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Improve delivery times and achieve zero unfilled requests

Learn how Moraine Valley Community College improved ILL services with the Express program, reducing turnaround times and achieving nearly 100% article fulfillment with a one-person team.

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Bring stability and resiliency to ILL with Express

Learn how Drake University’s Cowles Library overcame staffing challenges by embracing automation, teamwork, and OCLC’s Express program to sustain their high-level of customer service.

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Create faster, more efficient workflows for resource sharing

Read about how Jessup University Library reduced turnaround times by over 35 hours, expanding request capacity for staff and enabling faster delivery for users.

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Speed delivery and free up staff time with real-time availability

Learn how SWAN Library Services automated request responses for 100 libraries to save staff time and speed delivery.

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Update workflows and fill requests faster

Learn how Baldwin Wallace University used WorldShare ILL’s smart fulfillment capabilities to update workflows and fill requests faster.

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Gain greater visibility and share research internationally

Learn how staff at Università degli Studi di Enna Kore made more resources available to their users, while also increasing their global reach.

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Maximize delivery speed of your resource sharing service

Find out how smart fulfillment functionality across all OCLC resource sharing services empowers libraries to meet user expectations.

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Simplify ILL to increase requests

Learn how the SAE Institute dramatically increased ILL requests by simplifying both their users' experience and resource sharing workflows.

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Bring your prestigious collection out into the world

Learn how the staff at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin keeps up with increasing demand for items from its large and respected collection.

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Expand your network and gain greater visibility internationally

Find out how Università Bocconi has provided more resources for their students and gained more visibility too.

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Serve the global research community through international visibility

See how CSIC, the Spanish National Research Council, engages with researchers worldwide through highly visible collections.

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Deliver information efficiently and securely all over the world

Find out how Zentralbibliothek Zürich simplified and automated international interlibrary loan processes.  

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Share your specialized collections

Learn how Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary shares its focused collections and meets students' broader needs.

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Deliver articles within minutes

Find out how Mount Mercy University supports researchers around the world despite a small library staff.

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Overcome copyright and cost barriers to sharing

Learn how SUB Göttingen saved time and optimized interlibrary loan workflows.

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Make knowledge visible and available internationally

Learn how the Bavarian State Library provided a more convenient and improved interlibrary loan service.

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Support scientists around the world

Examine how CSIRO, Australia's science agency, streamlined its efforts to share science-related items with libraries and researchers across the globe.