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Media Services Advisory

Media Services Advisory. April 25, 2019. NEOnet Updates. Library Mini-Conference. Friday, August 2 nd Need presenters and topic ideas Contact Noah. Summer update halts. Vendor loads will stop June 1 st Begin again August 1st Patron loads will stop June 1 st

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Media Services Advisory

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  1. Media ServicesAdvisory April 25, 2019

  2. NEOnet Updates

  3. Library Mini-Conference • Friday, August 2nd • Need presenters and topic ideas • Contact Noah

  4. Summer update halts • Vendor loads will stop June 1st • Begin again August 1st • Patron loads will stop June 1st • Begin again mid-August after schedules finalized

  5. NEOnet librarian listserv • Form to sign up will be sent out in June • Will be used as PLC, local “hive mind” • Details via email in July

  6. INFOhio/NEOnet billing • Initial number of active users pulled mid-May • Final numbers pulled mid-September • Contact NEOnet for information on cleanup • Expectation is that districts/schools will pay based on single day pull (like other software)

  7. Contact information • With inventory season beginning, remember we are available via phone, email and cell • Noah: himes@neonet.org, 330.926.3900 x601117, 216.233.2459 • Tamra: dugan@neonet.org, 330.926.3900 x601128, 330.603.0378

  8. Electronic resource/OverDrive purchase • Initial selections were due 4/12 • Final selections form emailed 5/6, due 5/10 • Preliminary pricing is in:

  9. Electronic resource/OverDrive purchase • Demo of OverDrive at 5/6 Assembly Meeting, option for districts to join at $1/student • Matt will meet with committee after 5/6 if still needed

  10. INFOhio Updates

  11. State Budget Line item 200-465 Currently flat funded at $2.5 Million

  12. Funding is conditional

  13. INFOhio shares database costs with OPLIN, and OHIOlink (Libraries Connect Ohio) • All EBSCO, Gale, Oxford, Transparent Language Online, and World Book resources are funded in part by a federal IMLS Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. The Libraries Connect Ohio resources are scheduled to renew annually each summer until June 30, 2023. Renewal is contingent upon continued LSTA and partner funding.

  14. BookFlix, Storia, Science Online, and DVC streaming videos are licensed annually by INFOhio. Renewal is contingent upon continued INFOhio funding.

  15. District Building ICoach Course • Application window April 3rd-26th   • https://infohio.org/pd/icoach#apply • Course runs May 8th-July 15th • Online and self-paced • 15 contact hour certificate and recognition

  16. CAT, CAT Jr and ISearch • CAT/CAT Jr. presentation layer looking dated • CAT/CAT Jr. "broke" during the last software upgrade • SirsiDynix says e-Library in "maintenance mode" •   No new item fields •   No charge history •   No saved lists of titles •   No eBook connector (supporting digital collections) • CAT Jr. has no counterpart in the suite of SD PACs  • (e-Library, BC PAC, ISearch, BookMyne, etc.) • 85% of CAT/CAT Jr. searches are from Quick Search screen

  17. The Proposed Plan • Redesign the Welcome page prior to start of school • Fall 2019 • Plan to provide both CAT and CAT Jr. • But, make ISearch more prominent than CAT • Undertake investigation for CAT Jr replacement • Fall 2020 • ISearch will officially replace CAT (CAT removed) • Deploy new CAT Jr.

  18. How Elementary Librarians use Cat Jr • Questions: • In what grade do you start using Cat Jr with students?  • How do you use it with them?  • Why did you decide to start using it at this grade? What factors contribute?  • What do you see K-2 students doing when they use a website in general?  • https://forms.gle/47dXB14MhLJzfwH66

  19. Oxford Content Added

  20. Website Enhancements:  What's Next? Work will continue on the INFOhio website in preparation for the 2019/2020 school year.   • Old Redirects will be cleaned up this summer.  Invalid URLs that were not intentionally shortened using /goto/... will be redirected to the INFOhio homepage. • More INFOhio content will be aligned to Ohio's learning standards • Additional work to integrate INFOhio resources and content into popular learning management systems.

  21. Success in Six • Content hours or 2 hours graduate credit through Ashland

  22. Educator Tools Enhancement • When searching, look for the “blue bell” to signup for email notifications when new content is added to that subject

  23. Career Exploration and Planning

  24. Career Exploration and Planning

  25. support.infohio.org

  26. World Book Hispanica change

  27. Early World of Learning • No details yet, but being reworked for 2019-20 school year

  28. Kids InfoBits • Rebranding over the summer- new name, new icon, and new training materials

  29. WorkFlows Updates

  30. End of Year statistics NEOnet purchased ER- from Tamra/Noah or directly in resource OPAC- emailed out 1st of each month Circulation- emailed out 1st of each month INFOhio website use- Demonstrating Value Lib Guide Isearch use- http://libguides.infohio.org/data/infohio BookFlix use- Storia use-

  31. End of Year tasks See handout for suggested tasks -NEOnet will also: • Remove expired users • Remove call numbers without items

  32. CRDs (compulsory return dates) • Contact Tamra/Noah to verify or change 2018-19 dates • Let us know preferred 2019-20 date(s) before leaving for summer

  33. Book River of new items • ISearch Book River feature needs to be enabled by NEOnet • Instructions to set up report online in handbook

  34. Mitinet • Record enhancement service that adds award notes and reading programs to your catalog • Previously $99/site, increase to $129/site for 2019-20 • If you want to take advantage of the lower price, contact Justin Hoelscher (justin@mitinet.com, 800.824.6272 x5219) before July 1

  35. User’s Council Updates

  36. 3 open seats (Karen Gedeon, Wrenn Nicodemo, Joanna McNally) • Any volunteers? • Responsibilities: • Attend meetings in Columbus and webinars • Gather and report ideas, information and concerns from ITC members • Recommend priorities to INFOhio • Share ideas and best practices • Maintain confidentiality

  37. Sharing

  38. Sync YA audiobooks (www.audiobooksync.com) are free again beginning April 25th • 2 new titles each week • Great for summer reading programs • Other questions or topics to share?

  39. Future Meetings/Trainings

  40. Library Mini-Conference August 2nd • Recommended 2019-20 meeting dates: • Monday, September 23rd(cake provided for Noah’s birthday!) • Wednesday, November 20th • Thursday, February 27th • Thursday, April 23rd • Trainings can be found at https://portal.neonet.org/content/services/INFOHhio-Services

  41. Have a wonderfulsummer!

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