Ohio Web Library & Libraries Connect Ohio
Today Ohio libraries and all Ohioans have unlimited access to millions of electronic documents and research resources thanks to Libraries Connect Ohio, a collaborative effort of Ohio's library organizations. The ILMS LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio, that helps fund the Ohio Web Library, is a temporary funding measure and will expire on June 30, 2009. Without this funding, statewide access to the Ohio Web Library's array of resources is in jeopardy. Therefore, it is imperative that we find a stable funding resource for the Ohio Web Library.
Libraries Connect Ohio recently launched a new Ohio Web Library website as part of their strategy to find permanent funding. It also provides a gateway to help Ohioans connect to the electronic resources available through INFOhio, OhioLINK, OPLIN and the State Library of Ohio.
Libraries Connect Ohio provides detailed information on the way Ohio's libraries and library organizations are working together. The link "for librarians" features a promotional toolkit of bookmarks, brochures, web logos and buttons, a news release template and more.
In order for this plan to be successful, Ohio's entire library community must be involved, including: the three statewide library networks, the library associations, the State Library of Ohio, as well as public, school, academic, special, law and medical libraries.
The Libraries Connect Ohio partners include OPLIN, OhioLINK, INFOhio, and the State Library.
