Navigator
News
Participating Libraries will continue to use Navigator for their borrowing and lending activity through June 30, 2024 and will have access to their accounts to clear out requests through August 31, 2024.
About Navigator
Accredited Texas public libraries currently use OCLC's Navigator system to monitor and manage statewide interlibrary loan requests locally. In addition to the Navigator library staff portal, the Texas Group Catalog allows Texas library patrons and staff to discover materials in Texas libraries, and libraries worldwide, that may not be available locally. There are over 550 Texas libraries live on the Navigator system and available to share resources through interlibrary loan.
Navigator Training Materials
Navigator Trainings for Libraries
- Recorded Navigator Training Tutorials for Staff
- Submitting Requests in WorldCat Navigator (15 minutes)
- Definition of Work Queue Categories (15 minutes)
- Borrower Request Processing in WorldCat Navigator (15 minutes)
- Lender Request Processing in WorldCat Navigator (15 minutes)
- Request Search Demo & Exercises in WorldCat Navigator
- Borrower Exceptions Processing in WorldCat Navigator
- Lender Exceptions Processing in WorldCat Navigator
- Navigator Quick Reference Print Guides
- Creating Requests on Behalf of a Patron
- Texas Barcode Prefixes
- Searching for Requests in NRE
- Accessing Statistics through OCLC Usage Statistics
- Accessing Statistics through NRE
- Shipping Items to Borrower
- Receiving an Item from the Lender
- Returning Borrowed Items
- Checking In
- Borrowing Work Queue
- Lender Work Queue
- Search Tips for Texas Group Catalog
- Trouble Shooting
- Checklist for creating a WorldCat data sync collection for updating records (Texas libraries)
- Data Sync Collections Webinar recording (1 hr 16 min 24 sec) *No password required
Data Sync Collections Webinar Slides
Navigator Resources for Libraries
- Texas Group Catalog
- Navigator Staff Request Engine (NRE)
- NRE Help
- OCLC Navigator Support Site
- OCLC Glossaries
- Texas ILL Protocol
- Creating a Local ILL Policy
- ILL Program Agreement form
Statewide Courier Program
Contacts
Sara Hayes
Statewide Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
Sarah Hubert
Interlibrary Loan Support Specialist
Library Development and Networking
ILL for TSLAC Patrons
Interlibrary Loan services are available for registered customers of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Requests may be made from the Texas Group Catalog. Detailed instructions can be found here. If you have any questions, please contact the Information Services staff at the Reference Desk.