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• Resource Sharing
• May 07
• Issue: 212

Searching Completed ILL Requests Now Possible

OCLC has added the ability to search an archive of completed ILL requests in WorldCat Resource Sharing using the Request ID number.

When searching requests in the Request Manager, users automatically default to searching active requests. Users may choose to search their completed requests by selecting the radio button that reads “Search Closed Requests” and entering a Request ID number for a request that has been completed.

The request archive goes back to May 2005 (migration to WorldCat Resource Sharing). OCLC will maintain an archive of five years worth of requests. In the future OCLC will add additional search parameters to the archive of completed requests, for example the ability to search by borrowing or lending library, title or author.

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).