RapidILL for College Libraries (To begin mid-Jan 2024)
Add Media to UBorrow (DONE)
- Proposal added to June 2022 MCLS packet.
- FLVC researching mechanics, testing in Sandbox:
- How to identify media - which items will get the UBorrow link in Primo
- how to setup TOUs for Borrowing library so that correct loan period & other TOUs is used
- Outstanding issue: Waiting on location "Exclusion" functionality to be fixed. (Fixed)
- Most items in media locations have been excluded.
Add New Brokers to UBorrow
- FLINShareIT - (Lending Complete, Borrowing Partially complete)
- Lending: Added FlinShareit to Alma so that lending requests are sent to Alma for processing. When shipped, the request is updated and the item moved to a temporary location. When returned in FlinShareit, the request is closed and item is put in transit to owning location.
- Borrowing: Requests need to originate in FlinShareit system. If borrowed, Alma automatically creates a temp item record for Received items from FlinShareit.
- RapidILL (Complete)
- Borrowing: Local requests for articles & book chapters via Primo VE go through Alma and directly in RapidILL to be filled.
- Lending: Requests from RapidILL sent to Alma and can be fulfilled directly.
- Articles for UBorrow - RSSC subcommittee to research and Advise (Investigating)
CDL (Investigating)
- FLVC researching: looking at white papers, other documentation
- What can be done with current Alma/Primo
- Most options require add-on products (Alma-D, Rapido)
- No $$ in FLVC budget to purchase for the consortia
- There is an Alma-D "lite" version - without the all of the digital harvesting features - which can be purchased for less
- Libs might want to chip individually & try to negotiate a group purchase