From: Caroline Cyr La Rose Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:56:12 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Added some info on article requests X-Git-Tag: 19.05.00~21^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.equinoxoli.org/?p=kohadocs.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=3c01d9efcc186056ef56a7dd0b44488d06afd654 Added some info on article requests --- diff --git a/source/circulation.rst b/source/circulation.rst index 44fd7f6..7cecd67 100644 --- a/source/circulation.rst +++ b/source/circulation.rst @@ -1102,6 +1102,12 @@ message stating how late your items are. Article requests ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Article requests are somewhat similar to holds, but are not requests +for an item to check out. Instead, article requests are requests for a +photocopy of a particular section of a book or an article from a serial +issue. This is very common in academic libraries where researchers may +request a copy of a single article found in a journal. + First enable your system preference for :ref:`ArticleRequests`. Set to 'Enable' patrons to place article requests. @@ -1110,29 +1116,30 @@ Next you will need to decide how your patrons will make requests, either record only, item only, or both record and item level. You can set 3 different system preferences for mandatory fields to be filled -in dependent on how your records are requested. +in depending on how your records are requested. -:ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields`: make the following fields -mandatory for records that are record level or item level requestable + - :ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields`: make the following fields + mandatory for records that are record level or item level requestable -:ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsItemOnly` make the following -fields mandatory for records that are only item level requestable + - :ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsItemOnly` make the following + fields mandatory for records that are only item level requestable -:ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsRecordOnly` make the -following fields mandatory for records that are only record level -requestable + - :ref:`ArticleRequestsMandatoryFieldsRecordOnly` make the + following fields mandatory for records that are only record level + requestable -Next you will want to go into your circulation and fine rules matrix and select -each rule that you want to allow requests. +Next you will want to go into your circulation and fine rules matrix and +select each rule that you want to allow requests. You can allow requests to be made at the record level, item level, -yes (which means both) and no (none). +yes (which means both) and no (which means no article requests may +be placed). Now you can place requests on both the staff client and OPAC. -Once the article request has been placed, staff will see new requests at the -bottom of the home page on the staff client. (In the same location as tags, -comments and modifications). +Once the article request has been placed, staff will see new requests at +the bottom of the home page on the staff client. (In the same location +as tags, comments and modifications). From there staff will be able to select requests to process.