August 5, 2024
LSP Migration
- The next Working Group Milestone Webex will be August 13 at 3-4pm. Register here.
- Anyone with LSP questions is encouraged to talk with their Migration Project Lead. If they don’t know the answer, they’ll know where to find it.
Announcements
Directors Open Discussion, Aug 7
Thomas Hyland of Lakeland Community College will moderate the next Directors’ discussion on August 7 at 2-3 p.m. A Webex invitation was sent to the directors’ list. Details can also be found on the Ostaff Directors’ page.
Summit: Illuminating the Luminaries Program, Aug 8
Our last 2024 Summit session will be Illuminating the OhioLINK Luminaries Program, August 8, 2-3PM. Register here. Join Luminaries mentors Mira Scarnecchia of Columbus State Community College, Ione Damasco of University of Dayton, and Ken Irwin of Miami University to hear insights into the OhioLINK Luminaries program. Check out recordings for any sessions you may have missed on the Summit 2024 Ostaff page.
OhioLINK co-developing resource sharing technology
OhioLINK will be co-developing the next-generation, peer-to-peer resource-sharing tool with Clarivate. To be implemented after the Alma migration is complete in mid-year 2025, the new technology will facilitate a quicker connection between OhioLINK and SearchOhio and will make finding and borrowing materials more user friendly. A Resource Sharing Advisory Board comprised of Ex Libris, OhioLINK, SearchOhio, and OhioLINK and SearchOhio Library Directors will offer guidance and feedback during the development process. OhioLINK members will be updated as work progresses.
Miscellanea
Central Catalog searches of interest, July 29-Aug 4
Announcing the Ohio Open Education Collective
The Ohio Open Education Collective is a new community of practice that will meet in Zoom monthly and Discord asynchronously to discuss and share resources with one another about open education, open pedagogy, open educational practices, textbook affordability, and more. The goals of our community of practice are as follows:
- Provide community support and mentorship for those doing open education work.
- Foster collaborative learning and mutual growth among members.
- Share and develop resources to enhance educational practices.
Interested in joining the community? Please complete our registration form by September 20th. Have questions or want to help? Contact Amanda Larson or Mandi Goodsett.
LibLearnX call for proposals open until Aug 12
Share your expertise, best practices, research and strategies at LibLearnX 2025. The Call for Proposals is open thru August 12, 11:59 ET.
