July 14, 2025
LSP Migration
- Support/questions about Alma, Primo, and Rapido will continue to be handled via your project lead until September 2025 when we switch to Ex Libris support.
- Alma/Primo office hours on Wednesdays 10AM-Noon. If you have questions, please start by talking with your Project Lead.
- Check this page for upcoming LSP milestones. Schedules and details will be added as they become available.
- Check out recent additions to InfoHub
- New MicroLearning: Searching for OhioLINK Core eResources in Alma
- July 2025 LSP Milestone Update recording
- Ex Libris Leganto Demo More info below.
- Your LSP Project Lead can address any LSP question or concern.
Announcements
OhioLINK Summit July dates
More information is available on the Summit’s Ostaff page.
- Beyond Go Live. July 16, 11 am-12 pm - Three FLVC librarians share their post-go-live experiences, moderated by Theda Schwing. Register here.
- Let's Talk Leganto. July 24, 3-4 pm - Hear from librarians and deans with Leganto experience, moderated by Amy Pawlowski. Leganto is a reading list management system and is included in OhioLINK’s consortial Alma/Primo package. Register here.
- Twofer: Watch the Ex Libris Leganto Demo (see below) and then attend the Summit Leganto experiences panel discussion to get an idea of how you may want to approach using this application on your campus!
- If you missed Primo Bingo on July 8 but would like to work on the search challenges at your own pace, you can download the Primo Bingo card
“Thank You” post cards coming to your library
We have a wealth of expertise within the consortium and people have generously shared their knowledge to support the system migration. Now that we are live, we’d like to give people a chance to acknowledge their colleagues’ efforts.
OhioLINK printed lighthearted “thank you” postcards for library staff to send a quick appreciative message to anyone who helped/contributed/collaborated with them. The cards can be shared within your own libraries or mailed (with postage) to other OhioLINK library colleagues. Look for the cards in a staff common area. If you run out, please let Ann Rogers know.
Central Catalog links
In the Alma/Primo environment there is no standalone OhioLINK Central Catalog. Patrons will discover OhioLINK shared collections within their local library’s Primo. This is a reminder to please remove any links to the Central Catalog that you may be using on your website. Links to the Encore view of the Central Catalog no longer work and a user will see a “you’ve reached a page that is no longer in service” message that refers people to their local library to access resources. The Classic view of the Central Catalog will remain online until September but should be used ONLY by library staff for data clean-up projects.
Vendor information
Recording of July 11 Ex Libris Leganto demo
ICYMI, the recording of Ex Libris Product Managers Jessie Ransom’s and Yael Beller’s introduction to Leganto has been posted. Leganto, part of the OhioLINK package, works with your local Learning Management System for creating, fulfilling, and viewing course reading lists. Leganto can:
- Promote learning affordability by leveraging library resources and other no-cost content
- Help faculty maximize the use of library materials in their courses
- Establish stronger collaboration between the library and faculty
- Improve library productivity and positioning on campus
