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• Resource Sharing
• Mar 07
• Issue: 210

Update Your Policy Records to Include Odyssey Information

Odyssey users are encouraged to update their policy records to include Odyssey information. To access your policy record, go to: http://illpolicies.oclc.org. To indicate Odyssey as a delivery method in your copies record:

1. Click the My Units button in the black bar at the top of the screen.
2. Click the Unit Name to go to your Unit record.
3. Click Policies and then retrieve your copies policy.
4. Click the edit button which is to the right of Fees.
5. Add the Copy Policy Delivery Method: ILLiad - Odyssey.
6. If Odyssey will be your default method for sending copies, check the Default check box.

Updating the Copy Policy delivery method will flag your library as a lending library that uses Odyssey for supplying copies and allows borrowing libraries to search the Policies Directory for libraries that use Odyssey. Libraries can then create Custom Holdings Groups according to delivery method and other parameters.

To find other libraries that use Odyssey within ILLiad or the Client, use the Advanced Search option in the ILL Policies Directory at http://illpolicies.oclc.org and search by "delivery type." The result set will provide a list of libraries currently using Odyssey - if they have updated the borrowing information in the Policies Directory to include the Odyssey IP address. To store your Odyssey address in your policy record:

1. Click the My Units button in the black bar at the top of the screen.
2. Click the Unit Name to go to your Unit record.
3. Retrieve the Information Detail screen by clicking the Information tab.
4. Click the edit button.
5. In the last box, add your institution's ILLiad - Odyssey IP address. The format would be 123.123.123.123/ILL where 123.123.123.123 is the IP address or full DNS name of your receiving Odyssey client.
6. Click on the SAVE button to save your edits.

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).