ABSTRACT
SUMMARY. One of the essential goals of OhioLINK is to increase the diversity of resources available to member libraries. OhioLINK and YBP Library Services have worked closely together to achieve this goal. In this paper we discuss what has come to be known as the Not-Bought-In-Ohio Report (NBIO Report). This report is in fact a mechanism designed to report in a shared electronic environment which English language monographs have not been purchased by any OhioLINK library and to enable the efficient purchasing of these materials. Beyond presenting observations regarding the contents of the NBIO Report, we also discuss the evolution of the NBIO Report and the underlying OhioLINK history: we 78believe that getting to the NBIO Report is an important and informative story. An important leitmotif in the history of this project has been the value created in the partnership between OhioLINK and YBP Library Services (YBP). Partnership in its fullest sense is the sine qua non in developing effective systems and practices for the consortial environment. By allying forces, the vendor and consortium obtain a pool of material and intellectual resources, and a sense of common purpose, capable of creating far greater and enduring value than either of the constituents could imagine if left to operate individually. Working together OhioLINK and YBP have been able to inform and enhance each other’s practices, strategies and development agendas. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com > © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
