Dear Ohio Library Community:
On November 14th, the State Library of Ohio hosted a statewide videoconference to gather feedback for the strategic planning process of the next generation of statewide resource sharing. Over 100 representatives from all types of libraries participated. The feedback sought was in addition to the regional focus group meetings held on October 24 – 26, 2007.
One of the questions discussed during the break out sessions was the vision statement for statewide resource sharing. The finished product includes all recommendations; however, it is not a memorable statement. We encourage you to comment on the following two vision statements for statewide resource sharing in Ohio. What are your recommendations?
Vision statement from videoconference
“Ohio residents, from anywhere, at any time, at no charge, can easily obtain or access -- through quick and reliable delivery -- all locally owned, shareable resources of any Ohio library.”
General vision statement
“Anything from any Ohio library is available from anywhere at anytime to any Ohioan.”
Jo Budler
State Librarian
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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I understand that the focus of phase one implementation of the vision statement is resource sharing of physical resources held by libraries of multiple types. However, the language of the vision statement is sufficiently broad so as to imply a commitment to state-wide licensing of and resident access to information resources, regardless of type or location, or, at least, implies that residents of Ohio could reasonably expect access to resources licensed by particular libraries. We know that license agreements name the allowed user population and user authentication restricts use to that population. Private institutions are unlikely to negotiate based on a population size bigger than its primary clientele. I think that the discussion of statewide access also needs to address statewide licensing and authentication, ultimately, since access to physical holdings of libraries and locally produced digital materials won't go far enough toward fulfilling the vision or user expectations. It seems a reasonable interpretation of "resource sharing" and "access" by and for all residents.
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