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Resource Sharing
October 2006
Issue: 206

Stand Alone Version of Odyssey Document Delivery Software Now Available (And It's Free)

Atlas Systems, Inc. has released a stand-alone version of their Odyssey electronic delivery software. The software allows for the transmission and receipt of electronic documents between other Odyssey sites, sites using OCLC ILLiad, and sites using other software packages that implement the Odyssey protocol. Odyssey software uses the standard TWAIN scanner drivers that come with most scanners and works with black and white, grayscale, color, or any combination of these scanned formats. Upon receipt, the documents can be printed, automatically converted to .pdf format, or saved in the original .tif format. In addition, a new messaging service has been added to the protocol.

Odyssey software is available for FREE via a download from the Atlas Systems web site: http://www.atlas-sys.com.

Odyssey features:

Send and receive electronic documents.
Review, insert, delete, rotate, crop and de-skew images either sending or receiving.
Automatically add coversheets to incoming or outgoing documents.
Re-scan any incorrectly scanned pages.
Send black, grayscale, color, or a combination of formats in the same document.
Send free text messages between Odyssey clients and reference documents for re-scanning requests.
Manage addresses for other libraries in the address book.
Uses standard Twain drivers.
Utilizes a single port for ease of firewall modification and allows for IP blocking of incoming items.
Automatic conversion of incoming files to PDF.
Automatic posting of files to a specific file or folder.
Automatic printing of incoming files.
Easy importing of Odyssey settings and address book into OCLC ILLiad when upgrading.
Send and receive documents between other Odyssey users or OCLC ILLiad sites (using version 7.1 available fall 2005).
For more information on Odyssey Document Delivery Software, please contact Dan Specht at Atlas Systems, Inc. via email (dspecht@atlas-sys.com).

Resource Sharing Contact Information

Please contact Jon Penn, Resource Sharing Librarian at Nylink, with questions. Jon is available via email (pennj@nylink.org) or phone (800-342-3353 / 518-443-5444).