Personnel Change
Chris Esposito began work at Fairfield as a Full-time Public Services Associate on July 25, 2019.
Microsoft Home Use Program for Office has changed
The Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP) for Microsoft Office has been changed recently. They no longer offer the full download of Microsoft Office. If you have already purchased Office 2016 or 2019, you should be fine.
As an alternative, they are offering discounted access to Office365. I have been unable to connect to the licensing center to configure this today, but I will send an email with details when I have them. It looks like it is going to be 30% off the $99 annual subscription. Alas, not as sweet a deal.
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Value Line functional again
As of Tuesday morning July 23, Value Line has been fixed. Please report any problems to Systems, but I think
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Public catalog test – new tabs for digital
We are working on a test profile of the catalog that segments print, digital and digital music. You can see it here. Your feedback is welcome.
[Postscript: reaction to this has been very positive and the main question is “when?” It is still in development but my expectation is to have it live no later than August 31. -CK]
We are pursuing this in order to join Freegal Music records with Hoopla records in the Digital Music tab, which will give us coverage of all major music labels. We have yet to add Freegal records, so you will not see them yet. It will also allow patrons who are interested only in e-audiobooks and ebooks to limit more easily.
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Excessive heat warning this weekend
Lane mentioned in Journal-News: Excessive heat warning this weekend
The Lane Libraries will serve as cooling centers for the general public on Friday and Saturday. The libraries in Hamilton, Fairfield, and Oxford will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., which Butler County Emergency System Agency Director Matt Haverkos says covers the majority of the heat advisory.
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Peter Bour (Fairfield)
Here is an inspirational story about the impact public libraries from our own Peter Bour (Fairfield).
I’d just like to note on the record that though PLCH blogged about Peter, Lane had the good sense to hire him first!
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Valuable new reference tool
I wanted to bring your attention to a valuable new reference tool. OhioLegalHelp.org is a new website that uses some basic decision-tree logic, in plain language, to guide Ohioans to local legal and community resources to help them solve legal problems. Check it out.
Don Yarman
Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network
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Personnel Change
Samantha Rossi began work at LPL as a Part-time Public Services Assistant on June 21, 2019.
Changes coming to Lynda.com
This summer, Lynda.com’s parent company LinkedIn will be absorbing the content into a new platform called LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning will be integrated with other LinkedIn features, and therefore will require Lynda.com users to have a LinkedIn account. The transition is expected to start in late July, with most libraries transitioning in August and September.
What Patrons Will See
- If a user already has a LinkedIn account, she will log into it, then verify her library card number and PIN. Any Lynda.com history—learning paths saved, playlists compiled, certificates earned—will transfer over.
- If the patron does not have a LinkedIn account, she will need to create one and complete LinkedIn’s introductory process. After that, she can use her library card and PIN to get access to LinkedIn Learning as above.
Without a LinkedIn account, patrons will not be able to reach Lynda.com content, including any certificates they’ve acquired or courses they’ve completed.
Please visit oplin.ohio.gov/lynda-transition for more information.
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Personnel Change
Susan Brooks began work at Oxford as a Part-time Public Services Assistant on June 11, 2019.
Employee of the Quarter June 2019 Winners
Congratulations to the following June 2019 Employee of the Quarter Winners: Fairfield: Odalis Jimenez (2 nominations) Odalis always has a
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