Fulfillment in Multiple Campuses 2019 Ex Libris Confidential

Fulfillment in Multiple Campuses • Alma’s Fulfillment design is well suited for single campus institutions, as well as for multiple campuses • In these slides we’ll see some of the multiple campus options in Alma © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary

Best location selection • When the copies of a requested resource are shelved in multiple campuses, Alma will always choose the best copy • ‘Best copy’ means the available copy that is nearest to the requested pickup location Let’s see an example … © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 3

Best location selection In our example we have two campuses • Main Campus • Main Library • Social Sciences Library • Physics and Sciences Campus • Physics Library • Sciences Library © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 4

Best location selection – all copies available Since all items are available, Alma will

Best location selection – all copies available © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential &

Best location selection – all copies available The requested pickup location is the Main

Best location selection – all copies available … therefore Alma chooses the Main Library

Best location selection – all copies available The requested pickup location is the Science

Best location selection – all copies available … therefore Alma chooses the Science Library

Best location selection – some copies not available Main Library copy is not available

Best location selection – some copies not available Alma prefers the Social Sciences Library, which is in the same campus as the pick up location (Main Library). The Main library copy is not chosen because it is not available © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 12

Best location selection – some copies not available Main Library and Social Sciences copy

Best location selection – some copies not available Alma prefers the Sciences Library, although it is not in the same campus as the pick up location (Main Library), because the Main Campus copies are not available © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 14

Transfer request to another location • Even if request has been placed for a specific copy, staff may transfer the request to another copy, for example because the requested copy was found not to be on shelf • Alma will make smart suggestions, preferring other copies that are in the same campus Let’s see an example … © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 15

Transfer request to another location Let’s assume all copies are available. Main Library is assigned the request because the pickup is at Main Library q If the copy is not found then the staff can move the request to another copy © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 16

Transfer request to another location Alma suggests all available copies, but prefers the one

Transfer request to another location The request is moved to the Social Sciences library,

Transfer request to another location This time, Alma does not prefer the Main Library copy, even though it is in the same campus as pickup location, because it was already active © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 19

Campus limited pickup locations • Requestable pickup locations may be limited by campuses Let’s

Campus limited pickup locations The pickup policy has been set up to allow any

Campus limited pickup locations The pickup policy has been set up to allow only locations at the campus where the copy is shelved. This copy belongs to the Physics Library © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 22

Campus limited pickup locations The pickup policy has been set up to allow only locations at the patron’s campus. The patron is affiliated with the Main Campus © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 23

Campus limited pickup locations The pickup policy has been set up to allow any library, but available copies are not requestable at the resource campus (‘no-paging’ policy). The patron can request at campuses other than the Science and Physics Campus © 2019 Ex Libris | Confidential & Proprietary 24