Overview of what has been happening at OPLIN in the 2017-2018 biennium. Presentation given at the 2018 OLC Convention and Expo on October 4, 2018.

1. 2018
OPLIN Update

2. Karl Jendretzky
Technology
Projects Manager
Laura Solomon
Library Services
Manager
Mandy Knapp
Digital Resources
Manager
DonYarman
Executive
Director
TODAY:
EricVescelius
Intern

3. DonYarman
Executive Director

4. Strategic Plan FY 2018-2021

5. Revenues

6. Expenditures

7. Mandy Knapp
Digital Resources Manager

8. Timeline for Libraries Connect Ohio Selection
Process
July 2017
Process
Sept. 12,
2017
RFP Posted
Oct 11, 2017
Bids due,
Committee
begins
evaluating
Nov. 2017
Selection
Committee
sets priorities
Dec. 2017-
Feb. 2018
OhioLINK
negotiates
Feb. 2018
Committee
finalizes
decision

9. Ohio Web Library Collection Components
EBSCO Core
Package
World Book Very Short
Introductions
Chilton’s Auto
Repair Manuals
Transparent
Language Online
Kids InfoBits Oxford Research
Encyclopedias

10. Academic Search
Premier
Alt HealthWatch
Biography
Reference Bank
(H.W. Wilson)
Business Source
Premier
Computer Source
Consumer Health
Complete
ERIC
Health Source -
Consumer Edition
Health Source:
Nursing/Academic
Edition
Hobbies and Crafts
Reference Center
Home
Improvement
Reference Center
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 and
Behavioral
Sciences Collection
Regional Business
News
Religion and
Philosophy
Collection
Science Reference
Center
Small Business
Referencer Center
Sociological
Collection
Topic Overviews
6-12
Topic Overviews
K-5
Topic Overviews
Public Libraries
TOPICsearch
Vocational and
Career Collection
Components of the EBSCO Core Package

11. Ohio Web Library
Collection Components
Lynda Library Ancestry Library
Edition
African American
Heritage
Fold3 Library
Edition
HeritageQuest

13. Laura Solomon
Library Services Manager

14. WEBSITE
KITS
Advanced features & options, with all
hosting, upgrades and maintenance
handled by OPLIN
Profession
al
websites
As of June 2018.
75
libraries

17. New documentation

18. https://www.youtube.com/c/oplinorg

19. Emerging Tech Trends
Online Privacy for Library
Staff and Users
WEBINARS

20. https://www.facebook.com/groups/oplinwatercooler/
Talk about library tech, kvetch about library tech, ask us about library
tech, talk to each other about library tech...you get the general idea.

22. Karl Jendretzky
Technology Project
Manager

23. Overall Bandwidth Usage: 1 day

24. SMS Gateway
Usage

25. Router Deployments

26. OpenDNS Usage

27. Co-Location
in NR3

28. The
YEAR
AHEAD
• SecurityIQ Phishing
Testing/Training for
anyone
• Additional NR3 tenants
• Automated Monthly
Database Statistics
Reporting
• Continued enhancements
to SMS gateway
• Always with the
circuit upgrades!

29. QUESTIONS?
OPLIN Update