CIRC-ILL
Chapter 7. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
Setting ILL Circulation Options
To specify ILL Circulation Options:
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From the Circ Admin menu, select ILL Circulation Options.
- The ILL Circulation Options screen displays.
ILL Circulation Options Screen
- Enter, edit or select ILL Circulation Options for the following parameters:
- Display Message for Temp ILL Bib Records in OPAC (text box) the message displayed in the Search interface when the temporary bibliographic record for an ILL item is retrieved during a search.
- Select Default ILL Location (drop-down menu) the default location shown
on the Add Brief Bib/Item screen when receiving items through interlibrary loan.
Select the desired location from the available options.
NOTE: The Select Default ILL Location menu lists all currently defined location branch collection combinations for your library.
- Select Default ILL Material Type (drop-down menu) - the default material
type shown on the Add Brief Bib/Item screen when receiving items through
interlibrary loan. Select the desired material type from the available options.
NOTE: The Select Default ILL Material Type menu lists all currently defined material types for your library.
- Default ILL Fee (text box) the default fee assessed by your library for
obtaining an item through interlibrary loan, regardless of whether or not the
item is ultimately checked out by the requesting patron. Enter the fee as
desired. Enter the fee amount in dollars and cents.
NOTE: If the fee amount is less than one dollar, it is not necessary to enter the leading zero.
- Default ILL Check-Out Fee (text box) - the default fee assessed by your
library for checking out an item obtained through interlibrary loan. Enter the
fee as desired. Enter the fee amount in dollars and cents.
NOTE: If the fee amount is less than one dollar, it is not necessary to enter the leading zero.
- Default ILL Fine Amount (text box) - the default fine amount assessed by
your library for an overdue item obtained through interlibrary loan. Enter the
fine as desired. Enter the fee amount in dollars and cents.
NOTE: If the fine amount is less than one dollar, it is not necessary to enter the leading zero.
- Default ILL Fine Limits (text box) - the maximum total fine amount to be
assessed by your library against a given patron against an item obtained through
interlibrary loan. Enter the fine limit as desired. Enter the fee limit amount
in dollars and cents.
NOTE: If the fine limit amount is less than one dollar, it is not necessary to enter the leading zero.
- Charge ILL Fee if not Check Out (drop-down menu) indicates whether or not the Default ILL Check-Out Fee is assessed against a given patron in the event a requested item is obtained through interlibrary loan, but is not ultimately checked out by the patron. Select Yes (Default ILL Check-Out Fee is assessed) or No (Default ILL Check-Out Fee is not assessed), as desired.
- Default ILL Staff email (text box) the default email address for ILL staff.
- Maximum Number of Reserves in Queue (text box) the maximum number of active reserves placed against a given item necessary to trigger ILL functionality in the Search module. By default, selecting the Request This Item button from a Full Record Display in the Search module displays the Self Reserve screen, allowing the patron to place a reserve for the item. When the number of active reserves against the item is equal to the Maximum Number of Reserves in Queue value, selecting the Request This Item button displays the ILL Request Form, allowing the patron to submit an ILL request for the item.
- Renewal Denied Grace Period (text box) number of grace days added to the due date for an item obtained through interlibrary loan for which a renewal request has been denied by the lender. Enter the desired number of days.
- Allow incoming CILL requests to appear on Reserves With Available Copies list? Yes/No. (drop-down menu) indicates whether or not incoming Circ-ILL requests are shown on the Reserves With Available Copies list. Select Yes (Circ-ILL requests are shown on Reserves With Available Copies list) or No (Circ-ILL requests are not shown on Reserves With Available Copies list), as desired.
- CILL Multi-Branch Processing Yes/No (drop-down menu) indicates whether or not the system uses multi-branch processing (reserve in transit feature) for items received through Circ-ILL. Select Yes (system does use multi-branch processing) or No (system does not use multi-branch processing), as desired.
- Lender Transfer Destination (drop-down menu) the hold location for items received through interlibrary loan. The menu lists all pickup locations defined for your library.
- NCIP CILL Remote Customer Id (text box) the customer code assigned by Auto-Graphics for the remote NCIP CILL system with which your library performs interlibrary loan activities.
- NCIP CILL Remote Library Id (text box) the library code assigned by Auto-Graphics for the library within the remote NCIP CILL system with which your library performs interlibrary loan activities.
- NCIP CILL Remote Connection URL (text box) the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) through which NCIP communication between your library and the remote NCIP CILL system with which your library performs interlibrary loan activities is accomplished.
- Click the Submit button to save your changes to ILL Circulation Options.