[OPLINLIST] State Library of Ohio awards $2, 471, 481 federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant for Libraries Connect Ohio to purchase statewide set of online resources and publications for all Ohioans

Fri Jun 1 12:55:35 EDT 2012

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State Library of Ohio awards $2,471,481 federal Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant for Libraries Connect Ohio to
purchase statewide set of online resources and publications for all
Ohioans

The State Library of Ohio Board recently approved a $2,471,481 federal
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant for Libraries
Connect Ohio to purchase the Ohio Web Library
<http://www.ohioweblibrary.org>  core set of online resources and
publications, also known as databases, for the next state fiscal year,
beginning July 1, 2012. "Supporting the Ohio Web Library with LSTA
funding is one way the State Library Board works to ensure that all Ohio
residents, regardless of their geographic location or economic
circumstances, receive the best possible library service and are able to
engage in lifelong learning, which strengthens the economic health of
Ohio," said State Librarian Beverly Cain.  "The Libraries Connect Ohio
partnership helps to ensure that all Ohioans continue to have access to
high quality, relevant, and reliable online resources and publications,
at no cost to Ohio's libraries, schools, universities, and residents."

The core collection of library databases is available to all Ohioans
through the Ohio Web Library and includes current and historical
information and resources such as full-text magazines and journals,
reference materials, newspapers, art, test prep and tutorials, online
courses, and career exploration and job search tools.  Many of the
resources are also now available on mobile devices. Mango Languages and
ProQuest Ancestry Library Edition were added last year as pilot
projects.  "As we near the end of the one-year pilot subscriptions to
these two products, we have been pleased to see how popular they have
been in all types of libraries across the state," said OPLIN Director
Stephen Hedges.  "We appreciate receiving LSTA funds to support another
year of access to these exceptional information resources."

The State Library of Ohio, OhioLINK (Ohio Library and Information
Network), OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network), and INFOhio
(Information Network for Ohio Schools) formed Libraries Connect Ohio in
2003 as an initiative to define and deliver a shared set of online
resources and publications to all Ohio residents. The partnership
exemplifies the value of collaboration as partners contribute in areas
such as additional funding, training, technical support, outreach and
promotion, and more. Libraries Connect Ohio improves the buying power
and breadth and scope of electronic resources available to all Ohio
residents regardless of where they live or go to school. The savings
affords libraries and library networks the ability to build on the core
collection in Ohio Web Library by purchasing additional resources to
meet the needs of their patrons.

 "OhioLINK is excited to continue to participate in this partnership to
bring electronic resources to our academic, school and public
libraries," said John Magill, Executive Director of OhioLINK.  "As
lifelong learning becomes increasingly important, this common set of
robust resources will assist citizens across the state to explore new
interests and opportunities, regardless of where they live."

"The Libraries Connect Ohio partnership between the academic, school,
and public library networks is a model of collaboration," said OPLIN
Director Stephen Hedges.  "By working cooperatively to purchase online
resources under a single license covering all residents of the state,
Libraries Connect saves millions of dollars over what libraries would
pay individually for these same resources."

"Ohio students and teachers need these resources now more than ever
before," said INFOhio Executive Director Theresa M. Fredericka. "The
thousands of articles, reference sources, and online practice tests
available through the collection are exactly what K-12 education needs
to meet more rigorous standards at home and compete with students
internationally."

LSTA grants can only be awarded for one year at a time. This grant is
for July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.  Libraries Connect Ohio has used LSTA
funding for the past nine years for the Ohio Web Library and it is the
intention of the State Library of Ohio Board to continue supporting the
statewide online resources and publications.  The core collection
available to all Ohio residents includes:

*	Ancestry Library Edition by ProQuest: A genealogy resource with
U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records;
vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization;
passenger lists and more. You must be in a library to access.
*	ART Collection Art & Museum Images: Digital images of a wide
variety of art objects including paintings, sculptures, textiles, and
decorative art.
*	Biography Reference Bank by HW Wilson: Biographies, obituaries,
and photographs of thousands of individuals -both living and deceased.
*	EBSCOhost: Wide variety of thousands of journals and magazines
covering general reference, business, health, education, general
science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains full text for
reference books, biographies, and primary source documents, and an image
collection photos, map, and flags.
*	Job & Career Accelerator: Personalized, step-by-step job search
assistance for all levels of job seekers. Job seekers can explore
suitable occupations from over 1,000 detailed occupation profiles and
find available jobs in their area from a database of over 5 million
up-to-date job postings. (part of LearningExpress Library)
*	LearningExpress Library: Comprehensive, interactive online
learning platform of practice tests, tutorials, eBooks, basic and job
skills courses, and a full range of computer software skills tutorials
designed to help students and adult learners succeed.
*	Mango Languages: 49 language tutorials. It is completely
self-paced and provides a quick introduction to a language and culture
through the acquisition of simple conversational skills.
*	NewsBank: Full electronic edition, excluding paid advertising,
of the Cincinnati Post (04/01/1990-12/31/2007), the Columbus Dispatch
(7/16/1985-current), the Dayton Daily News (1/1/1990-current), the
Cleveland Plain Dealer (6/1/1991-current), and the Toledo Blade
(1/1/1996-current). Searchable individually or in groups.
*	Oxford Reference Online Premium: Wide variety of reference books
online, including English and bilingual dictionaries, maps and atlases,
timelines, an encyclopedia, and subject references.
*	Science Online by Facts on File: Comprehensive,
curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines
in a variety of useful formats.
*	World Book Online: World Book Encyclopedia content, e-books,
multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, and a wealth
of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.

Libraries Connect Ohio:
OPLIN <http://www.oplin.org/>  provides broadband Internet connections
and related information services to Ohio public libraries. Their primary
mission is to ensure that all Ohio residents have fast, free public
Internet access through the 251 independent local public library systems
in Ohio, as well as the use of high-quality research databases not
freely available on the World Wide Web. Though the eventual consumers of
their services are often members of the general public, their actual
customers are in fact limited to the public library systems of Ohio.

OhioLINK <http://www.ohiolink.edu/>  is a consortium of 90 Ohio college
and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio that works
together to provide Ohio students, faculty and researchers with the
information they need for teaching and research. Serving more than
600,000 students, faculty, and staff, OhioLINK's membership includes 16
public/research universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 51
private colleges and the State Library of Ohio.

INFOhio <http://www.infohio.org/> , a statewide cooperative school
library and information network, supports and enriches teaching and
learning by providing equitable access to quality resources for Ohio's
PreK-12 community of students, educators and parents. INFOhio's
components include electronic resources for schools, instructional
development for teachers, and school library automation - all promoting
information literacy and media literacy through the use of technology.

The State Library of Ohio <http://www.library.ohio.gov/>  is a state
agency that serves state government and all types of libraries. The
vision for the State Library is to lead in ensuring the delivery of all
information and library services to all Ohio residents, anywhere,
anytime. As Ohio prepares to more aggressively compete in a global
economy with better educated and informed residents, the State Library
of Ohio is leading in the development of collaborative efforts that
support Ohio government, Ohioans, and libraries by providing high
quality resources and services at lower costs.

Marsha McDevitt-Stredney

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Columbus, OH 43201

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