Tipasa Interlibrary Loan Procedures

Send the patron a link to an article:

1. Open the request to view it.

2. Click the Change Fulfillment Type drop-down at the top of the request page to Document Delivery and Select Open Access Link from the URL Type drop-down menu.

3. Paste the URL into the URL Field.

4. Click the Mark as Complete button to save and update the request. The patron will be notified that the link is available.

If you have downloaded an article or a dissertation for delivery to a patron:

Note: If you are sending a dissertation, save it in this location:
G:\Seymour Library\ILL_borrowing articles\Dissertation Downloads

1. Open the request.

2. Change the Fulfillment Type to "Document Delivery" (top of the request screen)

3. Close the request. Go to the Document Delivery queue, click on New and find the request and open it. Note: if the request is for a dissertation that will be delivered as a pdf, the request might have come to Tipasa as a "loan" instead of a "copy". Change the request type to "copy" before proceeding with the delivery.

4. The article is now ready for delivery through Article Exchange. Change the "URL Type" to Article Exchange, then click on the link to "OCLC Article Exchange" and navigate to the downloaded file and select it. 

5. Click the DROP FILE button. (You can use the PREVIEW button to review the file if you wan to.)

6. Click the Mark as Complete button to save and update the request. The patron will be notified that the article is ready to be accessed.