Chapter 6. Inter Library Loan

Chapter 6. Inter Library Loan
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Using Pre-cats for Incoming ILL
Using Brief MARC Records for Incoming ILL
Using Patron Accounts for Outgoing ILL
BC Inter Library Connect Policies
Spruce Inter Library Connect

Using Pre-cats for Incoming ILL

Pre-cats, also known as pre-catalogued items, are temporary records created at the time of check out.

Pre-cats can be used for incoming interlibrary loans that are not between two Interlibrary Connect libraries.

See Sitka’s Evergreen Documentation for information on checking out pre-cats.

Some important things to remember about pre-cats are:

Do NOT use the barcode on the item. This causes problems if the item belongs to another Sitka library.
Pre-cats are temporary and not visible in the OPAC
A pre-cat only really exists as long as it is checked out
Make sure you chose the correct circulation modifier at check out to ensure that the item follows the correct circulation policy.

When using pre-cats we recommend that you have a set of barcodes that you recycle to avoid creating hundreds of pre-cats in the system. These pre-cat barcodes may take the form of barcoded cards that are scanned and attached to the interlibrary loan while it circulates.

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