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Usability participants needed for the new OCLC ILL product

OCLC is looking for volunteers to participate in usability testing for the new OCLC ILL product.  We are looking for participants familiar with ILL processing in environments with a high volume of requests, patron requesting, and copyright tracking.  Both librarians and student workers are requested for this usability test.   

ILLiad of the future? Update on the new OCLC ILL product from OCLC's Katie Birch

Katie Birch, OCLC Executive Director, Resource Sharing, Global Product Management, has released some new information on OCLC's new ILL product which is intended to move ILLiad users from the client/server environment to the cloud.

OCLC discontinues support for Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers

OCLC will discontinue its support and testing of Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 9 and 10 with its WorldCat Discovery and WorldShare applications beginning July 1, 2016.

OCLC events at 2016 ALA Annual Conference

If you're attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando June 23-27th, you may be interested in one or more of the following OCLC events. View the full list and register here.

The future of FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery

excerpted from the OCLC Next Blog:

One WorldCat, two discovery options

Best practices - OCLC Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM)

In December 2015, OCLC's Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) changed so that fees are charged when updated to 'shipped' by the lender instead of 'received' by the borrower. A refund process is expected to be released in June 2016. Today, Tony Melvyn, OCLC Product Manager, shared some helpful information to ensure the process works smoothly.

Are you reading OCLC Next?

OCLC Next is a new blog on "the work being done by and for libraries all over the world."  Check it out.

Vote local: OCLC Global Council elections are open

Voting is open for the 2016 OCLC Global Council elections now through March 29, 2016. Your vote helps shape the future of the OCLC cooperative. An invitation to vote online has already been sent to the designated voting representative at each OCLC member institution. Your member institution can complete a single ballot for positions open within the Americas Regional Council (ARC).

OCLC System Alert: FirstSearch Scheduled Downtime February 9, 2016

OCLC System Alert
 
Posted: 2/9/2016 3:35:19 PM ET
 
FirstSearch Scheduled Downtime
 
Alert Status: Scheduled maintenance
 
Affected Services:
FirstSearch
 
Description: