September 28, 2026
Announcements
Webinar: Ex Libris Library Open Workflows, Sept 29, 2PM
Library Open Workflows (LibOW) is a no-code/low-code automation tool to help create integrations with Alma. This Ex Libris webinar for OhioLINK libraries will cover an overview of how LibOW works and what kinds of automations it can create. LibOW is a subscription add-on to Alma that is not included in the base OhioLINK Alma contract. We won’t address cost. Please register for the LibOW webinar on Tuesday, September 29 at 2pm. It will be recorded and posted on Ostaff.
Webinar: LibKey Update and New Features, Sept 30, 3PM
Please register to join Third Iron presenters at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 30 for a LibKey product update webinar for OhioLINK member libraries. Topics will include recent enhancements across LibKey and BrowZine, including expanded retraction notifications, their latest AI integrations to connect researchers from AI-driven discovery environments back to the library’s content, and how LibKey works with gen-AI platforms. Although researchers increasingly begin their work in AI platforms, these integrations help ensure the library remains central to the research process. Finally, Third Iron will preview their product roadmap and coming integrations, workflow enhancements, and new opportunities to increase library impact and usage across the user community.
Innovative catalog redirects and other support changes, Sept 30
September marks one year since we “switched to support” with Alma, Primo, and Rapido. Please be aware of the following changes that will take place in September:
- Innovative catalog redirects end on September 30. Until then, all links to the OhioLINK Central Catalog redirect to this page. Action Needed: review your LibGuides and web sites to ensure that links to the OhioLINK Central Catalog (http://olc1.ohiolink.edu) are removed or updated. Communicate this to faculty and staff as needed.
- References to the Central Catalog will be removed from the public OhioLINK.edu web site. Library users looking for library materials will be instructed to use their institution’s library to find OhioLINK shared resources.
- The Ex Libris Alma, Primo, and Rapido Basecamps will be taken offline. Action Needed: Review Basecamps and save local copies of files and information that you want to retain for your records. The OhioLINK office will retain a partial offline archive of the Ex Libris Basecamps for a minimum of 5 years. Affected Basecamp projects are:
OhioLINK Alma/Primo VE Project Implementation Archived 09/25
1 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation Project - Wave 1 Cohort 1
1.2 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation Project - Wave 1 Cohort 2
2 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation - Wave 2
3 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation - Wave 3
4 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation Wave 4
5 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation Wave 5
6 OhioLINK Rapido Implementation Project - Wave 6
OhioLINK Vanguard Alma/Primo VE Implementation
Action needed! Proxy.ohiolink.edu redirect ends Sept 30
Any links to the OhioLINK shared proxy "proxy.ohiolink.edu" after September 30th will result in a "Server Not Found" error. Local library staff should identify and replace all proxy.ohiolink.edu links on web pages, A-Z lists, and/or within resource admin tools (e.g., EBSCO). These links were included in OhioLINK-provided e-resource records prior to the GO implementation. The ERIT Implementation team has received communications about this issue. More information is available in the GO FAQ.
Please share with instructors: Apply for OhioLINK OER Course Redesign Grants by Oct 2
Are you interested in reducing your students’ textbook costs? Curious about what people mean by open educational resources (OER) or open textbooks? Do you find it difficult to change textbooks because you team teach a high enrollment course? Do you think it’s just too difficult to redesign a course you have been teaching with commercial texts for years? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider applying for OhioLINK’s Fall 2026 OER Course Redesign Grants by October 2. Selected participants will receive a $650 stipend to complete an online course on teaching with OER and will receive a customized syllabus review from an OER-specialist librarian. Applying is easy! Learn more about this opportunity.Please contact Anna Bendo at abendo@ohiolink.edu with questions.
ELUNA Learns – Collection Management, Oct 7
Registration is required for the Ex Libris Users of North America’s (ELUNA’s) first “ELUNA Learns- Collection Management” on October 7 from 1-4pm. This event is open to all member libraries through OhioLINK’s ELUNA membership. When registering, select the option that you are an ELUNA member and enter “OhioLINK” as your member institution name. The event will be recorded, with access available for one year. Descriptions for the session topics listed below are included on the registration page:
- Modernizing E-Book Selection and Acquisition with Mosaic and Alma
- Mission Control for Course Resources: Launching Engineering Readings through Outreach and Leganto Analytics
- Pesky POLs and Other Pernicious Purchasing Problems
Additional ELUNA Learns sessions are scheduled on a range of topics. In October: ELUNA learns – Practical Applications. Wednesday, October 14. ELUNA learns – Workflows. Wednesday, October 21. ELUNA learns – Digital Initiatives. Wednesday, October 28.
2026 OhioLINK Member Report available
If didn't to pick up a copy at the Summit, the 2026 OhioLINK Member Report is now available. Read about how OhioLINK members worked together to reduce costs, expand access, improve accessibility, strengthen support for teaching and learning, as well as use shared expertise to address challenges that no institution should have to solve alone.
Ex Libris October release notes posted
The October release notes for Ex Libris products are available on Ostaff. Updates to all Ex Libris products will be made in all OhioLINK library IZs on October 4.
Info Hub: How to copy NZ normalization rules to the IZ for use in local batch processing tasks
The OhioLINK central office creates and maintains normalization rules in the Network Zone (NZ). These rules may be useful for individual Institution Zones (IZ) cleanup work and other projects that require batch updates to their non-linked (local) records. For more information, see Copy Network Zone Normalization Rules to Institution Zone for Batch Processing on the Info Hub page.
Info Hub: How to create a normalization process for batch record update
Normalization processes update metadata across multiple records by applying one or more normalization rules. They can add, remove, replace, copy, or move fields and subfields in bibliographic records. For more information, see Creating a Normalization Process for Batch Record Update in Alma. Need a refresher on how to create a normalization rule? See Create and Test Normalization Rule on Individual IZ Bibliographic Records. The Info Hub page is a great resource for “how to” info.
