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Course Description
This hands-on course will teach you how to accomplish the basic steps of creating interlibrary loan requests in OCLC's WorldCat Resource Sharing service. You will learn how to search WorldCat, how to view and select lenders for a request, how to edit and send a request, and how to respond as a lender. You will also learn how to use the Request Manager to track, print and update both borrowing and lending requests.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Search and locate appropriate bibliographic records for a typical ILL request
- Select appropriate lenders for a typical ILL request
- Create and submit a typical ILL request
- Track and update a typical ILL request
Target Audience
Intended for staff new to WorldCat Resource Sharing or staff who act as back-up to regular ILL staff and want to get an overview of the basics of the service.
Prerequisites
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements
Participants will be expected to complete class assignments either during the class sessions or as homework and submit their work for instructor evaluation.
It is designed for individual participation; each individual must register.
Technical Requirements
Live Online System Requirements
Schedule
This course consists of four 2-hour sessions.
| Instructor: Tim Prather - [ E-Mail ]
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| Contact Hrs:
8.00 |
CEUs: 0.80 |
| Amigos Member Early Bird Fee: $ 290.00 | Non-member Early Bird Fee: $ 340.00 |
| Amigos Member Fee:
$ 315.00 |
Amigos Non-member Fee:
$ 365.00 |
| Available On Request |
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