co-Chair of ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries Committee and a Past-President of ACRL. Following the keynote a panel comprised of university administrators, David R. Hopkins, President, Wright State University, Thomas Skill, Associate Provost & CIO, University of Dayton, and Whitney Womack Smith, Faculty Director, Miami University Hamilton, will offer insight on the greatest challenges and threats to academic libraries and suggest how they think libraries can make the biggest impact.

In addition to concurrent sessions, lightning sessions, posters, round table discussions, vendor exhibits, and plenty of time for networking on the day of the conference, the 2012 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to offer two pre-conferences on October 25.
The Scholarly Communications Preconference, "Researcher Revolt: What Faculty Want from Publishers, Libraries and the Open Access Movement," will feature Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications Officer at Duke University Libraries, as keynote along with a panel of faculty from a variety of disciplines and schools who will discuss their experiences with open access.

The World Cafe Preconference, "Participatory Librarianship: Shaping Conversations to Advocate the Impact of Our Academic Libraries," features 2011 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, Buffy Hamilton. Hamilton, who authors "The Unquiet Librarian," will lead small groups in interactive conversations about maximizing and communicating value by framing our services and programming through a lens of participatory librarianship.
Detailed program information, venue, and hotel information are available:

• ALAO Conference
• Scholarly Communications Preconference
• World Cafe Preconference
• Roberts Centre
• Conference Hotel

It's never to soon to register! Registration information:

• Special discount rates are available for students, retirees and early registration. Early registration is available now through September 19.  
• Registration closes on October 15. Registration questions may be directed to Sheryl Gannon via email: sgannon at brownmackie.edu 
• ALAO Conference Registration
• Scholarly Communications Preconference Registration
• World Cafe Preconference

Register now to learn about current trends, technologies, services and strategies!

* Announcement information originates from the ALAO conference planning committee.