Membership Benefits
The benefits of membership in OHIONET are many.
- Keep your library staff informed with current information about cataloging, resource sharing,
OCLC initiatives, web searching, and reference resources through our print and electronic communications,
continuing education opportunities, staff support, and member visits.
- Use our terrific customer support, available to you via phone, email, and person-to-person meetings.
- Consolidate your library funds under one umbrella. Keep a deposit fund and transfer funds as needed to pay for
services. Transfer your annual subscription costs to OHIONET. Use MyAccount to check status history and account details online.
- Receive advance notification of workshops, membership meetings, and special events, and attend at member rates.
- Save money with group purchasing. With the strength of a large membership, OHIONET is in a unique position to broker
deals for products and services vital to libraries. Members obtain competitive pricing on products you always purchase -
patron cards, barcodes, rfid tags, labels, security systems, scanners.
- Participate in group purchasing programs for online reference databases and serials management solutions.
- Explore cooperative opportunities that save you money with OCLC's subscription pricing on new services for groups.
- Consult with expert web designers who can quickly revitalize your web page.
- Extend access to your online resources with OHIONET's new hosted proxy service.
- Receive personalized attention from our competent staff of librarians who will visit your library, discuss
your needs, and design customized solutions for you.
- Participate in OHIONET's governance structure by seeking a seat on the OHIONET Board of Trustees or OCLC Members Council.
- Network with your Ohio colleagues. Members become part of a vital network that can offer advice, support, and assistance in your
library decision-making processes, through electronic communication and OHIONET-sponsored events.
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