On Thursday, March 15th, the State Library of Ohio Board approved a grant to contribute LSTA funding to the Libraries Connect Ohio collection of digital content for FY2019. INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN, representing school libraries, academic libraries, and public libraries, contribute funding for this collection of high quality digital content. Through this unique partnership of library organizations, Libraries Connect Ohio is able to provide a strong and consistent set of resources that demonstrates the benefits of shared services and effectively serves Ohioans of all ages.
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The Libraries Connect Ohio collection of digital content is licensed for a period of 5 years, contingent upon funding, and is evaluated annually. Beginning July 1, 2018 the Libraries Connect Ohio collection of digital content for all Ohioans will include the following:
EBSCO
Academic Search Premier
Alt Health Watch
Biography Reference Bank
Business Source Premier
Computer Source
Consumer Health Complete
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Literary Reference Center
MAS Ultra: School Edition
MasterFILE Premier
MEDLINE
Middle Search Plus
Newspaper Source
Points of View Reference Center
Primary Search
Professional Development Collection
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Regional Business News
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Science Reference Center
Sociological Collection
TOPICsearch
Vocational & Career Collection
Home Improvement Reference Center (new)
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center (new)
Small Business Reference Center (new)
World Book
Early World of Learning
World Book Kids
World Book Student
World Book Advanced
L'Encyclopedie Decouverte
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Gran Hispanica
World Book Timelines
World Book Mobile
Oxford (new)
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Very Short Introductions
Gale (new)
Chilton's Library
Kids Infobits
Recorded Books (new)
Transparent Language Online
Additionally, the collection still includes Literature Online: American and English Literature and the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, as those resources were previously purchased outright.
Please note: The Libraries Connect Ohio collection will no longer include Ancestry (Proquest) or Science Online (Facts on File). In the coming weeks, we will provide additional information about future access for these resources.
INFOhio sincerely thanks the team of school librarians that served on the selection committee during this school year for thoroughly evaluating all resources and advocating on behalf of all PreK-12 students and educators:
Libraries Connect Ohio is a partnership of Ohio’s three statewide library programs, the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK), and the Information Network for Ohio Schools (INFOhio), in coordination with the State Library of Ohio. LCO is founded on the belief that citizen well-being is furthered by efficient information exchange in all communities and institutions where quality teaching, research excellence, and lifelong learning are valued. LCO provides a foundation for us to work together to define common information needs and to investigate ways to effectively and efficiently provide information to Ohioans.
Through the Libraries Connect Ohio partnership that began in 2003, we can:
The partners agree that without statewide collaborative action there is no other way to achieve adequate and equitable information access across the state. Through web and telecommunication infrastructure we can deliver vast quantities of information directly to users at their libraries, schools, homes, or on mobile devices. Statewide licensing and purchasing of information is the only means through which we can leverage our buying power and guarantee universal statewide access to core information resources.
Erica Clay is the Director of INFOhio. Prior to this, she was a member of INFOhio's Instructional Team. Before joining the INFOhio team, Erica was a Library Director and a Humanities Librarian in academic libraries, a Knowledge Management Editor at a university, and taught K-8 music and PreK. She earned a BA in English and Music and a Master of Humanities from Wright State University, and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University.
