April 27, 2026
Announcements
DIAD Policy Team meeting, May 4, 10AM
The Database Improvement and Discoverability (DIAD) Policy Team will meet on Monday May 4, from 10 am - 1 pm via Webex. Meetings are scheduled in February, May, August, and November. DIAD focuses on metadata as it relates to integration between shared systems and local systems, authority work, database integrity, and the impact of displays and searching of metadata on end users in shared or integrated systems. For more information, please see the Ostaff DIAD page linked above.
Call for participants: Cataloging Long Term Project Team
Members told us they found the migration’s functional project teams professionally rewarding and effective, and requested the opportunity to continue working together. To sustain their momentum, LAC recently approved the formation of two new domain-specific, long-term project teams (LTPT). The first team to form, the Cataloging LTPT, will foster community discussions about cataloging in Alma via a dedicated Basecamp. Library staff involved in cataloging, or any staff interested in this practice area, can join by emailing OhioLINK Support. Watch for a call for an Analytics LTPT soon.
OhioLINK eTutoring enrollment for summer and fall has begun
Would your institution’s undergraduates benefit from more flexible online tutoring and writing reviews? eTutoring might be a good supplement to your local student success center, especially for non-traditional students (including CCP students) who either aren’t on campus or can’t make use of your center’s schedule. eTutoring allows undergraduate students to virtually meet with trained subject-specialist tutors as well as to submit writing assignments for asynchronous reviews. Participating institutions provide a campus coordinator and at least one tutor (employed by their institution) in exchange for support from tutors at all OhioLINK participating institutions. Summer enrollment deadline is May 1, and spring is the best time to discuss enrollment for the fall. Please direct your inquiries to pgrimes@ohiolink.edu.
Recordings
How OhioLINK Works
If you are new to OhioLINK or need a refresher on OhioLINK’s governance, structure, and function, watch the updated “How OhioLINK Works” presentation. (The accompanying 2021 series recordings for “How Policy Teams Work” and “How Implementation Teams Work” are also available on Ostaff.)
LSP Quarterly Update
If you missed the March 26 LSP Update, formerly known as the Milestone Update and now to be known as the Quarterly Update, it is posted on Ostaff for viewing at your convenience.
Professional
Meet up with OhioLINK members at ELUNA 2026?!
The Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) annual conference for 2026 is coming up at the end of the month (4/29-5/1) and many OhioLINK members will be attending. We invite people to check in for a fun (and complimentary) breakfast meetup with your OhioLINK peers at 7:15AM on Thursday, April 30. No need to RSVP. We’ll meet in the food area and snag a few tables. If you have trouble finding the OhioLINK group, look for Theda Schwing’s streak of bright green hair!
Register for OpenCon 2026: in-person May 14; via Zoom May 15
Please join us for OpenCon Ohio 2026! Reimagining Learning: The Future of Open Education will be offered free via Zoom on Friday, May 15 with an in-person preconference on May 14 at Cleveland State. Registration deadline is April 16 for preconference. Mileage reimbursement may be available to a limited number, especially those traveling farther. Anna Mills, visionary leader in open education and AI will be the conference keynote speaker. More details at OpenCon Ohio 2026
JSTOR Next Generation Tools, June 17, 2PM
Please register to join us on June 17, 2-3pm when OhioLINK welcomes Bruce Heterick, Senior VP, Open Collections & Infrastructure at ITHAKA/JSTOR, for a live demonstration of the latest JSTOR’s digital stewardship tools and a preview what's coming. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services brings together a digital asset management (DAM) environment, discovery and use on the much-used JSTOR platform, long-term preservation using Portico, and metadata generation and collections processing support through the new AI-assisted collections processing tool, JSTOR Seeklight. The webinar will be recorded. It is not necessary to be an OhioLINK member to attend. Please forward this invitation to anyone you feel might be interested.
Part 3 of ACRL’s Choice360 podcast: How Library Consortia Support Affordability and Student Success
Episode 466: Part 3 of 4 25:00 from ACRL’s Choice360. Amy Pawlowski joins the leaders of the PALCI, SCELC, and VIVA library consortia to discuss the state of US consortia, challenges, partnerships, and support as well as the variety of shared services consortia offer in response to the rapidly changing environment of academic librarianship. In this episode, guests examine how library consortia support student success and affordability. Amy Pawlowski talks about OhioLINK’s affordable learning strategies, which include training librarians on finding OER resources, funding the course flip to OER, and building community across consortia around affordable materials.
