BlogJunction Ohio
A weblog for the WebJunction Ohio community.
OPLIN and the State Library of Ohio are once again partnering on E-Rate workshops for public libraries. Lorrie Germann and Steven Crumbacker from E-Tech Ohio will be conducting the workshops. The Form 470 workshop is scheduled for October 28, 2009 and the Form 471 workshop is scheduled for December 14, 2009. Both workshops will be [...]
Description
Advises & consults with librarians, trustees, governmental agency employees, professional groups on a statewide, regional or local level for assigned subject area (e.g., library programs & development, early literacy, services to youth age 0-18, special services, continuing education, children’s educational programs, school library services, state & federal subsidy programs & grants, etc.); conducts onsite visits [...]
7/20/09 OLC Cancels 2009 Convention & Expo
On Friday, July 17, the OLC Board of Directors made the difficult decision to cancel the 2009 Ohio Library Council Convention & Expo, Oct. 21-23, in Cleveland. This decision was unanimously supported by Tom Adkins, Convention Chair, as well as the Planning Committee Chairs – Cindy Lombardo, Program [...]
Dear Library Community,
Several of you have asked questions regarding how the State Library stands in the current budget scenario of the State. There seems to be some confusion over our status, specifically whether we received cuts or increases. The State Library of Ohio received a cut in the budget for FY2010/2011, [...]
61 Ohio Public Library Systems Receive Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Program to Help Generate $3.7 Million in Local Funding for Public Technology Access in 11 States
SEATTLE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $6.5 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states increase and sustain [...]
Project Archivist (Ohio University Libraries, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections (http://www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/index.html), Athens campus) is responsible for processing existing backlogs in the university archives and manuscripts collections, hiring and managing student employees and supervising them in creating EAD finding aids, and working with cataloging to create MARC records for the collections. This is a [...]
Instruction, Reference and Humanities Liaison Librarian
The Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield, Ohio
Full-time 9-month position
The Ohio State University at Mansfield (Regional Campus) is seeking a self-motivated, creative librarian to serve as campus humanities liaison and to advance instructional and reference service at the Bromfield Library. The Bromfield Library serves three co-located institutions, The Ohio State [...]
“Developing Successful Employment Opportunities: A Forum for Ohioans with Disabilities” will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 from 9am – 4pm at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio.
People with disabilities, their families, friends and people who serve them are invited to attend this open forum and give their experiences about what is keeping them [...]
The July issue of the State Library of Ohio’s online newsletter The News is up on our website. The theme for this month is Architecture, Buildings & Facilities. Special thanks to Erin Taylor, Director, Gnadenhutten Public Library; Martin L. Haffey, Director, Norwalk Public Library; Beth Weinhardt, Westerville Public Library and [...]