[OPLINLIST] FW: ALAO 2006 conference

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From: Carrie Ator-James [mailto:james_c at hocking.edu] 
Subject: RE: ALAO 2006 conference


* _Recipes for Success: Ingredients, Process, & Product_*

*Academic Library Association of **Ohio** (ALAO) . 32nd Annual 
Conference . **November 3, 2006*

**

*_Call for Proposals_*


      *Presentation & Poster Session Proposal Deadline: *May 5, 2006.

*Mix 1 pound collaborative library projects with 4 ounces of technical 
services. Stir in 3 cups of collection development and sprinkle with 2 
tablespoons practical and inventive information. What is this recipe? It 
is the 32nd Annual ALAO Conference "Recipes for Library Success: 
Ingredients, Process and Product."*

*This banquet of fresh ideas will whet your palate with presentations, 
poster sessions, vendor exhibits and keynote speakers addressing a wide 
variety of issues related to our everyday work in academic libraries.*

*What follows in this call for proposals is just a small list of 
appetizers to offer some inspiration. We hope what you see here sparks 
your appetite for hot topic discussions, practical solutions and 
creative approaches to issues and challenges facing libraries because 
you will want to mark your calendar now for a delectable feast of ideas 
in 2006.*

*INGREDIENTS*

	

*PROCESS*

	

*PRODUCT*

    * Apples & Oranges: A Mix of Patrons
    * Fast Food vs. Nutritious Meals: Quantity vs. Quality
    * Using the Food Pyramid Wisely: A Balanced Approach to Collection
      Development
    * Variety is the Spice of Life: Diversity in the Library

	

    * Out of the Frying Pan & Into the Fire: Handling Hot Issues
    * Chief Cook & Bottle Washer: Successful Collaborative Projects
    * Culinary Institutes: What's New in Library School?
    * The Toothpick Test: Checking In With Staff Evaluations

	

    * Fusion Cuisine: Non-Library Services in Library Spaces
    * Brown Bagging: Developing Lunchtime Training Sessions
    * Food Is the Way to a Student's Heart: Nourishing Mind and Body
    * Caviar Taste on a Mac 'n Cheese Budget

*ALAO invites you to present your ideas, experiences, and views on these 
issues at our 32nd Annual Conference.*

    * *Sessions may take the form of contributed papers, demonstrations,
      workshops, or panel discussions. *
    * *Poster session proposals addressing the conference theme and
      presenting innovative ideas, practical solutions, original
      research and/or creative approaches to issues and challenges
      facing libraries are similarly encouraged. *

*To encourage support staff participation, the 2006 Program Planning 
Committee will sponsor a Support Staff Presenter Grant for staff members 
who want to present at the 32nd ALAO Annual Conference. Conference 
proposal details are available online at 
http://www.alaoweb.org/06conf/call.html and a proposal submission form 
can be accessed at http://www.alaoweb.org/06conf/proposal-form.html. For 
further details regarding the conference, go to the ALAO web site: 
http://www.alaoweb.org/**. Look for the ALAO 2006 Conference link. *


      *For more information, contact:*

**Karen A. Plummer***
Phone: 330.972-7244 . Fax: 330.972-8363
Email: kplumme at uakron.edu <mailto:kplumme at uakron.edu>*

*or*

**Lori Fielding***
Phone: 330.972-2318 . Fax: 330.972-2317
Email: ljf03 at uakron.edu <mailto:ljf03 at uakron.edu>*