[OPLINTECH] Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning transition

[Don Yarman]

Good morning—

It seems that libraries are receiving emails instructing you to "schedule
your upgrade from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning."

That was unexpected. I was led to believe that we would have a measure of
control over who would receive these emails and when, anticipating that we
would have an opportunity to warn you and offer clear instructions.
LinkedIn, however, seems bent on chaos, and I am genuinely sorry for the
confusion this causes.

My advice is to set it aside for now, and I will send out additional
information when I receive it.

Despite LinkedIn's surprising rush forward, we will do our best to honor
the wishes of those libraries who tell us that they do not want to move
their patrons to the new platform.

                    Don Yarman
                    Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network
                    2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204
                    don at oplin.ohio.gov | 614.728.5250


On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 12:29 PM Don Yarman <don at oplin.ohio.gov> wrote:

> At their meeting Friday, August 8, the OPLIN Board reviewed the new
> LinkedIn Learning for Libraries terms of use (
> https://legal.linkedin.com/service-specific-terms) and discussed the
> limited access that OPLIN staff will have to the administrator accounts for
> the service. They reiterated that, although the situation is not ideal, the
> high usage of the Lynda.com content and the value of that resource to
> Ohioans is such that OPLIN will continue to support a statewide agreement.
>
> LinkedIn is only now conducting their beta-tests of the new platform for
> libraries, but time grows short. They intend to move all library customers
> onto the new platform within the next couple months. I am meeting with
> their project team early in the week to hammer out specifics, and I will
> communicate details as soon as I have them. I do know at this point that
> the first libraries to migrate will be those using the Sierra ILS; those
> libraries will be hearing from us soon about requirements for the platform
> change.
>
> One of the requirements is that each of the old Lynda admin accounts will
> have its functions transferred to an individual’s LinkedIn profile. In most
> cases, the current Lynda admin accounts are associated with directors’
> email addresses, but the LinkedIn Learning admin functions do not have to
> be in the director’s LinkedIn account: they can be delegated to another
> staff member. This must be a library employee's personal LinkedIn account;
> LinkedIn does not allow shared profile access, nor do they allow multiple
> administrators for LinkedIn Learning for Libraries.
>
> I am sure you have read the statements from ALA and other organizations
> protesting LinkedIn’s plans. I know there are Ohio libraries that have
> signed onto these statements. If your library does not wish to move patrons
> onto the new platform, OPLIN will honor that request. The library director
> will need to send an email to me or to support at oplin.ohio.gov telling us
> not to set up your library on the new platform. (If you would like to add
> your reasons, the OPLIN Board is interested in knowing them. They are also
> interested in any patron feedback you receive concerning Lynda.com/LinkedIn
> Learning.) If you opt out, your patrons will remain on the existing
> lyndaLibrary platform until those servers are decommissioned December 31,
> 2019.
>
> As a reminder, more information about this change is posted at
> https://oplin.ohio.gov/lynda-transition. I will continue to update that
> page as new information becomes available.
>
>                     Don Yarman
>                     Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network
>                     2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204
>                     don at oplin.ohio.gov | 614.728.5250
>
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