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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 44th Annual Conference, <b style="">Take Action! Conveying Value, Cultivating Success</b>, which will explore our impact on student engagement, student learning and student success. We all do great things that impact students, so let’s share our work and experiences!  </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Featured speakers at the conference will be Dr. Megan Oakleaf, Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s iSchool and Dr. Debra Gilchrist, Vice President for Student Success at Pierce College.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Conference Date:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span>November 2, 2018</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Conference Location:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span>Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Submission Deadline:  </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">April 16, 2018</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span> </span></span></p>We encourage thoughtful, timely proposals on any topic related to the theme. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<br><ul><li>Budget<br></li><li>Collaborations<br></li><li>Collections<br></li><li>Demonstrating value<br></li><li>Developing a culture of assessment<br></li><li>Ethnographic and observational studies<br></li><li>Impact on student learning, retention, progression, and/or graduation<br></li><li>Lessons learned<br></li><li>Library instruction<br></li><li>Library student employees<br></li><li>Marketing and communications<br></li><li>Outreach activities<br></li><li>Programming and events<br></li><li>Reporting results<br></li><li>Services<br></li><li>Spaces and facilities<br></li><li>Special collections and archives<br></li><li>Technical services</li><li>Unique methods<br></li><li>Usability<br></li><li>User experience<br></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">More information and submission guidelines are available on the </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2018/proposals/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">conference website</span></a><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black">All presenters are responsible for their own registration and travel costs.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white">If you have questions, please visit the<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2018/about" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">website</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;background:white"><span> </span>or contact Laura Birkenhauer and Carrie Girton at<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:program@alaoweb.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">program@alaoweb.org</a>.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background:white"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white"><span></span></span></p><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">

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