News and events
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OCLC's Express program uses 'smart fulfillment' enhancements to help libraries deliver materials fast
More than 1,000 libraries are now participating in OCLC's new Express digital delivery program that facilitates exceptionally fast turnaround times using smart fulfillment enhancements to OCLC resource sharing services.
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Moving forward together: Highlights from RSC20
Even though we couldn’t come together in person this year, the Program Committee and the speakers, who graciously agreed to participate in a new virtual format, made the RSC20 web series Moving forward together a great success.
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Tips for reopening your ILL service
If your library is one of many that are resuming more normal ILL operations, or you’re just planning to restart lending and borrowing, here are some workflow and configuration suggestions to help make the transition smooth.
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New profiled group CCOV joins ACOV and BCOV
For the ILL community, we have introduced the new CCOV group so you can build lender strings of libraries that are able to ship and receive materials from their physical collections during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Learn lending status and when to return ILL items with a new ILL community-sourced map
With the information provided by the ILL community, OCLC created a physical ILL return and lending map that offers the ability to visualize and interact with this information using search and filtering tools.
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WorldShare ILL and Tipasa updates make it easier to find electronic resources
WorldShare ILL and Tipasa users can easily view more detailed holdings information, enabling borrowers to quickly find electronic resources.
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Help crowdsource the safe return of ILL physical items
As libraries begin to reopen, ILL professionals need to know if, and when, to send ILL physical items back to their home libraries. At the request of the ILL community, and to support this urgent need, OCLC is providing an easy way for you to signal ...
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22 April 2021
Integratie WorldShare ILL en WorldShare Circulation
Presentatie & demonstratie over gebruik integratie
- Time: 09:30 – 12:00 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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28 April 2021
RSC21 Web Series–ILL and the pandemic: Learning from the unexpected
Two European libraries, Bocconi University in Milano, Italy, and Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, share their experiences with keeping up the ILL services during COVID-19.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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12 May 2021
RSC21 Web Series–Renewing library resource sharing in challenging times: Collaborating to meet library user needs and demonstrating the value of ILL services
Panelists will discuss how ILL professionals from various institutions collaborated on plans and innovations and learned from one another during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 May 2021
RSC21 Web Series–Managing resource sharing during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and impacts - three perspectives
Hear from presenters about the challenging successes of managing onsite interlibrary loan operations remotely during COVID-19.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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10 June 2021
RSC21 Web Series–Controlled digital lending in two private academic libraries; same services with diverse tools
Hear from presenters about various aspects of their controlled digital lending services including the planning, technology, logistics, user instructions, and future plans.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 June 2021
RSC21 Web Series–A look at ILL into the future: An update on your ILL services
Join Atlas Systems and OCLC staff as we look forward into the future of resource sharing solutions.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 March 2021
RSC21 Web Series–Page, scan, send, re-shelve: A mobile scanning station for ILL electronic document delivery service
Join presenters as they share their experience using a mobile scanning cart to expedite a new scanning workflow for electronic document delivery.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 March 2021
Update bezitsgegevens medische bibliotheken en WorldShare-ILL
Presentatie & demonstratie over wijzigingen in het GGC
- Time: 09:30 – 12:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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16 March 2021
Maak het delen van bronnenmateriaal eenvoudig met Tipasa
Presentatie & demonstratie over Tipasa
- Time: 15:00 – 15:45 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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26 January 2021
ALA Midwinter OCLC Resource Sharing User Group Meeting
A new year and new possibilities!
- Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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22 September 2020
RSC20 Web series: May the source be with you
VIVA whole ebook lending
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 September 2020
RSC20 Web series: OCLC/Atlas update
Join Stephanie Spires, Chief Operations and Service Officer from Atlas Systems, and from OCLC, Cathy King, Executive Director of Delivery Services, and Peter Collins, Director of Resource Sharing, to learn more about the future direction of our resource sharing solutions.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 August 2020
RSC20 Web series: Making ILL materials accessible: Examining the law, current practices, and the future
Presenters Travis Goode, Senior Librarian at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Ron Figueroa, Resource Sharing Manager at Syracuse University, will share detail on rights to reproduce copyrighted materials for the blind or other people with disabilities. Moderated by Dennis Massie, Senior Program Officer at OCLC.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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28 July 2020
RSC20 Web series: Using ILL statistics for decision-making
Join this panel session moderated by Sara Hayes, Interlibrary Loan Program Coordinator at Texas State Library, for a discussion on how ILL statistics shape decisions at their libraries.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 July 2020
RSC20 Web series: Outreach and customer service
Join panelists for a discussion on outreach and customer service pest practices. Including Megan Gaffney, Coordinator, ILL and DDS at University of Delaware, Peggy Glatthaar, Head of Customer Services at Florida Gulf Coast University Library, and Meg Massey, Interlibrary Loan Manager at Penn State University Libraries.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 May 2020
Gestión cooperativa con soluciones OCLC
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre como facilitar el acceso a los recursos electrónicos de su biblioteca a todos sus usuarios durante estas circunstancias especiales.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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20 May 2020
OCLC Resource Sharing Forum 2020 - España
Conozca nuevas formas de mejorar su eficiencia operativa, de ahorrar tiempo y de conectar mejor a sus usuarios finales con la información que necesitan.
- Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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05 May 2020
Soluciones OCLC para el préstamo interbibliotecario
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre como facilitar el acceso a los recursos electrónicos de su biblioteca a todos sus usuarios durante estas circunstancias especiales.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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04 December 2019 - 04 December 2019
WMS-Infotag 2019
4. Dezember 2019 in Mannheim
- Location: Mannheim
- Venue: Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim
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03 December 2019 - 03 December 2019
15. Bibliotheksleitertag 2019
15. OCLC Bibliotheksleitertag in Mannheim
- Location: Mannheim
- Venue: Congress Center Rosengarten
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28 November 2019
Introducción a WorldShare-ILL
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre WorldShare-ILL y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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10 October 2019 - 10 October 2019
OCLC Contactdag 2019
De bibliotheek: Feiten en verhalen - Kom donderdag 10 oktober 2019 naar de jaarlijkse OCLC Contactdag.
- Location: Rotterdam
- Venue: De Doelen, Willem Burger Kwartier
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12 September 2019 - 13 September 2019
Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference 2019
Connect with OCLC staff at the Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference 2019 in Portland, Oregon.
- Location: Portland, OR
- Venue: Portland Community College - Sylvania
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10 September 2019 - 13 September 2019
Österreichischer Bibliothekartag 2019
OCLC auf dem Bibliothekartag in Graz
- Location: Graz
- Venue: Messe Congress (Stadthalle Graz)
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22 May 2019
RSC19 Presentation—An Alternative to CONTU
JoinRegister today for this popular session from RSC 19: An Alternative to CONTU: Developing and Implementing Your Own ILL Copyright Compliance Policy
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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19 March 2019 - 21 March 2019
2019 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference
2019 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, on March 19-21, 2019.
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida
- Venue: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
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18 March 2019 - 20 March 2019
7. Bibliothekskongress Leipzig
OCLC auf dem Bibliothekskongress
- Location: Leipzig
- Venue: Congress Center
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