OCLC Updates

Dec 4

WorldShare ILL Integrates Article Exchange, Adds New Features

New features now available in OCLC WorldShare® Interlibrary Loan enable you to simplify ILL workflows and save time for your library’s ILL staff.

New features include:

“Days to Respond” settings in the OCLC Policies Directory add efficiency to request processing
Integration of Article Exchange workflow into WorldShare ILL
Lender option to change loan requests to copy requests and copy requests to loan requests
Lender printing of book stickers
Display of links to freely available Open Access resources

Additional details are provided in the November 2013 WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Release Notes.

The next release of enhancements to WorldShare ILL will occur in February 2014. We encourage you to use the time between now and February become familiar with WorldShare ILL workflows and proceed with transitioning all your ILL to it from WorldCat Resource Sharing.

Dec 3

OCLC and ProQuest Work Together to Automate E-book Collection Management

Collaboration will help library staff keep e-book information current, offer library users quick and easy access to e-books from ebrary and EBL

A new collaboration between OCLC and ProQuest automates the process to keep e-book holdings from ebrary and EBL – Ebook Library up to date in WorldCat and library catalogs and offers current links to library users for easy access to those titles. The initiative builds on OCLC’s work with ProQuest’s e-book businesses to support Demand-driven Acquisition (DDA) workflow and e-book access.

Learning Opportunity – Upcoming WorldShare Management Services Webinar

Streamlining management, discovery and access of print collections with OCLC WorldShare Management Services

During this live, one-hour demonstration, you’ll see how OCLC WorldShare® Management Services simplify library management workflows and improve discovery and access of your library’s physical collections, including print materials, journals and serials. Q&A will follow the demonstration.

Date: 10 December 2013
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time [UTC -5]

Register for this webinar here>>

Dec 2

Save the date – OCLC Americas Member Meeting and Symposium: The Hype and Hope of MOOCs

Join OCLC member-leaders and staff at ALA Midwinter for updates on OCLC programs, a Regional Council business meeting and a debate-style symposium on MOOCs. The meeting will take place on Friday, January 24, 2014, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Eastern Time. Lunch will be provided and a reception will follow the symposium, which begins at 1:00 pm. Please make plans now to attend this event in person or virtually!

OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Training: Where and When You Need It

OCLC offers self-paced training and online tutorials for WorldShare Interlibrary Loan in addition to instructor-led classes. Be sure to visit the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Training Resources page for tutorials, recorded sessions, and training updates. Also, bookmark the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Support page for quick access to documentation, release notes, and known issues. These resources are available at no charge, 24/7, and can be bookmarked and shared easily with staff and colleagues.

Getting Started

Prefer to get started on your own? Select the WorldShare ILL Learning Path that’s right for you.

Upcoming learning opportunities

WorldShare Interlibrary Loan: Update and Chat with the OCLC Team

This program will include an overview of new features now available in WorldShare Interlibrary Loan as well as information about plans for future enhancements to the service. You will also have an opportunity to chat with members of the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan team about effective ways to use the new service, best practices they have observed from early users – and any other topics of interest to you.

Date: November 14, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -5] Register to attend this webinar here

Nov 6

Learning Opportunity – Implementing change: Realizing the results of collaborating in the cloud

OCLC and Library Journal are co-sponsoring an upcoming free webinar on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013, noon – 1:00 PM CT on “Implementing Change: Realizing the Results of Collaborating in the Cloud.”

Libraries share many common challenges: scarce resources, increased user demand and ever more complex collections, systems and workflows. To help manage these challenges, today’s cloud-based library management services are offering workflows that save time and discovery solutions that meet users’ expectations.

Libraries using these services are seeing drastic reductions in the time it takes for routine tasks because of the integration in the cloud between libraries, applications, partners and data. Not only can information be shared between departments, but between libraries, improving quality and relevance as it’s enhanced along the way.

As a result, libraries save staff time and money while improving efficiency, workflows and user satisfaction. In short, cloud-based library management services, like OCLC WorldShare® Management Services, require less time in your library’s back office. This provides more time and resources to do the things that make your institution truly unique and that help you serve your users better.

Learn more and register here.

Oct 16

The Internet Is Important to Everyone – Digital Inclusion Infographic

The Internet Is Important To Everyone, an infographic developed by OCLC’s WebJunction, aims to bring attention to the impact broadband has on our lives, our health, our government, our jobs, and our education while considering who among us does not use the internet and who does not have home broadband access.

New Schedule for Transition to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan

In response to requests from many members of the OCLC resource sharing community, OCLC have extended access to WorldCat Resource Sharing through May 19, 2014. The new transition schedule provides additional time for ILL staffs to fully learn the new WorldShare ILL service while retaining access to WorldCat Resource Sharing.

New WorldShare ILL transition dates are:

End of placing new requests in WorldCat Resource Sharing: April 14, 2014
End of access to WorldCat Resource Sharing: May 19, 2014

Oct 2

Free Webinar: Copy Cataloging with CatExpress

Presented by OCLC and Minitex, this live online course provides instruction to new or experienced users on copy cataloging using the CatExpress interface. This course covers the copy cataloging workflow including searching, holdings maintenance, exporting and downloading records. After completing this course, the learner will be prepared to fully utilize the CatExpress service.

See the three sessions available and register by clicking here.

Sep 10

OCLC Updates – September 2013

OCLC has a number of new resources and events coming up:

If you missed OCLC at ALA in Chicago, or couldn’t make it to watch the events online, recordings of these sessions are now available.
Geek the Library has two upcoming informational webinars: Geek the Library Q&A featuring Mary Stein from East Baton Rouge Parish Library on September 17, 2013 at 2 p.m. (EST) and Geek the Library Informational Webinar on October 8, 2013 at 2 p.m. (EST).
OCLC offers self-paced training and online tutorials for WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Be sure to visit the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan Training Resources page for tutorials, recorded sessions, and training updates. Of particular interest is the WorldShare ILL Migration Overview, WorldShare ILL Preview, and Create Your WorldShare ILL Account.
There are three upcoming sessions of Streamlining Management, Discovery and Access of Print Collections with OCLC WorldShare Management Services: September 17, 2013 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT, October 16, 2013 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 EDT, and November 19, 2013 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT.

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