May 11, 2026
Announcements
Digital Accessibility and ADA II Compliance at EBSCO, May 13, 2PM
This is the third webinar in OhioLINK’s ongoing series on digital accessibility from vendors that provide shared content and services for OhioLINK. Please register for Digital Accessibility and ADA II Compliance at EBSCO: Progress and Updates on May 13 at 2-3pm. Amber Russell, EBSCO Principal Product Manager and accessibility leader, will provide an in-depth look at EBSCO’s ongoing efforts to meet ADA Title II compliance standards with updates on current initiatives. She’ll also cover the documentation customers need to support organizational compliance requirements, including ACRs (VPATs®), accessibility roadmaps, and accessibility statements.
Acquisitions in Alma: Fund Structure and Fiscal Rollover, May 27, 11AM
Please register to hear your acquisitions colleagues, Stephanie Church (Case), Marty Jenkins (Wright State), Sean Kennedy, (Kent State), and Rachel Littleton (University of Dayton), talk about how they have set up and are using Fund Structure in Alma Acquisitions, as well as how they are planning for Fiscal Rollover. Fund Structure and Fiscal Rollover, Wednesday, May 27, at 11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. More information and instructions are available at Acquisitions and Fiscal Rollover Resources.
ETD Council meeting, May 18, 2PM
The Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Center Advisory Council will meet on Monday May 18 at 2 p.m. The ETD Council represents the interests of ETD Center member institutions and their authors for the administration of the OhioLINK ETD Center.
Primo NDE Meetups, starting June 4, 3PM
Do you have questions about your transition to Primo NDE or want to hear how it’s going for others? Join the OhioLINK Primo NDE meetup hosted by the User Experience Primo NDE project team. Bring questions, ideas, and lessons learned. Meetups will be held every other Thursday, 3:00–4:00 p.m., starting June 4.
Wiley Open Access Publishing changes for 2026
OhioLINK’s Wiley Open Access (OA) journals publishing agreement is expected to reach its annual limits in 2026. To avoid potential issues due to changes in Wiley’s procedures, OhioLINK is taking additional steps in 2026 as limits are reached. As of July 1, new APC coverage requests in Wiley’s fully OA journals can no longer be approved. Limits are expected to be reached in Wiley’s hybrid journals as early as this summer. See the Wiley OA update page for librarians for details. OhioLINK is communicating about these changes in greater detail to Directors, CIRM, and ERIT. You can contact your team representatives or OhioLINK support with questions. Share more information for your authors at OhioLINK’s Wiley Open Access page for authors.
Info Hub: GOBI Tips for Interested User Workflow in Alma
A new GOBI document has been posted in the Info Hub to help troubleshoot the Interested User workflow when ordering: Gobi Tips for Interested User Workflow in Alma.
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.
Professional
OpenCon 2026, 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. Anna Mills, visionary leader in open education and AI will be the conference keynote speaker. Registration for the May 14th preconference is closed. More details at OpenCon Ohio 2026.
Learning Center conference at Wright State, May 18-19
Heartland College Learning Center Association (HCLCA), dedicated to supporting learning center staff in Ohio and Kentucky, invites those involved in student success and academic support to the annual conference, May 18-19 at Wright State University. Topics include:
- Incorporating ethical AI usage into learning support
- Establishing scalable support for gateway courses
- Building collaborations with faculty
- Supporting students in academic difficulty
- Partnering with learning centers at other institutions
- Building effective training and professional development for peer educators
See more at the conference website. Early bird registration through May 6; $175 thereafter. Includes parking, two lunches, and membership to HCLCA.
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 4 of ACRL’s Choice360 podcast: Defining Shared Services and What’s Next for Library Consortia
Episode 467: Part 4 of 4 19:00, from ACRL’s Choice360. Amy Pawlowski joins the leaders of the PALCI, SCELC, and VIVA library consortia to discuss the state of US consortia. In this episode, guests discuss the shared services library consortia provide their members. Access all four episodes here.
