New! OhioLINK App

Archer Library is now Mobile!

Archer Library is easier to access than ever. The new OhioLINK Libraries app brings everything you need into one simple, convenient place on your phone.

With the app, you can:

🔎 Search library resources

📚 Access course reading materials

💬 Contact a librarian for help

🔔 Get notifications about holds, due dates, and events

🪪 Use your digital library card

Download today from the App Store (IOS) or Google Play.

OhioLINK: 25th Anniversary

OhioLINK 25th Anniversary from OH-TECH on Vimeo.

OhioLINK: In the Beginning

"OhioLINK, a cooperative venture of university libraries and the Ohio Department of Higher Education, grew out of a 1987 recommendation by the board’s library committee that 'the state of Ohio implement, as expeditiously as possible, a statewide electronic catalog system.'" 

"In 1992, six universities installed OhioLINK systems and began the ongoing process of building the central catalog." - OhioLINK History

OhioLINK has grown to 120 academic library's, including Ashland University Library. OhioLINK's vision is to "Provide Ohio students, faculty, and citizens with the best academic library content to achieve their goals and aspirations."

OhioLINK: Exceptional Value

Since 1992, OhioLINK has delivered "valuable resources to Ohio’s academic libraries at the lowest possible cost, saving millions of dollars in the process. How is this possible? By using the collective buying power of our 121 member libraries, OhioLINK negotiates better prices for resources than individual institutions or other library associations are able to." - Value of OhioLINK

Learn more about what OhioLINK - and Ashland University Library - provide for you:

• OhioLINK Overview (PDF)
• OhioLINK for Students (PDF)
• OhioLINK for Faculty (PDF)
• The Value of OhioLINK (PDF)

OhioLINK - OCLC Collection Analysis Project

OhioLINK and OCLC released a report detailing collection analysis of academic library usage of books and manuscripts "because these materials typically circulate, and circulation is a significant element in evaluating collections" (OhioLINK What's New, 9/29/11).

The data used in the report was from a collaborative OCLC-OhioLINK Collection and Circulation Analysis project that joined OhioLINK circulation data with WorldCat bibliographic records to produce a base file of circulation records for nearly 30 million different books. Ninety institutions participated in the study, including 16 universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 50 private colleges and the State Library of Ohio. The size of the combined collection and the number and diversity of participating institutions make this by far the largest and most comprehensive study of academic library circulation ever undertaken. -- OhioLINK What's New, 9/29/11

More information is available:

• OhioLINK What's New: OhioLINK OCLC Report Reveals Surprises About Circulation
• OCLC: OhioLINK - OCLC Collection Analysis Project
• Library Journal: OhioLINK & OCLC Release Extensive Data Sets on Book Usage Patterns in Academic Libraries
• OhioLINK - OCLC Collection Analysis Project 2011
• OhioLINK - OCLC Collection Analysis Project 2011 (appendix)

OhioLINK Grant News

From the OhioLINK What's New Blog and OhioLINK list serv:

OhioLINK has been named a recipient of a $750,000 grant from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC), a new initiative focused on identifying and scaling technology-enabled approaches to dramatically improve college readiness and completion, especially for low-income young adults. OhioLINK’s winning project will build off of its successful Ohio Digital Bookshelf program by creating multimedia and self-assessment tools to help students succeed in fundamental math and applied engineering courses. OhioLINK’s proposal was one of 29 recipients chosen out of 600 pre-proposals and 50 finalists.

NGLC is led by EDUCAUSE in partnership with The League for Innovation in the Community College, the International Association of K-12 Online Learning, and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation helped design the Next Generation Learning Challenges, and fund the initiative.

“This grant funding from Next Generation Learning Challenges will provide a broader opportunity to help struggling students gain a better grasp on the fundamentals of math and applied engineering,” said Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro. “The tools which come out of this program will help create a stronger workforce for Ohio.” -- Stacy Brannan, Marketing and Communications Coordinator OhioLINK

OhioLINK Snapshot 2010

The 2010 OhioLINK Snaphot (pdf) is now available online and "ready for viewing." This document provides information concerning the benefits of collaborative licensing, effecient borrowing with the OhioLINK central catalog, the Electronic Journal Center (EJC) and Digital Media Bookshelf, and the Digital Resource Commons.

Take a few minutes to learn more about OhioLINK and the advantages available to Ashland University students, faculty, and staff. Ashland University Library is an OhioLINK member institution.

"OhioLINK is a consortium, which by its very definition suggests the efficient pooling of resources for the benefit of many. Once digital materials like journals and e-books are purchased, they are held locally, meaning OhioLINK will always own the rights to their distribution. This arrangement, unique even in the library world, allows the member libraries to more efficiently plan the development of their own collections, assuring that the group-purchased content will always be available to their students, faculty and researchers." - OhioLINK Snapshot 2010

OhioLINK: Elsevier Purchase

The OhioLINK What's New blog announced a recent acquisition of 3.4 million articles now available to OhioLINK users. Read more ...

Elsevier Purchase Expands OhioLINK Journal Offerings by 3.4 Million Articles

"Ohio’s college students and researchers will now have access to more than 3.4 million additional articles from Elsevier, a highly regarded publisher in the fields of science and engineering with titles including “The Lancet” and “Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine.” Though OhioLINK member libraries have had access to nearly 2,400 Elsevier journals previously, this collection includes historic back-files, allowing Ohio’s academic community to search for and cite past works and knowledge." -- OhioLINK What's New, 12/22/10