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5 ILL requests / Interlibrary loans
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8 The ILL (Interlibrary loans) requests module adds the ability to request and manage loans or copies of material from external sources. Patrons submit a request form via the OPAC for review and processing by library staff. Alternatively staff can place requests themselves from the staff client.
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15 Before using the ILL requests module you will want to make sure that you have completed all of the set up.
17 The ILL requests module can be configured for different types of requests and workflows known as backends. Currently available backends are documented on the Koha community wiki at https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/ILL_backends. You will need to configure at least one backend.
19 Next, set your system preferences.
21 - Set the :ref:`ILLModule` preference to ‘Enable’.
23 - If you wish to include a copyright declaration in your ILL workflow you can this in the :ref:`ILLModuleCopyrightClearance` preference.
25 Library staff responsible for ILL requests need the following permission set on their account: *ill: Create and modify Interlibrary loan requests*.
27 The ILL requests module uses system defined statuses. You can add custom statuses to match your ILL workflow as ILLSTATUS :ref:`authorized values <authorized-values-label>`.
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34 - *Get there:* More > ILL requests
38 - Choose ‘New ILL request’ and then Freeform.
42 The images shown here are for the FreeFrom backend only.
46 - Enter a Type: Book, Article, Journal, Other.
48 - In the next two sections enter as much as information as you can including chapter/article/part if applicable.
52 - Add custom fields, for example if you wished to add a note.
54 - Under the borrower options enter the library branch you would like the request to be sent to.
56 Click on ‘Create’ and you will be shown a Request details summary page. Click on the ‘Confirm request’ button and you will see the following confirmation message:
60 Click ‘Confirm request’ again to create your request.
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67 From the main ILL requests screen you can see all of your ILL requests. You
68 can also click on the ‘View requests’ button at any time.
72 There is a large amount of data available in the Requests table so it is
73 advisable to make use of column visibility to view only the information you need.
74 The first half of the table displays data related to the ILL item itself
75 such as title, volume, page numbers.
79 The second half of the table displays data related to the request such as notes
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87 Click on the ‘Manage request’ button in the final column. Depending on the current
88 status of the request you may see some or all of the following options:
92 - you can edit the borrowernumber, biblionumber, branch and can add notes.
95 - place the request with a document supply service using a backend such as BLDSS.
96 - Place request with partners
98 - place the request via email with a :ref:`partner library <place-request-with-partners-label>`
101 - fully delete the request. Details of deleted requests are not retained in Koha.
104 - following a status of ‘Requested’ or ‘Requested from partners’ library
105 staff can cancel the request from the external source. The status reverts to ‘New’
108 - used when the ILL request has been fulfilled.
111 - Depending on the backend used for the request you may be able to edit,
112 add or delete some or all of the request metadata. For example, if the
113 metdata has originated from a requestor using the FreeForm backend this
114 may need to be edited, whereas metadata from an external recognised source
115 such as BLDSS should not.
116 - Display supplier metadata
118 - Displays any extra metadata that might have been provided by your ILL
119 supplier that has not been included in the standard request fields.
122 - It is possible to add comments to an ILL request and these can be used
123 by ILL staff to keep track of work undertaken. Comments are read only and are
124 stored in chronological order. They display the borrower details and date of the
125 comment. If present, the number of comments is displayed in the List
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131 The full list of ILL statuses are:
135 - Requested from partners
137 - Cancellation requested – a patron has requested cancellation from the OPAC.
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142 Place request with partners
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145 If you have a network of partner libraries which permit ILL requests you can manage this through Koha. First you need to create your partner library accounts:
147 - You will need to set up a :ref:`patron category <patron-categories-label>` with the code ILLLIBS.
149 - You will need to create a patron account with this category for each partner library.
151 - Each library must have an email address as this will be the mechanism for sending the inter-library loan request.
153 You can now use the 'Place request with partners' option when processing requests.