Spring 2021:
Access Services pilot project to mail books to off-campus patrons at home addresses. Requests are collected outside of Alma using a form that confirms patron preferred address and placed manually on behalf of patrons by Access Services staff. Request limits are 100 requests/month. Requests destined for mailing are indicted by a note in request field: BOOK MAIL. Staff-mediated requests for pickup at LAM; are transferred to WID for processing at a LAM "desk." Several notices customized based on circ desk code and request note field.
Many parts of this workflow are handled outside of Alma.
LTS system changes:
| Alma Configuration Change | Notes | Production Date |
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| Add new Circ Desk: LAM Book Mail (WID), code LAM_BOOK | Add new primary circ desk to do all processing so that notices could be further customized to meet need. Does not pick from shelf (no pick lists) Does not print loan receipts Has hold shelf (so that holds can be activated) |
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| Add a WID printer to LAM_BOOK for printing | Use existing WID printer in PRR: Widener Phillips RR Printer; add to LAM Book Mail (WID) desk |
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| Customize on hold shelf notification | If item is checked out at LAM book mail desk, patron gets a notice that item is checked out and on the way. No additional checkout notice is sent. |
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| Customize resource request slip | ResourceReqSlipLetter_20200329.xml Added test to see if Book mail is where hold was activated <xsl:if test="/notification_data/request/calculated_destination_name='Lamont Library - LAM Book Mail (WID)'"> which then puts an additional line of text on printout with return information |
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| Customize cancel hold request slip | Prior cancel hold request letter Added test to see if 'BOOK MAIL' is in note: <xsl:if test="not(contains(notification_data/request/note, 'BOOK MAILING'))"> Generates a different contact text block for patron if note contains book mailing. |
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| Initial provision of user accounts for access to desk |
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