<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div></div><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Happy New Year! As
we all consider new beginnings and fresh starts, this may be the
perfect time for your library to dive in and go live with Northstar. Remember--<a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar/libraries#go_live" target="_blank">what it means to "go live" with Northstar is entirely up to you and your library</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><b>We are here to help. Please let us know how things are going at your library, and how we can support you:</b><div><b><a href="https://forms.gle/26VfCXmMVikUnJhN7" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/26VfCXmMVikUnJhN7</a></b></div>
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<div>As you are thinking of how and when you would like to implement
Northstar at your library, here are a few resources for you to consider.</div><div><br></div><div>The Proctor Training recording is now available at <br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxgi-x2suBs&t=172s" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxgi-x2suBs&t=172s</a></div><div><br></div><div>If there are any sessions that you want to review, all of the
recordings are available on the OPLIN YouTube channel:</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/OplinOrg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/OplinOrg</a></div><div><br></div><div>Slides
are available on the main Northstar information page on the OPLIN
website<br></div><div><a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar" target="_blank">https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar#learn_more</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please
keep in mind that we have a curated Quick Start playlist available for
colleagues to get up to speed in a short amount of time:</div><div>
<div><a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar/libraries#quick_start_training" target="_blank">https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar/libraries#quick_start_training</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div>If you are ready to go live, we also have some new marketing assets available for you at</div><div><a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/databases/northstar" target="_blank">https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/databases/northstar</a></div><div><br></div>
<div><b>You will notice that a few of the new marketing pieces feature a new URL for the public: <br></b></div><span><div><b><a href="http://www.digitalskillsohio.org" target="_blank">www.digitalskillsohio.org</a></b></div><div><br></div><div>We
have established that URL as a link to redirect traffic from the Ohio
Web Library to your local library. Visitors to that site will have a
link to "Find an Ohio Library," and that will give them the opportunity
to choose your library from a search list, much like they already do for
LinkedInLearning. If your library has not yet implemented Northstar,
visitors will still have the option to take an assessment, and they will
also have the option to look for other Ohio libraries that have
Northstar.</div><div><br></div><div>The link to <a href="http://www.digitalskillsohio.org" target="_blank">www.digitalskillsohio.org</a> is live and functional, if you would like to see how that works. We will link <a href="http://www.digitalskillsohio.org">www.digitalskillsohio.org</a> to the Ohio Web Library when we have a critical mass of libraries that have opted to "go live." </div></span><div><div><div id="m_-4814714723418104001gmail-:1vd" role="button" aria-label="Hide expanded content" aria-expanded="true"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div></div><div><div><div><b>Thank
you for all that you do to serve the folks in Ohio, and thank you
especially for all of your efforts to support digital literacy skills
for your patrons.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div>Christine</div></div></div>
</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Christine Morris (she/her)<br></div><div>Digital Resources Manager<br></div><div>Ohio Public Library Information Network</div><div><a href="mailto:christine@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">christine@oplin.ohio.gov</a></div><div>614-728-0227</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div>
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