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AFN Network Zone Configurations

The following Automated Fulfillment Network (AFN) configurations are set in the WRLC Network Zone. Most of the settings are visible (and not editable) in the Institution Zones; the only one that is not visible in the Institution Zone is the Institutions Relations configuration.


Locate Profiles

Configuration > Fulfillment > Resource Sharing > Locate Profiles

For the WRLC AFN, a locate profile defines how the AFN searches a particular institution's catalog. Locate Profiles are associated with a specific resource sharing partner profile.

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  • Alma Network is NOT checked. This is to allow the search against each institution's local catalog, instead of only searching records linked to the NZ.
  • Check item availability checks whether an item is available in the institution. If it is not, the institution will not be added to the rota for the request
  • Allow locate by metadata locates an item based on the metadata listed below; a match is successful if any field listed below matches the bib record. This option allows borrowers that share an NZ to create requests for records not linked to the NZ. It also allows hold requests to be converted to AFN requests
    • ISBN / ISSN
    • System Control Number
    • Title
    • LCCN

For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Locate Profiles.


Workflow Profiles

Configuration > Fulfillment > Resource Sharing > Workflow Profiles

Workflows control the actions that can be performed on the borrowing and lending request task lists for the defined partner; Workflow Profiles are associated with a specific resource sharing partner profile.

There is one workflow each for borrowing and lending. Below are the borrowing and lending configurations for the WRLC AFN

CLS Borrowing RS 

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CLS Lending RS

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For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Workflow Profiles 


Institutions Relations

Configuration > General > Network Groups > Institutions Relations

Please note that this configuration is NOT viewable in the Institution Zone.

These relation configurations determine if items belonging to an institution can be checked out/in or delivered to other institutions.

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  • From: the institution whose fulfillment network behavior is configured
  • To: the institution(s) who participate in the fulfillment process; in the case of the WRLC, the value All signifies all Institution Zones in the WRLC NZ
  • Circulate For is checked; this specific institution can check out and check in items belonging to all of the other institutions
  • Deliver To is checked; this specific institution can send its own items to all of the other institutions for pick up.

For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Pick Up Anywhere/Return Anywhere

 


Resource Sharing Partners

Fulfillment > Resource Sharing > Partners

Partner profiles define the types of request and communication sent to a specific institution. The profile also defines the Locate Profile and the Workflow Profiles for an institution.

For a list of all partner profiles in the WRLC AFN, as well as their borrowing and lending preferences, see the Consortial Partners in CLS/AFN page.

Typical Partner Profile for a Borrowing AND Lending WRLC Institution

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  • Profile Type equals Fulfillment Network to signify the AFN
  • Locate Profile specifies the Locate Profile (how Alma searches their catalog for a matching item) that should be used for this institution. 
  • Supports Borrowing / Lending is checkmarked for the WRLC Institutions that lend and borrow in the AFN
  • Borrowing / Lending Workflow specifies the Workflow Profile (actions that can be performed on the borrowing and lending request task lists for the defined partner) that is used for borrowing and/or lending in the AFN

For a full list for all WRLC partners that both borrow and lend in the AFN, see the Consortial Partners in CLS/AFN page.

Typical Partner Profile for a Borrowing ONLY WRLC Institution

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  • Profile Type equals Fulfillment Network to signify the AFN
  • Locate Profile specifies the Locate Profile (how Alma searches their catalog for a matching item) that should be used for this institution. 
  • Supports Borrowing is checkmarked for the WRLC Institutions that ONLY borrow from other AFN partners (they do not lend their own materials to other partners)
  • Borrowing Workflow specifies the Workflow Profile (actions that can be performed on the borrowing and lending request task lists for the defined partner) that is used for borrowing in the AFN

For a full list for all WRLC partners that only borrow in the AFN, see the Consortial Partners in CLS/AFN page.

Borrowing only partners do not lend via CLS although they may lend via ILL requests and other methods.

For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring a Resource Sharing Partner

 


Rota Templates

Fulfillment > Resource Sharing > Rota Templates

A rota template specifies the list of partners that are queried to see if a particular borrowing request can be fulfilled. The rota template for the WRLC AFN (named CLS-Physical) only lists the institutions in the WRLC that lend items in the AFN (for a full list of lending institutions in the WRLC, see the  Consortial Partners in CLS/AFN page); this rota is a non-ordered template, meaning requests are sent to partners in a random order.

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For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Rota Templates page.


Rota Assignment Rules

Configuration > Fulfillment > Resource Sharing > Rota Assignment Rules > CLS Book Borrowing

Rota Assignments assigns rules to a specific Rota template. The rule assigned to the CLS-Physical rota template is that the request requires a physical format. 

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For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Rota Assignment Rules 


Fulfillment Unit

Configuration > Fulfillment > Physical Fulfillment > Fulfillment Units

The Fulfillment Unit named WRLC Fulfillment Network (code WRLC_FN) sets the rules by which items circulate in the fulfillment network. This NZ-managed Fulfilment unit is applied to the each Institution's Fulfillment Unit for items requestable and loanable via the WRLC AFN. For more information on IZ Fulfillment Units, see the AFN Insitution Zone Configurations - Fulfillment Units section.

WRLC-FN Fulfillment Unit Details

  • On shelf Request Policy = Request for pickup anywhere regardless of availability

The above settings means all pickup locations that are allowed according to the Pickup Locations policy are available, regardless of whether the item is on the shelf

WRLC-FN Fulfillment Unit Rules

Loan rule type

WRLC Faculty Lending
      • IF the patron's profile has 1) a user group of wrlc user, and 2) a job category of WRLC Faculty, AND the item is a material type of Issue, Book, or Music Score, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the loan is WRLC Faculty Lending TOU 

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WRLC FN Lending
      • IF the patron's profile has a user group of wrlc user AND the item has a material type of Issue, Book, or Music Score, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the loan is WRLC FN Lending TOU

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WRLC Media Lending
      • IF the patron's profile has a user group of wrlc user AND the item has a material type of Other, Audio cassette, Audiobook, Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray And DVD, CD-ROM, Compact Disc, DAT (Digital Audio Tape), DVD, DVD-ROM, Video Disk, Video Recording, Video Recording (Other), or Video Cassette, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the loan is WRLC Media Lending TOU

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Request rule type

WRLC FN Requesting
      • IF the patron's profile has a user group of wrlc user AND the item has a material type of Issue, Book, or Music Score, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the request is WRLC FN Requesting TOU

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WRLC Media Requesting
      • IF the patron's profile has a user group of wrlc user AND the item has a material type of Other, Audio cassette, Audiobook, Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray And DVD, CD-ROM, Compact Disc, DAT (Digital Audio Tape), DVD, DVD-ROM, Video Disk, Video Recording, Video Recording (Other), or Video Cassette, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the request is WRLC Media Requesting TOU 

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WRLC Limited Requesting
      • IF the patron's profile has a user group of wrlc user AND the item has a material type of Book, Bound Issue, Issue, or Microfilm, THEN the Terms of Use applied to the request is WRLC Limited Requesting TOU

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For more information, see the Alma Knowledgebase page Configuring Fulfillment Units


Terms of Use

Configuration > Fulfillment > Physical Fulfillment > Terms of Use and Policies

Terms of Use refers to a list of policies that define the institutional services that will be provided or terminated. Terms of Use are assigned to specific Fulfillment Unit Rules.

WRLC-FN Terms of Use

Below are the Terms of Use owned by the Network Zone and affiliated with the WRLC-FN Fulfillment Unit

Loan TOUs

WRLC Faculty Lending

Terms for lending to Faculty in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC Faculty Lending Loan rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Loanable Loanable  Loanable
Is Recallable Recall Allowed  Recall is possible
Due Date CLS - Faculty End-of-term loan for faculty
Requested Item Due Date 14 day limit if request exists Limit new loans to 14 days if another request on the same item
Recall Period 14 Days Recall Period 14 Days Recall Period
Renew Fee No Renewal Fee  Default No Renewal Fee
Lost Item Fine No Lost Item Fine  Default Lost Item fine - per RSAC 10/5/2022
Lost Item Replacement Fee CLS $110 replacement fee Default replacement fee for WRLC-FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio 100 Percent Lost Item Refund Default lost item replacement refund
Maximum Fine CLS $25 maximum fine Max fine for WRLC FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Overdue Fine CLS no overdue fine Daily overdue fine removed 4/15/2019
Recalled Overdue Fine CLS $5/day recalled item fine Overdue for recalled items for WRLC FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Grace Period CLS 39 day grace period. Extension of grace period before Lost Item Fine
Is Renewable Renewable Is item renewable
Maximum Renewal Period No Maximum Renew Period Default Maximum Renewal Period
Closed Library Due Date Management Move Due Time to Next Open Time When the Library will close before the Due Time of a short loan, lengthen the due time to the Library's next opening time
Cancelled Recall Due Date Restore to original due date This option will take the due date of the loan before the recall was done on the loan
Overdue Notification Fine Type 1 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 2 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 3 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 4 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 5 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Block When Overdue No block when overdue Do not create a block when overdue
Maximum Period for Overdue Block No Maximum Block Period No Maximum Block Period for Block When Overdue
Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit
Time frame when loan renewal is allowed No limit Do not limit the time in which renewal is allowed
 
WRLC FN Lending

Terms for lending in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC FN Lending Loan rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Loanable Loanable  Loanable
Is Recallable Recall Allowed  Recall is possible
Due Date 6 wk general loan 6 week general loan
Requested Item Due Date 14 day limit if request exists Limit new loans to 14 days if another request on the same item
Recall Period 14 Days Recall Period 14 Days Recall Period
Renew Fee No Renewal Fee  Default No Renewal Fee
Lost Item Fine No Lost Item Fine  Default Lost Item fine - per RSAC 10/5/2022
Lost Item Replacement Fee CLS $110 replacement fee Default replacement fee for WRLC-FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio 100 Percent Lost Item Refund Default lost item replacement refund
Maximum Fine CLS $25 maximum fine Max fine for WRLC FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Overdue Fine CLS no overdue fine Daily overdue fine removed 4/15/2019
Recalled Overdue Fine CLS $5/day recalled item fine Overdue for recalled items for WRLC FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Grace Period CLS 39 day grace period. Extension of grace period before Lost Item Fine
Is Renewable Renewable Is item renewable
Maximum Renewal Period No Maximum Renew Period Default Maximum Renewal Period
Closed Library Due Date Management Move Due Time to Next Open Time When the Library will close before the Due Time of a short loan, lengthen the due time to the Library's next opening time
Cancelled Recall Due Date Restore to original due date This option will take the due date of the loan before the recall was done on the loan
Overdue Notification Fine Type 1 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 2 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 3 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 4 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 5 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Block When Overdue No block when overdue Do not create a block when overdue
Maximum Period for Overdue Block No Maximum Block Period No Maximum Block Period for Block When Overdue
Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit
Time frame when loan renewal is allowed No limit Do not limit the time in which renewal is allowed
 
WRLC Media Lending

Terms for media loans in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC Media Lending Loan rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Loanable Loanable  Loanable
Is Recallable No Recall Default Recall is not possible
Due Date 1 week media loan 7 day loan period for WRLC media lending TOU
Requested Item Due Date No Requested Due Date Default value - No Requested Item Due Date
Recall Period No Recall Due Date Default Recall Due date - none
Renew Fee No Renewal Fee  Default No Renewal Fee
Lost Item Fine No Lost Item Fine  Default Lost Item fine - per RSAC 10/5/2022
Lost Item Replacement Fee CLS $110 replacement fee Default replacement fee for WRLC-FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Lost Item Replacement Fee Refund Ratio 100 Percent Lost Item Refund Default lost item replacement refund
Maximum Fine CLS $25 maximum fine Max fine for WRLC FN Lending TOU 8/20/2018
Overdue Fine CLS $5/day overdue media fine Overdue fine for WRLC FN Media 8/20/2018
Recalled Overdue Fine No Recall Overdue Fine Default Value for recalled overdue fine
Grace Period No Grace Default value for Grace
Is Renewable Not Renewable Item not renewable
Maximum Renewal Period No Maximum Renew Period Default Maximum Renewal Period
Closed Library Due Date Management Move Due Time to Next Open Time When the Library will close before the Due Time of a short loan, lengthen the due time to the Library's next opening time
Cancelled Recall Due Date Keep due date No change to the due date
Overdue Notification Fine Type 1 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 2 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 3 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 4 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Overdue Notification Fine Type 5 No Overdue Fine Default value - No Overdue Fine
Block When Overdue No block when overdue Do not create a block when overdue
Maximum Period for Overdue Block No Maximum Block Period No Maximum Block Period for Block When Overdue
Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit No Reloan Limit
Time frame when loan renewal is allowed No limit Do not limit the time in which renewal is allowed

Request TOUs

WRLC FN Requesting

Terms for requests in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC FN Requesting Request rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Requestable Requestable  Requestable 
Pickup Locations Pickup At Any Institution  Pickup At Any Institution 
Hold Shelf Period 14 day Hold Shelf (Covid default) Longer hold shelf time due to library restrictions.
Is Digitizable Is Digitizable Default value for Digitizable
Is Requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Requestable for Physical Resource Sharing
Is Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing
Request Priority Medium  Medium 
On Shelf Request Policy Use fulfillment unit definition Use fulfillment unit definition
Personal Delivery Personal Delivery - None Do not deliver items at all
Personal Delivery Fee Personal Delivery Fee - No Fee Personal Delivery is not charged with a fee
Automatically convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing
Digitization Fee per Digitization No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee
Digitization Fee per page No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee per page

WRLC Media Requesting

Terms for media requests (requestable but not digitizable) in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC Media Requesting Request rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Requestable Requestable  Requestable 
Pickup Locations Pickup At Any Institution  Pickup At Any Institution 
Hold Shelf Period 7 day Hold Shelf Default value for HoldShelfPeriod
Is Digitizable Not Digitizable Not Digitizable
Is Requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Not requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Not requestable for Physical Resource Sharing
Is Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Not requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Not requestable for Digital Resource Sharing
Request Priority Medium  Medium 
On Shelf Request Policy Use fulfillment unit definition Use fulfillment unit definition
Personal Delivery Personal Delivery - None Do not deliver items at all
Personal Delivery Fee Personal Delivery Fee - No Fee Personal Delivery is not charged with a fee
Automatically convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing
Digitization Fee per Digitization No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee
Digitization Fee per page No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee per page

WRLC Limited Requesting

Terms for limited requests (digitizable but not requestable) in the CLS fulfillment network. This TOU is applied to the WRLC Limited Requesting Request rule.

Policy Type Policy Name Policy Description
Is Requestable Not Requestable  Default value is not requestable 
Pickup Locations Pickup At Any Institution  Pickup At Any Institution 
Hold Shelf Period 10 day Hold Shelf Default value for HoldShelfPeriod (per RSAC)
Is Digitizable Is Digitizable Default value for Digitizable
Is Requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Not requestable for Physical Resource Sharing Not requestable for Physical Resource Sharing
Is Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing Requestable for Digital Resource Sharing
Request Priority Medium  Medium 
On Shelf Request Policy Use fulfillment unit definition Use fulfillment unit definition
Personal Delivery Personal Delivery - None Do not deliver items at all
Personal Delivery Fee Personal Delivery Fee - No Fee Personal Delivery is not charged with a fee
Automatically convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing Do not convert to resource sharing
Digitization Fee per Digitization No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee
Digitization Fee per page No Fee Digitization request is not charged with a fee per page