April 8, 2024
LSP Migration
- OhioLINK will hold a second LSP update for CIOs at Independent and Two-year institutions on April 11.
- The next Milestone Update will be May 10 from 10-11AM [updated from original Apr 8] . Invitations will go out via the lists later this week and details will be added to the LSP calendar.
- Ex Libris is continuing the data extraction from member libraries' Sierra catalogs this week.
- Migration Project Leads continue to meet weekly with Ex Libris. Anyone with LSP questions is encouraged to talk with their local LSP Project Lead.
- The Vanguard Libraries are continuing to work with their local IT to set up campus integration for Alma authentication and patron data load.
Announcements
Directors Open Discussion, April 18, 2PM
Suzy Schroeder-Green of Ursuline College will moderate the next Directors’ discussion on April 18 at 2-3 p.m. A Webex invitation was sent to the directors’ list and details can be found on the Ostaff Directors’ page.
Faculty can apply for Spring 2024 Course Redesign Grants through Apr 19
Please share this call for applications to OhioLINK’s Spring 2024 Affordable Learning Course Redesign Grants with any faculty who might be interested in learning more about reducing students’ textbook costs through teaching with open educational resources (OER). Application deadline is April 19. Grantees will receive a stipend to attend an online workshop and receive a customized review of their syllabus with an OER-specialist librarian. Additional information can be found here. Please contact Anna Bendo with questions.
ArchivesSpace Hosting by Lyrasis offer open until June 15
A reminder that OhioLINK has worked with Lyrasis to offer discounts for ArchivesSpace Hosting to interested OhioLINK members. Details about the offer and a link to the Information Session are available on Ostaff.
New on Ostaff: OA publishing data by institution
Would you like to know how to get data about what is being published at your institution under an OhioLINK Open Access agreement? OhioLINK’s new Open Access Publishing Statistics for OhioLINK Agreements page will help you find the answer. Login is required. OhioLINK support can help with additional data requests and questions.
Systems and Platforms
Systems maintenance, April 8
The following systems will be undergoing maintenance and unavailable for up to 90 minutes tonight between 7pm and 10:30pm:
A-Z Database List
Electronic Journal Center
Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
Member Portal
Music Center
OhioLINK introduces GO for accurate local usage metrics
OhioLINK is rolling out a new custom platform called GO.ohiolink.edu that keeps traffic for shared resources within the institution’s local network. It will be live on July 1. Libraries will have a year to replace ‘proxy.ohiolink.edu’ links with GO links by the time Alma is live in summer 2025. GO links look up your institution’s proxy server to send traffic through your local proxy. Patrons authenticate to their local institution and usage metrics are correctly attributed. Specifics are being shared with ERIT and Leads. For more information, visit the GO Overview page.
Professional
Lyrasis LyrOpen Fair, Apr 9-23
The third annual LyrOpen Fair will be held virtually April 9 -23, with five free webinars exploring the open research and scholarship ecosystem — an introductory session followed by four sessions, each dedicated to different aspects of open. Detailed information about each session, including registration, is available here. Session recordings, presentations and key takeaways will be available after each session.
SOCHE 2024 Library Conference, Apr 19
The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) announces its 2024 Library Conference, a virtual event on Friday, April 19, 8:30-11:45 a.m. This year’s theme is “Shifting Perspectives.” Library professionals from across the region will discuss what has become a “new normal.” For more information and the full program, please visit this link. Register by April 7 for the best rate! Registration closes on April 14.
Registration open for NOTSL Spring 2024 Meeting, May 17
The Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians’ Spring 2024 meeting, Successful Recipes for Patron Access: Innovating TS Work to Better Serve Patrons, will be held on Friday, May 17, at Cuyahoga Community College (aka Tri-C). This meeting offers practical examples of how libraries have leveraged Technical Services workflows to increase patron access. Register via Eventbrite. Visit NOTSL’s website for full program information.
OpenCon Ohio 2024, May 17
Attend OpenCon Ohio 2024 via Zoom on Friday, May 17, with asynchronous activities earlier in the week. This year’s theme will be Innovations in Open Education. See the OpenCon website for updates.
