OHIO LIBRARIES Opportunity Awaits! • Ohio has many resources available to its residents that are easily accessed, relevant to students, families, and their communities, and, best of all, are FREE to use! • This presentation will acquaint you with these free resources; it will show you how to access, explore, and utilize them to their fullest advantage.
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OHIO LIBRARIESOpportunity Awaits!
• Ohio has many resources available to its residents that are easily accessed, relevant to students, families, and their communities, and, best of all, are FREE to use!
• This presentation will acquaint you with these free resources; it will show you how to access, explore, and utilize them to their fullest advantage.
@your libraryThe Campaign for America’s Libraries
• http://www.atyourlibrary.org/• A public website for the American Library
Association’s public awareness campaign – The Campaign for America’s Libraries.
• Provides information and recommended resources that can be found at your local public library.
• There is a wealth of information, resources, articles, library links, and blogs to peruse and ponder.
• The following statement gives credit for @your library’s funding resource:
“This new venture would not have happened without seed money from Carnegie Corporation of New York and without the leadership of its president Vartan Gregorian, a true friend of libraries (“About Us,” 2009).”
The State Library of Ohio
• http://www.library.ohio.gov/• The State Library of Ohio serves the state
government and all other libraries in Ohio.• It leads and collaborates with many innovative
programs that support our increasingly global economy.
• It also oversees the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program.
• Libraries Connect Ohio is taxpayer-funded through a combination of state and federal taxes.
• Ohio Web Library is funded by the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant through the State Library of Ohio.– Approximately $1.5 million per year
• INFOhio, OhioLINK, and OPLIN – Approximately $3 million per year from their budgets
(“About Ohio Web Library,” 2008).
Ohio’s Online Reference Service
• http://www.knowitnow.org/• Receive 24x7 reference services from a real
reference librarian– Homeworknow and Readthisnow are also
available through this portal.• Service provided by the State Library of Ohio
and libraries throughout the state.– See http://www.knowitnow.org/participation.php
• http://www.infohio.org/• INFOhio (Information Network for Ohio Schools) is
Ohio’s virtual K-12 library. It provides:– Electronic resources– Instructional development for teachers– School library automation
• INFOhio’s resources are available, free of charge, to K-12 students, educators, and parents either through school or with a school-provided username and password (for home access).
• INFOhio is a state-funded resource.• The 2010-11 budget has recently been approved and is
for the same amount as the 2009-10 budget.• The budget, $1.6 million, is a $400,000+ reduction from
the 2008-09 budget, due to state-mandated funding cuts.
• Due to budget constraints, some services may be limited or cut. INFOhio promises to do its best with what it has. See http://www.infohio.org/ABOUT/Announcements/20090728.html for more detailed information.
• The state of Ohio provides funding for OhioLINK.• The operating budget for 2008 was $7.39 million;
the total capital budget for 2007 + 2008 was $8.9 million.
• See the 2008 Snapshot report for an explanation of why OhioLINK remains an important investment even in difficult economic times: http://www.ohiolink.edu/about/snapshot2008.pdf
Purchase of Services Provided to Public Libraries: 90% of
Budget
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
• http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org• Cincinnati’s public library system recorded the
highest circulation in the country in 2008.• It’s resources include an easily-searched online
public access catalog (OPAC), book reviews, book lists, research databases, ask-a-librarian chat, information about adult, child, and teen programming, and much more!
• A current library card is required for access (Hamilton and limited surrounding counties).
Funding: The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
• Libraries in Ohio are in trouble. The state made drastic cuts to the Public Library Fund in 2009 and will continue this trend in 2010 (“Library Funding,” 2010).
• The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County successfully ran a tax levy in November, 2009, which will generate $20 million in annual revenue beginning in 2010; this should help to offset the declining state revenue due to state budget cuts (“Library Funding,” 2010).
References
Libraries connect ohio. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.librariesconnectohio.org
Knowitnow24x7. (2010, January). Retrieved from http://www.knowitnow.org/about.php
The Public library of cincinnati and hamilton county. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/default.aspx
Infohio: the information network for ohio schools. (2010, January 31). Retrieved from http://www.infohio.org/
Ohiolink. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ohiolink.edu/
Ohio public library information network. (2008-2010). Retrieved from http://www.oplin.org/
State Library of ohio. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.library.ohio.gov/StateLibrarian/aboutus
@your library: the campaign for america's libraries. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.atyourlibrary.org/
Ohio web library. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.ohioweblibrary.org/about.php#What_is_the_Ohio_Web_Library_
• Option #4 was the selected option for this project.– Target Audience: Ohio K-12 students and parents.– Purpose: To increase awareness of free resources, available to
students and their families, that support student achievement and learning, both for academic and personal interest.
• Surprising Insights:– The sheer number and complexity of free resources available to
Ohioans.– Realization that these resources are sorely underused due to
competition from the Internet and lack of awareness on the part of users.
– Advertising and education concerning the use of these sites is imperative for teaching 21st Century Literacy skills.