<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jzjwhl6e0" alt="oplin_solves_filled_in_handle.png" width="216" height="119" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><br></i></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><font color="#cc0000">You know how you get the same questions, over and over again, at your library? So do we! </font></i></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><i style=""><b>In an effort to help answer some FAQs, OPLIN will periodically publish these mini how-to guides.</b></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><i style=""><b><br></b></i></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="6">"How do I link to databases?"</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><ol><li style="text-align:left"><b>The authoritative list of database links for statewide databases </b>is here: <a href="https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/content/how-link-oplin-databases">https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/content/how-link-oplin-databases</a></li><li style="text-align:left"><b>DO NOT USE OTHER URLS</b> for other statewide databases! (Why? Because then you'll be asking another very common question: "Why doesn't this database link work?") These URLs are specially constructed so that you will not encounter issues that regularly occur when using other URLs.</li><li style="text-align:left"><b>That link in #1? It also lists specially-constructed URLs for many other databases</b> that your library/consortium may purchase, beyond those that are available statewide.</li><li style="text-align:left"><b>"But our new database isn't on that authoritative list!"</b> Fear not! Contact OPLIN support through our support portal (we've got live chat, or you can pick up a phone, or email us, or whatever...but Don draws the line at carrier pigeons) at <a href="https://support.oplin.org">https://support.oplin.org</a></li></ol><div style="text-align:left">That's it!</div></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><br></i></b></div><div style="text-align:center"><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><b>Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS</b><br>
<i>Library Services Manager,</i> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)<br>
(614) 752-0792 (voice) | (614) 728-5256 (fax)<br>
<a href="mailto:laura@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">laura@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | <a href="https://oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">https://oplin.ohio.gov</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>