Policies Directory overview
The OCLC Policies Directory is located at https://illpolicies.oclc.org. There is also a link to the Policies Directory from WorldShare Interlibrary Loan and Tipasa.
The Policies Directory provides two main functions to enhance your workflow. First, it provides a way to search resource sharing libraries by OCLC institution symbol or name and group symbol or name. Note: The Policies Directory contains only groups profiled by OCLC.
The second function of the Policies Directory is to enable you to enter and display information about:
- Your lending, copying and deflection policies
- Your resource sharing supplier status
- Your library collections
- Your library schedules
- Contacts at your library
Watch a video
Establish Policies in OCLC Policies Directory- Part 1 (11:56)
In this video, Borrowing and Lending libraries will learn how to set up and/or edit their policies in OCLC Policies Directory using the Profile, Collections, Schedule, and Contacts tabs.
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Establish Policies in OCLC Policies Directory- Part 2- Lending Libraries only (18:37)
In this video, Lending libraries will learn how to set up and/or edit policies for deflections, loans, and copies on the Policies Tab in OCLC Policies Directory.
Learn more in a training course: Introduction to WorldShare ILL