E-deliveryAtlas System’s Odyssey

STARS ILL Discussion GroupALA Annual - AnaheimRobin Moskal – UMBC (MUB)6/23/12

OdysseyElectronic document delivery software

created by Atlas SystemsFully integrated with ILLiad (in 2000) but

also available as a free standalone systemEasy to useDocumentation available

Odyssey – a few featuresAllows sending and receiving of electronic

documentsTo 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/wAutomatic conversion of incoming files to PDF

More:Odyssey listserv

http://iris.atlas-sys.com/mailman/listinfo/odyssey-lOdyssey 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 2003Over 81,000 borrowing articles requests

filled & delivered through OdysseyOver 36,700 lending articles sent through

OdysseyOver 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)

Lending & Document Delivery

Borrowing

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“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?