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E-delivery Atlas System’s Odyssey. STARS ILL D iscussion Group ALA Annual - Anaheim Robin Moskal – UMBC (MUB) 6/23/12. Odyssey. Electronic document delivery software created by Atlas Systems Fully integrated with ILLiad (in 2000) but also available as a free standalone system
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E-deliveryAtlas System’s Odyssey STARS ILL Discussion Group ALA Annual - Anaheim Robin Moskal – UMBC (MUB) 6/23/12
Odyssey • Electronic document delivery software created by Atlas Systems • Fully integrated with ILLiad (in 2000) but also available as a free standalone system • Easy to use • Documentation available
Odyssey – a few features • Allows sending and receiving of electronic documents • To other Odyssey sites, ILLiad sites, other vendor’s software that supports the Odyssey protocol • Seamless desktop delivery to patrons • “Trusted Sender” allows incoming Odyssey documents to be sent directly to the patron's Web account without staff review • Supports scanning in color or b/w • Automatic conversion of incoming files to PDF
More: • Odyssey listserv http://iris.atlas-sys.com/mailman/listinfo/odyssey-l • Odyssey Helper for Bscan and Rapid Documentation and more information available https://prometheus.atlas-sys.com/display/Odyssey/Odyssey+Home+Page
UMBC (MUB) • Using ILLiad and Odyssey since 2003 • Over 81,000 borrowing articles requests filled & delivered through Odyssey • Over 36,700 lending articles sent through Odyssey • Over 8600 document delivery articles delivered through Odyssey (since Feb. 2008) • All incoming borrowing articles are processed & sent through Odyssey (incl. Ariel, Article Exchange, fax, mail)
Feedback • “Thank you so much for every effort you have given to me. It's nice to have such people like you in this big university.” • “I just wanted to say thank you so much for always responding to ILL requests in such a timely fashion. I have worked at and attended several universities and your turnaround time is by far the most efficient. This makes a huge difference in being able to conduct research and contribute to the literature.”
Thanks to all of you for providing such great turn around time! Questions?