Odyssey Standalone vs' ILLiadOdyssey

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Odyssey Standalone vs. ILLiad/Odyssey

• What is the difference?
• Tony Melvyn
• OCLC

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OSU experiences dramatic increase in online
lending using Odyssey
In October 2006, 61 of filled article requests
at OSU were delivered via Odyssey, compared to
36 filled via Odyssey in October 2005. What a
difference a year makes! We've reduced the number
of articles we send in paper to a trickle, and
our ARIEL use has dropped significantly as many
libraries now turn to Odyssey. In Ohio, many
schools that had never sent articles
electronically in the past are now using the free
Odyssey Standalone client. We are pleased and
amazed at how many other locations are
increasingly using Odyssey within ILLiad or the
free Odyssey Standalone software. Ohio State
University Interlibrary Services (OSU)Brian D.
Miller, Lending / Document Delivery Service
Coordinator
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Odyssey Standalone vs ILLiad/Odyssey

• Odyssey is an electronic document delivery
  application that allows libraries to scan, send
  and receive documents from other Odyssey users.
• Odyssey to Odyssey
• Odyssey to ILLiad
• ILLiad to Odyssey
• No ARIEL interaction with Odyssey Standalone

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Why Use Odyssey?

• Odyssey standalone allows you to provide your
  patrons with electronic documents as PDF or TIF
  files. Either in print or send via email
• Odyssey standalone allows you to send and receive
  documents from any library using ILLiad or
  Odyssey standalone
• Reduce use of Fax and snail mail
• Makes workflow easier for ILLiad libraries

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Why Use ILLiad?

• ILLiad incorporates Odyssey e-doc functions
  within a single interface. E-docs can be
  automatically converted to pdf and posted to the
  patrons account
• ILLiad/Odyssey allows you to send and receive
  documents from any library using ILLiad or
  Odyssey standalone as well as being able to
  import documents from Ariel.
• Reduce use of Fax and snail mail
• Makes workflow easier for ILLiad libraries

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Use of Odyssey

• From January 2007 to January 2008 the number of
  libraries using Odyssey has increase 72
• There are approximately to 350 libraries using
  Odyssey
• OhioLink encourages all members to use Odyssey as
  the electronic transmission service of choice.
• Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) and Consortium
  of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
  (CARLI) are moving in that same direction.

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Texas Libraries that use Odyssey
IRVING PUB LIBR SYST (IJC) SAINT
EDWARD'S UNIV (EDX) SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIV (ISM) SOUTHWESTERN UNIV (TXX) TEXAS
AM UNIV, CORPUS CHRISTI (TXF) UNIV OF N
TEXAS,HEALTH SCI CTR FT WORTH (TOM) UNIV OF
TEXAS AT AUSTIN (IXA) UNIV OF TEXAS AT
DALLAS (ITD)
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Top 10 Networks that use Odyssey

• OHIONET 59
• SOLINET 53
• NYLINK 45
• OCLC Western 30
• WILS 26
• PALINET 19
• AMIGOS 23
• BCR 20
• INCOLSA 16
• NELINET 7

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• Institution Information  
• Institution  UNIV OF GEORGIA  
• nstitution Symbol  GUA  
• OCLC Supplier  Yes  
• Regional Service Provider  SOLINET  
• Group Affiliations  GLD , GSP , NEPU , SLN ,
  LTQR , ARCH , ASRL , RFBP , ILLD , GCAL  
• Additional Symbols  GU  
• OCLC Relationship  Full  
• Profiled Address  ATHENS / Georgia / 30606
• Unit Information  
• Unit  default  
• Reciprocal Lender  No  
• International Lender  Yes  
• Library Type  University Library  
• Library Catalog  http//gil.uga.edu/  
• Library Homepage  http//www.libs.uga.edu/  
• Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
   58-6001998
• Addresses  
• Shipping Address  Interlibrary Loan Department /
  UGA Main Library/320 South Jackson Street /
  Athens / Georgia / 30602  

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Useful Odyssey URLs

• http//www.atlas-sys.com/products/odyssey/
• Where you can download the FREE Odyssey
• http//lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/ill-l/2006-Ju
  ly/013359.html
• Harry Krizs comments on his own experiences
  with downloading and installing Odyssey
• http//www.atlas-sys.com/community/
• The community portal at Atlas Systems where the
  Odyssey FAQ from OHIOLINK resides. Requires you
  to register.

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Who should use Odyssey?

• Smaller libraries that want to offer their
  patrons electronic documents over the web or via
  email
• Libraries within a consortia that borrow and lend
  heavily with each other for articles and where
  ILLiad use is pre-dominant
• Libraries that may want to reduce costs by moving
  to Free Odyssey vs For Fee Ariel

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Why use ILLiad/Odyssey

• Any library that wants to incorporate all ILL
  functions within a single interface including
  E-doc delivery.
• Any library that wants to eliminate loads of
  paper processing and handling.
• Move away from reliance on Ariel and move to a
  growing group of Odyssey users.

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Odyssey has revolutionized our Interlibrary Loan
department. Two years ago, our article turnaround
time was a terrible 11 days and our loan
turnaround time was 14. Today, our article
turnaround time is anywhere between 2 hours and 2
days. Once we were comfortable using Odyssey for
Interlibrary loan lending and borrowing, we
spread our wings to Local Document Delivery. In
other words, we use Odyssey to supply copies of
in house articles to our patrons desktop. The
faculty, students, and staff of Akron's campus
LOVE us.