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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ohiolink-bounces@lists.ohiolink.edu [mailto:ohiolink-bounces@lists.ohiolink.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peggy Rector<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> ohiolink@lists.ohiolink.edu; ohionet-l@list.ohionet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Ohiolink] ALAO 39th Annual Conference Call for Proposals - Deadline is June 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'> <img width=564 height=212 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CE5C54.D78048C0" alt="Inline image 1"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>ALAO 39<sup>th</sup> Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>October 25, 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>University Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Kent State University at Stark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'>North Canton, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><a href="http://goo.gl/ryXMa" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://goo.gl/ryXMa</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The deadline for proposals is fast approaching and will be here June 7, 2013. A separate call </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>for poster sessions, lighting rounds and roundtables will go out in July.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Proposals are now being accepted for the ALAO Annual Conference and should be submitted online via: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://goo.gl/jssbh" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/jssbh</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ALAO Conference Planning Committee is so excited about the possibilities for proposals for presentations for the 2013 Annual Conference. This year’s conference theme: “The Changing Faces of Academic Libraries: Transforming, Reorganizing, Re-imagining” is so important to everyone in academic libraries today. Change is inevitable. How are you planning, preparing and coping with the changes that you face every day? Your colleagues will benefit from your experiences, solutions, expertise, and innovative practices. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-repeat:initial initial'>Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'> Transforming:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Collaboration – departments, community, groups<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Collections – print vs. electronic<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Outside the box – new initiatives<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Services – areas of student experience<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Reorganizing:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>•<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Library spaces – physical and virtual, active learning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>•<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Staffing – new roles, new positions, new responsibilities<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>•<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Budget (electronic vs. print)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>•<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Collections – maintenance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'>•<span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Re-imagining<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Library instruction – first year, second year groups, international, special groups (veterans), online<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Library reference – online, in person, new methods, assessment, tools used<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Library services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Collaboration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Budget – expertise needed?, IT<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Collections – digital initiatives, data<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Assessment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Library as information portal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b>Guidelines:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><b>You are welcome to submit multiple proposals, however, please know that no more than 2 will be included in the final program. </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>All proposals will be blind-reviewed for content, relevance to the conference theme, and overall appeal. A concise, clearly written description and abstract will help the reviewers evaluate your offering more clearly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Exclude the name of your institution, department and any personal names in the abstract to expedite the blind review process. You do not need to exclude this information in the brief description.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>You will be contacted regarding your AV/technology requirements when your proposal is accepted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><b><u>All</u></b> <b>presenters will be responsible for their own registration and travel costs.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>Please print a copy of the completed form for your records before submitting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:47.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span>You will receive an email confirmation upon submission. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please contact: <b>Diane Schrecker, Ashland University Library at </b><a href="mailto:alao.cpc@gmail.com"><b>alao.cpc@gmail.com</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background-repeat:initial initial'><b>Presentations </b>may take the form of contributed papers, demonstrations, workshops, research, or panel discussions.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>