© 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. E-journals: the OhioLINK experience

This paper discusses the OhioLINK Electronic Journals Center which was first made available to users in April 1998. The paper includes usage data on the 2 years of operation as well as the design and philosophy behind the project. In addition, the paper explores research on what users want, how best to anchor the existence of full-text resources in the minds of researchers as well as common maintenance problems for electronic journals in the library online catalog. © Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Background 1.1. What is OhioLINK? Much has been written about the history, founding and goals of OhioLINK [1]. Additional information can be found under the About OhioLINK section of the consortium’s home page which provides the most accurate and up to date summary of its composition and structur