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.
- 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
CLS Lending RS
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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.
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.
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
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- 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
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WRLC FN Lending
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- 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
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WRLC Media Lending
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- 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
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Request rule type
WRLC FN Requesting
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- 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
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WRLC Media Requesting
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- 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
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WRLC Limited Requesting
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- 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
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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 |