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WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics
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Course description
This full-day, hands-on course will introduce students to the new WorldCat Resource Sharing interface, previously ILL Web. This interface, which is accessed through FirstSearch, is the replacement for Passport for ILL and ILL Web.
This course focuses on the basic procedures needed to manage an ILL request using the new interface. Students will learn about accessing WorldCat Resource Sharing, customization options, searching and accessing records from OCLC's WorldCat bibliographic database, and producing and completing requests. Students will work through an ILL request and learn how to create a borrowing request and to respond to a request as a lender.
Perfect for
This course is ideal for users who are inexperienced in OCLC ILL, as well as for current users of Passport or ILL Web who will be migrating to the new interface.
What you will learn
Topics covered include
- An overview of the OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing interface
- The basic ILL cycle
- Displaying holdings, and researching policies
- Creating lender strings, and producing and completing requests
- Working with Constant Data and Custom Holdings
- Borrowing and Lending workflow
- Working in the ILL Message File
Follow up courses
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Course details
Course: O 501
Duration: 1 Day
Fee:
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75.00 |
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125.00 |
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