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Using Book Pavilion & Article Exchange for GM-ILL Article Requests

Book Pavilion

 

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-Check the destination folder and select C:\Requests-GMILL if needed

-Put ILL # in the “File Name Prefix” field

-Put the request form on the scanner and click on “Preview” to scan then adjust the dotted lines to fit the paper

-Scan the request form… if it is upside-down, click on the blue X to cancel then scan again

-Click on “Preview” to scan the first page of article and adjust the dotted lines to fit the page

            (if the book is small enough, ok to scan 2 pages at once)

*  If scanning two pages, change to “no rotation”

-Scan the first page…if it is upside-down, click on the blue X to cancel then scan again the scan the rest of pages       

-Click on “Transfer”

Article Exchange

-Use OCLC Article Exchange in Firefox

-Log onto AE if necessary

            Authorization: 100-284-511

            Password: Aug04cat

-“Select a file to drop” message will appear

-Click on “Browse” to get the file then a window will open with the files (C:\Requests-GMILL)

-Double-click the appropriate file (each filename will have “1” at the end…ignore it)

-Click on “Drop file”

-The message saying “Your drop was successful!” should appear

-Move the mouse pointer (finger) to “email a notification” and right-click and select, “open link in new window”

-It will lead to Gmail and open a message…add the following information

            To: illloan@gmu.edu

            Subject: ILL # xxxxxxx

-Send the email then close the window

- Fold the request form and put it back in the book