Reacquiring ILL Items via OCLC
To reacquire ILL item(s) through OCLC:
- Select Pending Requests from the Function list.
- Highlight the request(s) that you want to reacquire.
- Click the Req-Again icon, or select Options | Request Again.
- (Optional) Enter information about expending funds for the acquisition. ILL prompts for this information if your library has the Expend Funds from Acquisitions for Interlibrary Loan feature enabled.
- Select OCLC ILL Request Transfer from the drop-down list of acquisition methods.
- Enter the information below:
- Symbol - Your 3-letter OCLC symbol (for example, CUX).
- Authorization code - Your Request Transfer API key (also referred to as the WSkey).
Default OCLC Information
These fields should automatically contain the OCLC account information that you specified in the Department Parameters worksheet in the Getting Started Manual. If this information does not appear, contact Innovative. You can specify different information by selecting a field and entering new data. ILL retains any new data that you enter for the duration of the current session.
- Click Next.
- Select a follow-up date. The follow-up date is the date on which your library should contact the supplier if the requested item has not arrived.
- Click Finish. The system:
- Rewrites the request(s) to the pending requests file.
- Sends the acquisition requests to OCLC.
- Displays a confirmation dialog.
- Click Close to restore your view of the pending requests file.