OhioLINK Requests Resume

With the new platform functional, OhioLINK requests and general circulation have returned.  If you need help using the new system for OhioLINK requests, call the information and circulation desk at 419-289- 5400 (ext 5400), contact us via chat, or send an email to library@shland.edu.

Library Service Reminder

Important Library Service Reminder

OhioLINK, SearchOhio, and InterLibrary Loan book requests are currently paused through Monday, June 23.  The library catalog will be offline beginning Tuesday, June 3rd until our new catalog is available.

Library databases are not impacted by these service pauses. 

OhioLINK Requests Resume

OhioLINK Requests

We are excited to announce that as of May 1, 2022, requests for print materials from the OhioLINK Central Catalog and SearchOhio Catalog have resumed. OhioLINK recommends that students, faculty, and staff requesting items should plan for potentially longer delivery times in May while new and existing as delivery routines are being refined.

Questions? Need Help?

If you have never requested materials using OhioLINK, or if you would like a refresher on the process, feel free to contact the library for help.

Call: 419.289.5400, ext. 5400 on campus
Email: library@ashland.edu
Chat: www.ashland.edu/library

OhioLINK News • Requests Paused

OhioLINK Notice The Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), The State Library of Ohio, and OhioLINK have come to agreement that it is necessary to change providers for the print delivery system across the State of Ohio. On March 11, 2022, requests for print materials from the OhioLINK Central Catalog and SearchOhio Catalog will be paused through the end of April 2022. This change will allow the statewide delivery locations to minimize the number of items that must be transferred between delivery service providers. Archer Library will be working to help users with other options for print materials that are available to users including Interlibrary Loan, book chapters through Interlibrary Loan, and options for users to utilize local OhioLINK libraries as visiting patrons. It is important to note that a higher volume of requests with alternative options is expected and may result in delivery delays. Additional information is available on OhioLINK's Print Lending FAQs Page.  Questions? Need Help?  Call: 419.289.5400, ext. 5400 on campus Email: library@ashland.edu Chat: www.ashland.edu/library

Journey of an OhioLINK Book

Have you ever wondered how your OhioLINK book request arrives at AU Library? Thousands of OhioLINK requests travel between OhioLINK member libraries every day.  Learn more about how requests are processed and arrive at their destination, watch Journey of an OhioLINK Book.


If you have questions about your OhioLINK book, including status and renewals, visit AU Library's Circulation & Reserves FAQ knowledge base for information or call the main desk at ext. 5400.

Journey of an OhioLINK Article

  Journey of an OhioLINK Article from OH-TECH on Vimeo.
"OhioLINK has been building relationships with content providers for 20-plus years. Because of this long history and the 500,000-plus college students, faculty and staff it represents, OhioLINK is able to deliver unrivaled intellectual assets at beneficial pricing for Ohio’s academic community." - Journey of an OhioLINK Article

Learn more about the Journey of an OhioLINK Article in this blog post written by OH-TECH graphic artist Christi Playford, A User's Perspective: Don't Take OhioLINK for Granted.

View a complete listing of AU Library's 200+  article databases, e-book collections, and open education resources on our LibGuides A to Z Database List or our web sites Library Database Directory.

Originally posted on AU Library News, 7/6/17

OhioLINK Requests & RNC

Due to the Republican National Convention taking place in Cleveland next week (7/18 – 7/21), you may notice a delay in deliveries of OhioLINK materials. Additionally, items requested from an institution in the vicinity of the convention area may be further delayed.


Questions about your OhioLINK request? Call the library at ext. 5400, or ask for help at the main desk. My Library Account on the library web site to view may be used to renew books online and check status of OhioLINK requests.

OhioLINK Book Delivery

The new OhioLINK book delivery vendor begins statewide service on Friday, April 13th. Some delivery delays are expected during the transition period.

April 13th is two weeks before the last day of classes. Please plan ahead; request your books early!

OhioLINK Catalog Access

The OhioLINK catalog will be unavailable beginning at noon today for server migration.  The AU library catalog remains in use, but users will not be able to request OhioLINK books or use the OhioLINK catalog until server migration is complete.  If you have questions, please call the circulation desk at x5400.

From the OhioLINK Facebook page:

Just a reminder: the OhioLINK Central Catalog will be down for several hours starting at noon TOMORROW (7/7) for server migration. If you've got book requests on your to-do list, this might be the best time to do it!

Additional information is detailed on the OhioLINK web site:

Maintenance Alert: OhioLINK Library Catalog Unavailable Thursday, July 7

The OhioLINK Central Catalog will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed beginning at noon on Thursday, July 7. We expect the migration to a new server will be completed by the evening of the 7th. During this time you will not be able to search the central catalog or request items. Local library catalogs will remain available for searching.

OhioLINK: Quick Search

OhioLINK's Facebook status reports:
"Quicksearch (and Article Search) is currently down. We thank you for your patience as our system engineers work to resolve the problem."

All other OhioLINK services remain available.

OhioLINK Databases 11/29

Don't forget, as previously reported, database access on Saturday, Novemer 29th, will be offline most of the day:

Just a reminder as everyone goes off for your Thanksgiving holiday, all of OhioLINK central systems will be offline on Saturday, November 29, from 7 a.m. to hopefully no later than 4 p.m. This includes the central web server, the EJC, the EBC, the Central Catalog, the DMC and DRC, ETD, and the OSearch Databases. If you have direct links to databases at vendor sites such as EBSCO or OCLC, you should still be able to access those sites. - Anita Cook, OhioLINK

OhioLINK Remote Authentication

News from Candi Clevenger, OhioLINK communications manager:

"Next week is a big week here at OhioLINK. On Tuesday, August 5, we will make significant changes to OhioLINK’s remote authentication system. This work should only take a day; however, complications are always a possibility. While the changes are being implemented, OhioLINK's services may be intermittent and remote authentication and proxy will be unavailable. The central catalog will not be affected and users can still access OhioLINK resources while on campus and through the libraries' proxies." - August 1, 2008

For more OhioLINK news and information, visit the OhioLINK What's New page. This post has also been added to the AU Library News Blog. Please keep this in mind if you have problems authenticating on Monday.

OhioLINK: Remote authentication

"Remote authentication is working again." (Email, 10:52 am)

OhioLINK: Remote authentication

If you are having trouble authenticating with the OhioLINK server this morning to access databases, please note the following message from Thomas Dowling at OhioLINK.

"We are tracking a problem this morning with OhioLINK remote authentication. Selecting a school from our drop-down list generates a server error. We have staff looking at the problem, and we hope to resolve it soon. If there will be any extended downtime for remote auth, we'll post updates." (Email, 9:46 am)