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WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics Online

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Prerequisites

Searching will not be covered. We strongly recommend attending the WorldCat Resource Sharing Searching workshop before attending this workshop.

Course description

Western’s instructor-led online workshops use OCLC’s Online Meeting Space, an easy-to-use virtual meeting technology. Attendees will receive as part of their confirmation the necessary logon information, links to course materials and telephone number (used for the audio portion of training). This confirmation will be sent out one week prior to the workshop.  

This workshop focuses on the basic procedures needed to manage an ILL request on OCLC’s WorldCat Resource Sharing service. It uses OCLC’s web-based interface to the ILL system. Attendees will learn the core concepts to create a borrowing request and to respond to a request as a lender. Topics include an overview of WorldCat Resource Sharing, the basic ILL cycle, Constant Data records, and simple management of ILL requests.

Perfect for

This course is designed for current or new users of WorldCat Resource Sharing who wish to learn how to use ILL effectively.

Course details

Duration: 4 Hours

Fee:
$60 Western members $125 Nonmembers

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