What is the purpose of OCLC?

OCLC, Inc., doing business as OCLC, is an American nonprofit cooperative organization “dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs”.

What is OCLC in library science?

OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes cooperation among libraries worldwide. More than 54,000 libraries in 109 countries use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve print and electronic library materials.

Where do I find the OCLC number?

The OCLC Control Number is a unique, sequentially assigned number associated with a record in WorldCat. The number is included in a WorldCat®record when the record is created. The OCLC Control Number can be found in MARC fields 001, 019, and 035 as follows.

What is OCLC of the journal?

OCLC, formerly known as the Online Computer Library Center, is a US-based “nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs”.

Who is the developer of OCLC ILLiad software?

OCLC ILLiad software was developed by the interlibrary loan staff at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has been expanded and further enhanced by Atlas Systems, Inc., the primary developer for OCLC ILLiad. Atlas Systems continues to be a vital provider to OCLC for support and development of this product.

How can Illiad be used in the library?

Library users can track the status of their requests every step of the way through the easy-to-use interface of ILLiad. Whether they are in the library, a remote library location or an office, users can monitor requests so they know when to expect delivery of needed items.

Is there a way to update the Illiad server?

A knowledge respository on everything ILLiad. Users of ILLiad hosted should contact their hosted service provider to schedule an update. Self-hosted ILLiad users can run the server updater and then update client workstations.

What is Illiad and what does Atlas systems do?

Atlas Systems continues to be a vital provider to OCLC for support and development of this product. ILLiad allows you to replace paper-based workflows, manage a high volume of requests and automate routine functions for borrowing and lending resources between libraries with integration into a variety of third-party systems.