The State Library of Ohio has awarded a $1.6 million federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) LSTA grant to Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) to support the purchase of statewide resources in the Ohio Web Library collection for the next fiscal year (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014). The Libraries Connect Ohio committee, composed of members from INFOhio, OhioLINK, OPLIN, and the State Library, negotiated with vendors for the next five years of Ohio Web Library databases because the current five-year contracts expired at the end of June.
Starting July 1, 2013, five new resources were added to the collection: 1) EBSCO Consumer Health Complete; 2) EBSCO Literary Reference Center; 3) EBSCO Points of View Reference Center; 4) EBSCO Science Reference Center; and 5) Learning Express Workforce Skills for 21st Century Success.
Both the ART Collection and Oxford Reference Online were discontinued on June 30. Two other resources, Mango Languages and NewsBank, were also technically discontinued on June 30. However, to allow libraries the opportunity to arrange for replacements and budget for expenses, we have received approval to extend these two subscriptions. Mango Languages will be available to public libraries for another six months until the end of December 2013, and NewsBank will be available for another four months until the end of October 2013.