May 8, 2012 - 10:31
Germantown goes live with COOL and the Evergreen ILS

On Monday, May 7th, the Germantown Public Library went live with Evergreen on the Consortium of Ohio Libraries (COOL) shared catalog.

Evergreen, the open source ILS originally developed by PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services) for the Georgia Public Library Service, is used by over 1,000 libraries across 31 states, 4 countries, and 8 Canadian provinces. This count only includes reported installations, as anybody is free to download, install and try it out for their library.

May 2, 2012 - 12:25
Credo Reference Spring Offer

See why Credo Reference was recently named Library Journal's "Best Overall!"

Credo General Reference is completely customizable by librarians and is a general reference and library discovery tool for patrons. Offering more than three and a half million entries, 580+ highly-regarded titles from over 80 publishers, this high-quality online reference service, provides both credible reference content and a best-in-class technology.

April 2, 2012 - 11:49
Coby CVE05 Headphones

Super lightweight, mini ear-bud design; Digital stereo sound; L-Shaped 3.5mm stereo plug; Unit Dimensions: 0.63” x 1.5” x 1.26” (WHD); 1 year warranty

OHIONETEarbudSpecial.pdf

March 30, 2012 - 10:39
OHIONET Announces 2012 Library Leadership Ohio Scholarship Recipients

OHIONET is proud to announce the recipients of our Library Leadership Ohio scholarships for the Class of 2012:

Emily Rozmus of the Mechanicsburg Exempted Village School District
Ashlee Clark of the State Library of Ohio

March 27, 2012 - 15:11
New OCLC Report for US Public Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives

This new membership report, available for download, provides insight into public libraries’ priorities and initiatives, as well as public librarians’ thoughts on future use of the library and the make-up of library service points. The report also examines how public librarians keep current on happenings in the library field.

As noted in the report, most U.S. public library staff:

March 20, 2012 - 16:40
Special Savings on Perpetual Access to Selected Resources from Oxford University Press

OHIONET has two offers from Oxford University Press that are running through the end of the month:

Perpetual Access Purchase of Oxford Bibliographies Online Titles

March 16, 2012 - 11:23
OHIONET Welcomes Our Newest Member, Cardington-Lincoln Public Library

Please welcome OHIONET's newest member, Cardington-Lincoln Public Library.

The Cardington-Lincoln Public library is located in western Morrow County and serves the 7,500 residents within the Cardington-Lincoln school district. They are participating in a new shared catalog consortium called COOL (Consortium of Ohio Libraries), which is using the Evergreen ILS, and will be hosted by OHIONET.

Read more about their programs and services at http://cardingtonlibrary.org.

March 7, 2012 - 12:00
Springshare Group Purchasing Opportunity for New Subscriptions and Upgrades

Many OHIONET members are currently using Springshare products to help connect users with resources; we are working with Springshare to bring value to you by combining efforts on new subscriptions and upgrades to current subscriptions.

If you have not yet taken a look at these easy solutions for frequent website needs, please contact us to play with their potential in our group demonstration accounts.

March 6, 2012 - 17:51
OHIONET Welcomes Our Newest Member, South Pointe Hospital

Please welcome OHIONET's newest member, South Pointe Hospital.

South Pointe Hospital is one of nine Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals and has been serving southeast Cleveland since 1957. The hospital is dually accredited by the Joint Commission and the American Osteopathic Association; it is one of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the state.

Please visit the hospital's website http://www.southpointehospital.org for more information.

March 1, 2012 - 01:00
OHIONET Welcomes its Newest Member, The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Library

Please welcome OHIONET's newest member, The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Library.

Founded in 1882, CCMS has gone through many evolutions and was the first private college of mortuary science in the nation to be authorized to award the Bachelor of Mortuary Science degree.

Please visit the library's website http://www.ccms.edu/view/home/about-us/library.aspx and Facebook page for more information.