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Interlibrary loan

One library — here the central library — lends an item to another library — here the parish library (KÖB) — as an interlibrary loan.

Characteristics

  • The interlibrary loan item is managed in the central library through a borrower account in the library system.
  • The library system should be able to export the data of the interlibrary loan item to a data carrier in the format described here.
  • Statistics: the interlibrary loan item is not counted as part of the parish library's stock.
  • Statistics: loans of the interlibrary loan item are counted as loans for the parish library.
  • Statistics: lending the item to the parish library is counted as a loan for the central library.

What the library system in the parish library should do

  • Read the file created by the central library into the library's system.

Workflow in the library

  • When the interlibrary loan item is shelved, the data is loaded into the parish library's system from the data carrier supplied, in the format described here.
  • When the item is returned, the title is marked as returned by hand in the parish library's system as it is packed up for return to the central library.

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