Get started with WorldCat Resource Sharing Fee Management by entering "IFM" in the MAXCOST field of the ILL request from. OCLC will do the rest. On average, you’ll save US$60 on each request by eliminating individual ILL processing and payments.

2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the WorldCat Resource Sharing service. Since the service began operation in 1979, libraries have built it into one of the world’s foremost networks with more than 10,000 libraries now using the system to arrange 10 million interlibrary loans each year. Just look at these statistics:

• 204 million requests since 1979
• 10,719 current users in 46 countries
• 8.1 million Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) transactions processed since 1995, saving libraries approximately US$500 million in administrative costs
• 2.4 million ILL requests deflected and automatically rerouted since 2006, saving libraries an estimated US$29 million in staff time
• 94,305 requests to USA from 29 countries (fiscal year 2009)
• 85,231 requests from USA to 42 countries (fiscal year 2009)

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