We are now using Polaris’s ILL component to manage those items that have been borrowed from other libraries for our customers. Following are instructions for checking ILLs out and in:
Checking out the ILL Item to the Patron
1. When the patron arrives, check out the item just as you would any other hold. Note: ILL hold requests display in a separate section of the screen below JPL library holds. If the library did not provide a barcode, use the temporary JPL ILL barcode.
2. Polaris will alert you that the item is an ILL.
3. Polaris will prompt you to collect $3.00 from the patron – you may either charge the patron’s account or pay at that time.
4. Use the special due date feature to change the due date to match the loan period as noted on the ILL cover slip.
Checking in the ILL Item
When the patron returns the item, check it in as you would any other item using the lending library’s existing barcode (If the library did not provide a barcode, use the temporary JPL ILL barcode ). Polaris will alert you that the item is an ILL. Put the ILL item in the returned ILLs area.
Please see Dreama or Maurine if you have questions about this process.
Maurine