OhioLINK leverages cooperative funding, collective buying power, and centralized services to manage acquisition and access to wide range of scholarly e-resources. The shared Digital Library of e-journals, e-books, and databases is delivered to institutions of higher education for $51.83 per student—less than the average cost of a single college textbook.
In addition, OhioLINK, in collaboration with SearchOhio, manages a groundbreaking peer-to-peer interlibrary loan system that opens OhioLINK resource to all Ohio residents through their local library. (This system is currently paused as we update technology. It will resume in Fall 2025.)
As of June 26, 2025, the OhioLINK Central Catalog is no longer available as a standalone catalog.
OhioLINK shared collections are now available directly in your local library catalog. Learn more....
OhioLINK users have online access to an A–Z listing of over 100 databases provided through OhioLINK, as well as links to the lists of research databases provided through each member library.
The EJC is a database containing millions of full-text articles from more than 10,000 academic journals from top scholarly publishers, academic societies and university presses.
The EBC provides access to more than 200,000 eBooks; titles feature reference works, American and English literature and technology titles, including the popular Safari eBook collection.
The OhioLINK Open Course Content Library is a dynamic digital library and network of open education resources curated and created by Ohio faculty. Access these tools and connect with educators across the state in online groups. You can also create and collaborate on new resources.
The Music Center is a streaming database of international works in a variety of genres, containing more than 81,000 tracks of music from more than 22,000 albums.
The ETD Center is made up of the ETD Search and ETD Administration modules.
ETD Search
ETD Search is a database that contains 100,000+ open access theses and dissertations from students at 36 of Ohio’s world-renowned academic institutions. The ETDs are also included in Google Scholar, increasing visibility and expanding the reach of Ohio’s research.
ETD Administration
Students who need to submit or review their thesis or dissertation may create an account or log in to the ETD Administration Module.
The Finding Aid Repository contains the rich collections housed in archives, libraries and other institutions throughout the state of Ohio. The repository provides access to collections on a broad scale, increasing for researchers the visibility of these unique and valuable resources.
