Weekly Update, June 15, 2026

June 15, 2026

Announcements 

Primo NDE Meetup, June 18, 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 meetups hosted by the User Experience Primo NDE project team. Bring questions, ideas, and lessons learned. Meetups are held every other Thursday, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Check the Ostaff calendar for dates and details to join the meetings.

Alma Specto “Starter Introduction” & “Next Steps” webinars, June 23 & 25

As part of the OhioLINK Ex Libris package, many libraries implemented Alma Digital, which is becoming “Alma Specto Starter.” Ex Libris will discuss how to make the switch to Specto Starter and prepare for a smooth transition, with Q&A, at 11am on Tuesday, June 23. Register here. If your library has already switched to Specto Starter, Ex Libris will look ahead to what’s next, with time for Q&A or feedback, at 11am on Thursday, June 25. Register here.

Open discussion on the state of tutoring, June 24, 12PM

Please feel free to forward the registration link to anyone at your institution that you think may be interested. Your institutions does not need to be part of the OhioLINK eTutoring program to participate. OhioLINK eTutoring will host a second moderated open discussion on the state of tutoring on June 24, 12-12:45 PM. All tutoring center coordinators/student success administrators are welcome to participate. Come to hear what is happening at other institutions, share insights, and raise questions or concerns for discussion among peers. Thank you to Leah Baumhauer of Edison State for agreeing to moderate again. Register here. Please direct any questions to pgrimes@ohiolink.edu.

Alma/Primo 2026 release schedule is on Ostaff

As part of the normal monthly updates/releases from Ex Libris for Alma, Primo, Rapido and the rest of the Ex Libris product suite, the June 2026 release went into our production environments yesterday, Sunday, June 7. To help everyone keep track of upcoming release dates, the release notes, product roadmaps, and known issues, there is a new page now on Ostaff.

Primo NDE Basecamp

A new OhioLINK Primo NDE Basecamp is open to any staff from member libraries who want to learn and support one another as we implement NDE. If you’d like to join, send an email to support@ohiolink.edu with your name, email address, and institution name. Light moderation will be provided by OhioLINK staff and the Primo NDE project team.

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: consortial merge rules

Documentation has been added to Info Hub for consortial merge rules.

The announcement also went to the DIAD and Leads listservs and was posted on the Cataloging LTPT and Project Leads Basecamps. Please direct questions to your DIAD rep, Lead Implementor, or Project Lead.

Vendors

FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery changes starting June 15

OCLC has recently communicated that due to changes by British Library, the OCLC WorldCat Discovery product team will be removing British Library data from the FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery central index on June 15, 2026. Databases/British Library data to be removed:

  • PapersFirst: This database will be completely removed.
  • ProceedingsFirst: This database will be completely removed.
  • ArticleFirst: Only the British Library partition of this database will be removed

OhioLINK has been in touch with ERIT reps about this change. If you have any questions, reach out to OCLC Support. 

Professional

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.

Join the Ex Libris GLUG Listserv

The Great Lakes User Group (GLUG) is working to reignite activities and participation with monthly meetups and other networking and professional development opportunities. Join the GLUG listserv to keep up to date on forthcoming meetings, ask questions, and share relevant activities for Ex Libris users in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. A meetup to discuss Alma Digital/Specto/Specto Starter is planned for June. Details to come.