Global library cooperative Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), US, has signed an agreement with Atlas Systems, creator of ILLiad and Odyssey resource sharing management software. Under the deal, OCLC will continue to support ILLiad and Odyssey and, in partnership with Atlas Systems, integrate the software more fully into OCLC delivery services in the coming years. Atlas Systems is a software development company with the mission of developing library automation to promote library excellence through efficiency.
ILLiad and its document delivery component, Odyssey, provide a faster, more functional alternative to traditional interlibrary loan workflow. The software improves interlibrary loan functions by consolidating all borrowing, lending and tracking capabilities into a single, customisable interface. ILLiad also smoothly integrates with a library's core services, such as WorldCat Resource Sharing, providing the user with access to the world's largest collection of shared resources. More than 1,000 libraries currently use ILLiad software for interlibrary loan management.
Atlas Systems will continue development, training, and installation support of ILLiad software under the new agreement. OCLC has been the exclusive distributor of ILLiad software since 2000.
