February 3, 2025
LSP Migration
- Feb 5: Register for Walk Through the Go Live Checklist: Fulfillment (Circulation Desk) from 11:00am-12:00pm.
- Feb 20: Please register for the LSP Working Group Update on February 20 at 11AM.
- Feb 21: Register for the Acquisitions Working Group open session on Feb 21 at 9AM. Details below.
- Rapido Wave 6 training for LSP Project Leads will kick off February 12. (Waves 4 & 5 will start after Wave 6 begins.) Rapido is the tool that will replace INN-Reach lending (PCIRC) in Alma/ Primo. Training will align with go-live waves.
- In-person trainings begin this week at University of Dayton and Ohio University.
- Recordings have been posted for the E-Resource Management Working Group open discussion, and DUX WG’s Planning User Experience Testing in Primo VE.
- There is a new micro-learning recording available: Alma Zones Part 2.
- The latest Go Live Checklist Walk-through demonstrations have also been posted: Resource management (Batch Actions) and Resource management (Individual Actions). These demonstrations are related to the OhioLINK Go Live Checklist, which can be used to assess or track personal skills.
- Check out the LSP calendar to see what’s coming up.
- Your LSP Project Lead can address any LSP question or concern.
Announcements
Open CIRM meeting, Feb 7, 10 AM
OhioLINK library staff are invited to attend the annual open CIRM (collection development) Policy Team meeting on Friday, February 7 at 10AM-12PM via WebEx. RSVP by February 4 at 5:00PM. The agenda and WebEx login information will be sent on February 5 to those who RSVP. Please contact April Levy with questions.
DIAD Policy Team meeting rescheduled to March 3, 10AM
The Database Improvement and Discoverability (DIAD) Policy Team will meet on Monday March 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Webex. 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.
Webinars
Acquisitions Working Group open session, Feb 21, 9AM
The Acquisitions LSP Working Group invites those who work with acquisitions, as well as any other interested library staff, to register for an open discussion on February 21 at 9-10AM. The working group would like to share learning around about the migration to Alma and what it means for acquisitions in your library, including topics such as migrating acquisitions, fiscal close, ordering, acquisitions integrations, and technical freeze activities, and more. The session will be recorded.
Recording of “Understanding the Value of OhioLINK through a Collections Lens”
On January 16, Cooperative Information Resources Management Team (CIRM) members Brian Gray of University of Cincinnati, Karen Greever of Kenyon College, Jeff Grossman of Xavier University, Sean Kennedy of Kent State University, and Joanna Voss of OhioLINK discussed the 2024 Value of OhioLINK report in the context of OhioLINK’s shared collections principles and outline how they evaluate and select their institution’s collections and connect their communities to the information resources needed. Watch the recording.
Vendor Information
Third Iron: Preventing Unnecessary ILL Requests, Feb 5, 2PM
LibKey has recently integrated with ILLiad. Learn how Third Iron is working with LibKey and ILLiad to prevent unnecessary ILL requests, saving staff time and accelerating article fulfillment. A high percentage of ILL requests are for articles that the libraries already provide access to or are Open Access. For libraries that subscribe to both LibKey and ILLiad, LibKey will determine if a requested article is available immediately and if it is, will generate a link that ILLiad emails to the requestor with one-click access. Any library that subscribes to ILLiad and LibKey now will have access to the integration at no extra cost from either vendor. Please register for the webinar on February 5 at 2:00 p.m. to learn more. Note: this is not an OhioLINK-specific webinar.
For Librarians: Overview of Wiley Open Access Author Workflow, Feb 12, 11AM
Please join us on February 12 at 11AM-12PM for an important update about the Wiley Open Access workflow and process for authors submitting Open Access articles to gold journals as part of the OhioLINK Wiley transformative agreement. Wiley representatives will share what changes will be coming, and dive into the step-by-step author experience to provide insight into each stage of the open access publishing journey. The session will be recorded. Webex meeting number: 2424 782 7928. Password: W4My29vcTix
For Authors: OhioLINK Wiley Open Access Author Workflow, March 4, 11AM
[Librarians, please share this invitation with your faculty and student author constituents.] Please register here to join Wiley representatives on March 4 at 11AM-12PM to learn about changes to the Wiley Open Access workflow and article submission process for gold journals through OhioLINK’s publishing agreement. Wiley can answer any questions authors might have. If you cannot attend, but are interested in the content, the session recording will be sent to all registrants.
Miscellanea
NOTSL Scholarship application deadline, Feb 14
Applications for the 2025 Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Scholarships are being accepted until February 14. NOTSL scholarships support educational activities in library technical services for applicants at any point in their careers and/or degree programs. Individual awards will not exceed $1500. Scholarship(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the NOTSL Scholarship Committee. For eligibility requirements and more information, visit NOTSL’s website.
