Future functionality
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan will continue to expand to include additional functionality. The new service now includes most functionality supported by WorldCat Resource Sharing. OCLC will continue to add new features that are enabled by the OCLC WorldShare Platform.
View a list of known issues with the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan service.
The table below lists planned functionality additions for WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. Additional details about features added in May 2013 are provided in WorldShare ILL Release Notes.
| Feature | How it relates to WorldCat Resource Sharing | Target availability date |
|---|---|---|
| Request history | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Barcode printing | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Lender string expanded to 15 | New in WorldShare ILL | Available |
| Improved workflow for printing and batch processing | New in WorldShare ILL | Available |
| Integration with WorldCat knowledge base for streamlined article sharing | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Display of LHR summaries | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Use LHR data to select lenders | New in WorldShare ILL | Available |
| Batch processing for yes and no | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Link to lending library's OPAC from holdings lists | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Printing all requests in a queue (batch printing) | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| French language interface | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Japanese language interface | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Lender selection and editing of conditional notes | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Link to borrowing library OPACs from staff workform | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Automatically apply constant data to requests | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Improved integration with Article Exchange | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | Available |
| Display search results by number of holdings | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | June 2013 |
| 2-per-page request printing | New in WorldShare ILL | June 2013 |
| 2-per-page bookstrap printing | New in WorldShare ILL | June 2013 |
| Completion of recalled requests | New in WorldShare ILL | June 2013 |
| Spanish interface | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | August 2013 |
| Default patron workform with new discovery interface | Exists in WorldCat Resource Sharing | to be determined |
| Initial buy-it workflow | New in WorldShare ILL | to be determined |
| Full Article Exchange integration within the service (displays within the service rather than a separate window) | New in WorldShare ILL | to be determined |
| Display supplier cost information in holdings display | New in WorldShare ILL | to be determined |
| Changes to support variable lender aging (EMST)Indicators in staff workform and holdings display | New in WorldShare ILL | to be determined |
| Display links to open access resources | New in WorldShare ILL | to be determined |
| All new requests begin in WorldShare Interlibrary Loan | No more requests initiated in WorldCat Resource Sharing | November 2013 |
| End of Access to WorldCat Resource Sharing | 31 December 2013 |
OCLC's training and documentation resources will guide your transition from WorldCat Resource Sharing to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan. These tools will describe how familiar features have been implemented in the new service.