OhioLINK: Implementing Integrated Library Services Across Institutional Boundaries

Abstract

This paper discusses the issues and challenges associated with the implementation of the OhioLINK system, which primarily serves public academic institutions in Ohio as well as the State Library. It provides a brief history of OhioLINK, discusses its organizational structure, presents decision-making procedures, examines public relations strategies, and analyzes issues related to cooperative circulation, collection development, and database management efforts.