October 21, 2024
LSP Migration
- Register for LibGuides and Tutorials and Learning Objects…Oh My!, October 23,10AM. Are you beginning to think about the instruction materials you’ll need to update post-migration? Unsure of where to start and what you can begin working on now? Join the Discovery and User Experience Working Group to learn what some members have been working on and share your own plans.
- OhioLINK will meet with Deans and Directors to discuss the LSP cutover timeline on October 22 and with LSP Project Leads on October 24. The cutover timeline details the steps necessary to transition to Alma/Primo to ensure a smooth transition and minimize disruption.
- Your campus LSP Project Lead is your LSP expert. They can answer any LSP question. If they don’t know, they’ll know where to find it.
Vendor Information
Enhance Your Users’ Experience with LibKey, Oct 22 or 23
Libraries, including many OhioLINK members, use LibKey to overcome common access barriers like broken links, complex resolver menus, retracted articles, and paywalls. LibKey integrates seamlessly with discovery services, databases, browser extensions, and reading lists, including with Alma and Primo. The content is geared toward existing customers but may be helpful to new customers too. Join Maria Ziemer, MLIS, Director of Global Outreach at Third Iron, to discover how libraries can leverage LibKey's superior linking technology within databases and the Primo discovery platform. You will learn:
- How LibKey technology delivers fast, reliable, and seamless full-text access.
- How LibKey can save students, faculty, and researchers time, reduce help desk load, preserve scholarly integrity, and decrease unnecessary ILL requests.
- How to configure LibKey NOW using your current link resolver settings in databases to simplify your transition to ALMA/Primo next year.
- How to integrate LibKey with Primo via a customizable API to enhance the user experience from Day 1.
These webinars are identical. If you can’t make either time, a recording will be posted to Ostaff. No registration required.
- Webinar Option 1: October 22, 1:00-2:00 PM. Meeting number: 2435 374 4328. Password: iAiQpyDa962
- Webinar Option 2: October 23, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Meeting number: 2424 091 9093. Password: Jh3eJefMB33
Professional Development
2024 ALAO conference, Nov 7 & 8
The 2024 ALAO Conference Planning Committee invites everyone to celebrate its 50th conference anniversary! The theme for this year's conference is Ohio Academic Libraries: Past, Present, & Future. Register for the in-person pre-conference, “AI and the Future of Academic Libraries: Insights and Strategies,” a hands-on workshop sponsored by The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association on November 7 at OCLC Conference Center. On November 8, join colleagues for the keynote by Dr. G. Michelle Collins-Sibley, as well as engaging presentations, lightning talks, and interactive poster sessions. Register now!
Registration open for NOTSL Fall Meeting, Nov 22
Join us for the Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Fall General Meeting focused on AI in Library Technical Services. This event will explore the impact of artificial intelligence in key areas of library technical services. The keynote speaker, Terry Reese, Head of Digital Initiatives and Infrastructure Support at The Ohio State University Libraries, will discuss AI and its role in libraries & technical services. View the full program or register here.
