Dona S. Straley OhioLINK Statewide Library Depository Coordinator April 13, 2009
Recommended in Board of Regents study (1987) which also recommended statewide electronic catalog Five depositories in the state
Northeast (1994) Akron, Cleveland State, Kent State, NEOUCOM, Youngstown State Southwest (1994, 2000) Central State, Cincinnati, Miami, Wright State Central (1995, 2002) Ohio State Northwest (1996) Bowling Green, Toledo Southeast (1996) Ohio University Northwest Perrysburg Southwest Middletown Central Columbus Southeast Athens Northeast Rootstown
Holdings of approximately 8 million items Calculated capacity of 8.5 million items Only 13 OhioLINK libraries currently deposit materials Transitioning from regional depositories to a single depository system
Materials will be collectively owned Depositories & libraries actively coordinate policies & procedures Number of copies to be retained across depositories explicitly stated Service standards will be developed
Circulation policies will accommodate course reserves, exhibits, other special cases Physical condition notes Non-circulating local materials (special collections, archives, institutional theses & dissertations) will be accommodated
Shared catalog module De-duping across the depositories Shared ILLiad system Journal Services Center Opening to deposits from all OhioLINK libraries