Re: Interlibrary loan and library heirarchy
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Verus Open Source Support on
Sep 29, 2010; 6:38am
URL: http://ngl.70.s1.nabble.com/Interlibrary-loan-and-library-heirarchy-tp5582178p5582681.html
Hello,
We would like to first appreciate this innovative concept of lending
library.
As you have mentioned for this concept we either need to implement an
ILL or Network library to realize this.
ILL is available in NGL in Circulation functionality.
However from a "traditional" library's point of view an item loaned on
ILL basis is usually meant for one patron only. Once the patron is done
with the item it is returned back to the lending library. Which is not
your case!
Using Library network will be heavy weight.
Also, most of the books in a library are its own property, hence
accession numbers are provided for them.
As of now NewGenLib does not meet the such requirements. We will
consider this business case in our next development cycle.
Warm regards
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On Wednesday 29 September 2010 09:31 AM, Elbiot [via NewGenLib] wrote:
Hello!
We are starting a small library and are thinking of using NGL as our
ILS. One unusual thing about our library is that the books are all on
loan to the library from individuals. A lender checks a book in for
library use and then some months later the book is due back to the
lender (then the lease can be extended or the book returned).
Ideally, Lenders and borrowers would be treated similarly. For
instance, one can find all of the books on loan from one individual,
process lease expiration with an automatic email like over due books
from borrowers, and create new lenders arbitrarily with just a name,
phone # and email address.
I was thinking that, since this thinking is not used in libraries, that
we would need to accomplish this through either fancy use of
Interlibrary loan functions or perhaps the library network concept of
NGL. But I cannot find documentation on either of these (is there even
ILL?)
Could those familiar with NGL recomend or discourage the use of NGL for
this project?
NewGenLib Open Source Support
Verus Solutions Private Limited
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