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Products and Services : Resource Sharing and Delivery

Odyssey

Electronic document delivery via an open protocol
The Odyssey software allows sites to send and receive electronic documents to other Odyssey sites, OCLC ILLiad sites, and other vendor's software that supports the Odyssey protocol.

UnityUK

A web-based resource sharing and interlibrary loan service
UnityUK is a fully integrated ILL service for request management and catalogue searching.  The request process is fully automated and offers member libraries numerous benefits.

VDX

A resource sharing option for library groups
OCLC's VDX is a document delivery and interlending management system that fully automates the requesting and supply of books and journal articles. It meets the needs of consortia that require greater local control of resource sharing among their members by offering tight integration with disparate local library systems.

WorldCat Resource Sharing

Simplify and extend the reach of your resource sharing capabilities
WorldCat Resource Sharing helps OCLC libraries create, send, manage and track interlibrary loan requests and document orders.

A report from OCLC Research

“Greening Interlibrary Loan Practices”

This report details the findings from an OCLC Research-sponsored study of the environmental impact of current interlibrary loan practices, as well as recommended practices for reducing the carbon footprint of resource sharing operations worldwide.