Teen Health & Wellness will host a User Group for current and prospective customers at ALA Annual in Chicago. Plan to join librarians from across the country to learn about best practices and ideas.
DATE: Saturday, July 11
TIME: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
PLACE: Chicago Hilton, Lake Michigan Room
You have called and e-mailed, and we’ve listened!
In the wake of the State of Ohio Legislature’s proposed budget cuts to the Public Library Fund (PLF), OHIONET is here to help you as you plan your library’s immediate financial future. One way that we’ve done this is by working with our vendor partners to try to craft an arrangement where renewals for databases and electronic resources are temporarily “put on hold” at least until after the final State budget is approved on July 1. In the case of some vendors, we may not be successful, however we know we MUST try.
As always, if you have any questions about your OHIONET account, feel free to contact us at 800-686-8975 or memserv@ohionet.org.
Dear OHIONET member,
You may receive a letter from OCLC that mentions a changing relationship with OHIONET effective July 1, 2009. While there have been some changes to the partnership between OCLC and OHIONET, we will still continue to have a role in supporting OCLC-related products and services. That role includes, but is not limited to:
However, as OCLC and OHIONET continue to work in partnership on behalf of OCLC member libraries, we would like to inform you about some important changes with regard to how your library will access support for OCLC products and services. Beginning July 1, 2009, OCLC members will contact OCLC Customer Support for all questions related to support for OCLC products and services. OCLC’s teams of support professionals are available 14 hours a day, Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. EST to assist you with your needs. These dedicated individuals will provide answers and information to help your library maximize the value of your membership and use of OCLC products and services. To contact OCLC Customer Support, please call 1-800-848-5800 or e-mail support@oclc.org.
As always, alongside our relationship with OCLC, OHIONET continues to offer a multitude of non-OCLC products and services and will be adding more in the coming months. Our discount program remains in place and is one of the best money-saving options for your library. We continue to offer top-notch continuing education workshops and events. If you have any questions about our products and services, or would like to find out how to best maximize your membership dollars, please feel free to contact OHIONET at 800-686-8975 or memserv@ohionet.org.
We appreciate your membership and look forward to working with you in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Michael P. Butler, Executive Director/C.E.O.
OHIONET
We are very excited about the new, recently-formed partnership between OHIONET and Atlas Systems, Inc.! In addition to the success that Atlas has had with ILLiad, a total management system for Interlibrary Loan, they have been expanding their product line to provide additional services which will fill a need with many of our OHIONET libraries.
Last spring, OHIONET introduced AEON to libraries as a management tool for special collections. AEON is a circulation and request management software designed by special collections librarians to improve user service and maximize staff efficiency while providing unparalleled item tracking, security and statistics. Atlas has continued to develop AEON and most recently added photo duplication, digital management and order Processing.
OHIONET now offers an Atlas Annual Training Subscription to ILLiad libraries that will make it easier and more affordable to train new staff on ILLiad or provide refresher training for current staff. Libraries will only be able to purchase the Annual Training Sub through Networks.
Course Reserves and eReserves have become quite a challenge for many academic libraries and Atlas has developed ARES to provide a comprehensive interface and management system that will dramatically help libraries in this area. We are particularly excited about ARES as it is compatible with Blackboard. Through ARES, libraries can easily secure copyright permissions for their electronic reserves materials using either the standard rights management gateway or the new annual subscription service from the Copyright Clearance Center.
To find more information on these exciting new products, including online demos, click here, and choose “AEON” or “ARES.”