WorldShare Interlibrary Loan to Replace WorldCat Resource Sharing in 2013
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan will replace WorldCat Resource Sharing in 2013, as part of libraries’ existing subscriptions. The transition from WorldCat Resource Sharing to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan will transform traditional interlibrary loan into a much broader fulfillment service in which interlibrary loan is one of many fulfillment options available to library staffs. In addition, library users will benefit from a new user experience for OCLC FirstSearch that will combine the user-friendly features of WorldCat.org with precision searching of FirstSearch. This will give staff the precision searching and expanded record views they need to accurately search and find items, and will let users see only what is meaningful to them to find and get to library content.
OCLC held a program about upcoming changes for WorldCat Resource Sharing and FirstSearch at the ALA Annual conference in June 2012. A recording of this program, “Transforming Discovery and Resource Sharing with OCLC: FirstSearch, WorldCat Resource Sharing and More,” is now available on the OCLC website. You may also link directly to each of the presentations from this program:
- Katie Birch provides an update on the status of WorldShare Interlibrary Loan at http://player.multicastmedia.com/player.php?v=w439tj51
- Mindy Pozenel reviews plans for a new user experience for OCLC FirstSearch http://player.multicastmedia.com/player.php?v=rstfuab9
Recordings of other OCLC programs held at the ALA Annual conference in June are also available on the OCLC website.
Among the ALA Annual 2012 recordings available from are: