Enable the District-Defined ILL Process

The default interlibrary loan (ILL) process is site-defined. Destiny Administrators have the option of enabling a district-defined process, which lets districts set the dates for shipping and circulating, rather than individual sites. Security is increased by having ILLs shipped directly to a requesting site, where patrons have access.

To enable the district-defined ILL process:

1. Log in as a Destiny Administrator.
2. Select Setup > Sites sub-tab.
3. Next to the district name, click .
4. In the Library Management section, select the Enable district-defined ILLs checkbox.

   Note: Once you enable district-defined ILLs, you cannot change back.

   

5. Type a number between 1-99 in the Days to ship between sites before marking lost (optional) field.

6. Type a number between 1-99 in the Days to circulate at the requesting site field.

   Notes: When you type a number of Days to circulate at the requesting site in the field, the copy uses this value as its loan policy, instead of the previous loan policy. When the number of days to circulate at the requesting site is different from the loan policy of the site the copy is checked out from, a Special Date label appears next to the copy in Title Details.

7. To Allow librarian to choose sites for the ILL request, select the checkbox.

   Note: If you enable district-defined ILLs but do not allow librarians to choose the site for the ILL request, the only available option is Automatically fulfill request.

8. Click Save. A warning message appears.

9. Click Yes.