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While OPLIN's responsibility for Internet connection management ends with the OPLIN router placed at the library end of OPLIN-provided circuits, it is not uncommon for libraries to have internal network issues that affect the throughput capacity of their Internet connection. These problems sometimes come to light in conversations with libraries or in the course of monitoring OPLIN network performance, and over the years OPLIN staff have more and more frequently assisted local library IT staff with some problem solving.

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.

Check out the Summer (July) edition of The OPLIN Circuit.

• Launch of new Explore Ohio website
• Ohio Web Library database renewals
• Public library ebook lending issues
• New/returning OPLIN Board members
• New Website Kits and price increase

At their meeting this morning, the State Library Board filled four vacancies on the OPLIN Board resulting from member terms expiring on June 30, 2013.

One member whose term is expiring is eligible for another term and is willing to serve; the OPLIN bylaws and O.R.C. 3375.65 allow board members to serve for two full terms, and so the State Library Board reappointed Jamie Mason, Deputy Director of Rocky River Public Library, to a second three-year term.

UPDATE: Please note that OPLIN ceased production of this resource. It is no longer available as of June 30, 2016.
 

For many years, OPLIN has been collecting links to websites with information about Ohio and posting them at the Explore Ohio website, http://exploreohio.org. To date, we have well over 12,000 links to sites covering everything from Ohio government to Ohio family activities. We are happy to announce that Explore Ohio now has a new look and new search functionality, to make it easier to find the links you want.

Check out the Spring (April) edition of The OPLIN Circuit.

• Core and Ethernet upgrade details
• OPLIN biennial budget proposal
• Ohio Web Library database updates
• New Website Kits and upgrades
• Other OPLIN happenings and news

Check out the Winter (January) edition of The OPLIN Circuit.

• Statewide database renewal news
• Upcoming E-Rate workshop details
• Website Kit upgrades and features
• State DNS server information
• Phishing emails – helpful tips

Wright State University, serving as fiscal agent for the Libraries Connect Ohio partnership (OPLIN, OhioLINK, INFOhio, and the State Library) posted the Invitation to Negotiate for the next five years of Ohio Web Library databases on December 20, 2012. Information about this ITN is available through Wright State's purchasing website and Wright State will now handle all contact with vendors regarding money, purchasing, timeline, etc.

The 134th regular meeting of the Board of the Ohio Public Library Information Network will be held at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus on Friday, December 14, 2012 from 10:00 am to noon.

Once again, it is time for every Ohio public library system to complete E-Rate forms for OPLIN, specifically a Letter of Agency (LOA) and a Form 479.

All libraries are required to submit these forms to OPLIN annually, regardless of whether or not the library itself participates in the E-Rate program.