Kelly Gritten
Interlibrary Loan
Indiana State University
kelly.gritten@indstate.edu
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Odyssey can be used as a Standalone
program or as part of ILLiad
Standalone Odyssey is available free of
charge
ILLiad is available for a fee
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Odyssey standalone is available at
http://www.atlas-sys.com/products/odyssey
It will allow you to send and receive
documents, but not to make requests
You will need a computer with a fixed IP
address, and administrator rights for your PC
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You will need to install the Odyssey client and
setup the Odyssey database. The installation
manager will do both of these tasks for you
Do not change any installation settings,
including paths or passwords
Enable Odyssey by going to the Maintenance
menu and clicking next to “Server Enabled”
until a checkmark appears
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To send documents simply
◦ Fill in the Borrower and ILL number boxes
◦ Scan
◦ Send
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Received documents can be
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Printed
Converted from a TIF to a PDF
Saved as a TIF
Deleted
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Odyssey Standalone is available for free!
In order to receive articles, Odyssey must be open on
your computer – preferably on a PC you can keep
turned on at all times
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Odyssey Standalone does not send documents directly
to your patrons – you need ILLiad for this function
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For more information, see the Odyssey Standalone
FAQ at
https://osu.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/osu/lending/odysseyfaq.html