Basic Borrowing Cycle
Below is a brief overview of the borrowing cycle. For a more detailed overview, please download the pdf version.
- Requests are submitted by patrons through the OPAC or by ILL staff through the borrowing tab/new request button.
- SDLN auto processing moves those from the 'new category' to one of the waiting for process nodes.
- ILL staff manually process those requests from the 'new - staff review' category.
- Once requests are located, they are sent on to the potential suppliers.
- If the system does not find the potential supplier, but you know that a library can supply the item you can manually add the potential supplier to the request.
- If a request cannot be filled, a letter is sent to the patron and the request is deleted.
- Received items are received and can then go to the ILL shelves in circulation to be loaned to the patron. Notices are sent to patrons for loaned items.
- Articles are received and sent directly to the patron. Article requests are closed at this time.
- When the patron brings the item back it is returned and sent back to the lending library.
- When the lending library 'checks-in' the item it becomes closed.
- Closed items can be deleted.