Find ILL Requests

To find any ILL requests in your Polaris system using the Polaris Find Tool:

  1. Select Circulation, ILL Requests from the Polaris Shortcut Bar, or click ILLShortcut.gif.

The General tabbed page of the Find Tool appears. ILL Requests is selected in the Object box.

Tip:
For fast navigation, press the TAB key to move among the Object, Search by, Type, For, Limit by, and Values boxes. Type the first letter of the search option in the Object, Search by, Type, and Limit by boxes.

  1. Select the criterion to search by in the Search by box.

Note:
If you often search by the same criteria but they are not the default settings, you can save your own settings by selecting Options, Save as User Default from the Find Tool menu bar.

  1. Select the type of search in the Type box.
  2. If you want your search results to be sorted, select the Sort by check box and select a value.
  3. Type a search string in the For box.

Note:
If you are searching by ISSN, include a dash in your search string if the ISSN is stored with a dash. Or use a wildcard character (*) before the dash and eliminate the rest of the ISSN. If you limit the search by ILL request status (Received or All), the results list includes a column that displays the related item status, such as In, Held, or Shipped.

  1. If you want to focus the search, select a limiter in the Limit by box, and set a value for the limiter in the Value box.
  2. Click Search to begin the search, or press ENTER.

Your results appear in the results list at the bottom of the Find Tool window. To load all the results in a large results list, press CTRL+SHIFT+A.

Note:
If you searched in Normal mode by Need-by date, this date appears in the Date column of the search results list. All other ILL request searches display the request date in the Date column.

  1. To work with an item in the results list, do one of the following actions:
    • Double-click a line item to open the ILL request.
    • Right-click an item in the results list to work with the request without opening it. The context menu displays the available options. Among other options, you can link to associated patron, bibliographic, or item records.