[OPLINLIST] The News, December 2011 - State Library of Ohio Year in Review is now available.

Thu Dec 29 16:43:35 EST 2011

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  <http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/November/>

The State Library of Ohio's latest (and last) issue of The News,
December 2011 - Year in Review is now available. 
http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/

December, 2011                      

Year in Review 

State Librarians Report 

2011 has been an exciting year full of change for the State Library of
Ohio. There have been staffing changes due to retirements, new hires and
internal promotions, new initiatives such as the ILS Consortium Grants,
the introduction of MANGO Languages and Ancestry to the Ohio Web
Library, and of course a new Biennium Budget, which became effective on
July 1, 2011. 
more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December> 

Featured Stories

Connecting to Collections
In 2006, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) launched a
national program entitled Connecting to Collections. The initiative is:

*	multi-faceted, multi-year
*	both "inspirational and practical"
*	intended to raise public awareness of the importance of
collections care for now and for future generations
*	focuses on both the IMLS communities of libraries and museums
and builds partnerships and collaboration between these two entities
*	builds on IMLS' strong history of grant-making in conservation,
preservation and collection management. more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Con
nectingToCollections> 

KnowItNow24x7
2011 was an eventful year for KnowItNow24x7 (KIN24x7), Ohio's
collaborative statewide virtual reference service. The year started out
with a major development by introducing text messaging as an option for
patrons to interact with the service through a partnership with Mosio
Text-a-Librarian. Brian Leszcz (KIN24x7's Website Coordinator) worked
with Mosio to get the technological infrastructure in place. more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/KIN
24X7> 

Ohio eBook Project
It has been a huge year for digital media like eBooks and audiobooks.
Forty-two libraries joined the Ohio eBook Project in 2011 alone,
bringing the total of enrolled libraries to seventy-four. At the
beginning of December, the total number of new patrons using the service
was more than 42,000, just a little below the total of 49,000 patrons
using the service in the past five years, from inception in 2005 to the
end of 2010.   more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Ohi
oeBookProject> 

Ohio Ready to Read
Read. Write. Sing. Talk. Play. These five simple practices help parents
and caregivers nurture their young children's pre-reading skills and get
them ready to succeed in kindergarten. Children's librarians are ideally
situated to share early literacy skills with parents and caregivers in
their communities. more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Ohi
oReadyToRead> 

Ohio Summer Reading Programs
Libraries around Ohio opened up the whole wide world to their
communities last summer, as many celebrated "One World, Many Stories"
for the 2011 Summer Reading Program.  This year's Collaborative Summer
Library Program (CSLP) theme focused on travel and world cultures, with
artwork and programming to engage the explorer in every reader.  more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Ohi
oSummerReading> 

Ohio Web Library - Statewide Databases
The State Library of Ohio Board approved a $2,758,000 federal Institute
of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant in June 2011 for
Libraries Connect Ohio to purchase the Ohio Web Library core set of
online library resources/databases for statewide use July 1, 2011
through June 30, 2012. more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Sta
tewideDatabases> 

SEO Year in Review - 2011 Highlights
SEO Horizon upgrading to SirsiDynix Symphony and more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/SEO
inReview> 

State Library Staffing: Bookends - Comings and Goings in 2011 more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/StL
ibraryStaffing2011> 

Talking Book Program
It is hard to believe that 2011 is coming to an end for the Ohio Talking
Book Program.  2011 has been a year of changes and awards for the
program and both are reasons to celebrate.  more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Ohi
oTalkingBookProgram> 

Working Together to Support Ohio Libraries
One of the unique aspects of working at the State Library of Ohio is
that we serve all different types of communities: state government,
Ohio's libraries, and Ohio's residents. Additionally, the State Library
serves different types of libraries: academic, public, school, and
special libraries. These library types differ in the communities they
serve, the way they are governed, the way they are funded, and their
professional associations. Yet State Librarian Beverly Cain found out
when she called representatives of the academic, public, and school
libraries together in September 2010 that these libraries have several
problems in common: funding, staffing, branding, identity, space,
increases in usage, and demands with decreases in hours, staff, space,
and materials. These representatives agreed that they could work
together to help address these common issues.  more...
<http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/Newsletters/TheNews/2011/December/Wor
kingTogether> 

Links & Downloads

Books added to the State Library Circulating Collection in 2011
<http://library.ohio.gov/Marketing/Residents/RecentAdditionstoCollection
/SLOBooks2011> 

Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation 2011 Exhibit
<http://library.ohio.gov/Marketing/ForeverFreeLincolnExhibit> 

Government Information You Can Use
<http://library.ohio.gov/sites/default/files/GovNewsV2I4-2011.pdf> 

News You Can Use for State Employees
<http://library.ohio.gov/sites/default/files/StateNews5.11.pdf> 

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

Marketing & Communications Director

274 E. 1st Avenue

Columbus, OH 43201

Tel: 614-644-6875

Fax: 614-466-3584

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