About OhioLINK
The Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK) is a consortium of Ohio's college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio. Serving more than 700,000 students, faculty, and staff, OhioLINK's membership includes public universities, community/technical colleges, private colleges and the State Library of Ohio. The consortium serves faculty, students, staff, and other researchers via members’ library systems, shared platforms and services, and shared electronic resources.
OhioLINK is committed to the ongoing improvement of accessibility of its shared collections, systems, and platforms. Responsibility for digital accessibility of OhioLINK platforms and resources is a shared responsibility among the central office, member institutions, and the vendors with whom the consortium engages.
The business and administration of the consortium is administered by the OhioLINK central office. The Ohio State University (OSU) acts as the administrative home for the OhioLINK central office and as such, the OhioLINK central office will adhere to OSU’s policies and procedures for digital accessibility.
Shared OhioLINK Systems, Collections, and Content
The consortium provides access to a shared digital library collection, administrative interfaces and tools for librarians, and the consortial Library Services Platform.
Shared responsibility to support accessibility
Central Office
The OhioLINK Central Office will:
- Negotiate and maintain contracts and agreements that address accessibility and remediation.
- Perform regular baseline testing and evaluation of shared resources and services; report findings to the Accessibility Implementation Team at its regularly scheduled meetings.
- Act as an escalation point for members that need assistance working with vendors on digital accessibility issues.
- Engage with vendors to improve and maintain product accessibility for all users and the creation of digital-born accessible products that meet or exceed industry standards and best practices.
- Advocate for accessibility and inclusion among OhioLINK members, vendors and business partners, and the broader library community.
Members
OhioLINK members will make reasonable efforts to:
- Implement accessibility conformance measures (testing, reporting, etc.) according to local institutional policies and procedures.
- Report non-conformance issues to vendors as needed per local practice.
- Escalate digital accessibility related issues with vendor products to the central office as needed.
- Participate in consortial accessibility work via the User Experience Policy Team and the Accessibility Implementation Team.
Vendors
Vendors with whom the consortium has entered agreements for shared content, services, and platforms will abide by the contractual agreements in place regarding digital accessibility. The consortium strongly encourages all vendors to:
- Ensure that products conform to current accessibility standards and best practices.
- Provide a mechanism for members and patrons to report non-compliance issues and needs for remediation.
- Provide accurate and timely Accessibility Conformance Reports and roadmaps for digital accessibility.
- Make reasonable efforts to remediate non-conformance issues.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of OhioLINK resources. OhioLINK members have a shared responsibility in the accessibility and remediation of OhioLINK shared e-resources. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers when using OhioLINK shared resources by contacting your institution’s library or the central office.
The OhioLINK Central office will respond to messages about digital accessibility compliance within two business days and will coordinate follow up actions with the appropriate member library.
Review
The statement was revised, reviewed, and approved by the OhioLINK Library Advisory Committee (LAC) on September 28, 2026.
The OhioLINK LAC will review this statement every 5 years.
