Interlibrary Loan: Tips, Tricks, and So Much More

Samantha TerBeest, Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange (CMLE)

Reminders…

• Check borrowing record– www.cmle.org

• Barcode & password?• Return paperwork• Media items = GRRL• Minitex region = Minnesota,

Wisconsin, North Dakota, & South Dakota– WorldCat (ELM resource)

Introducing…

• CMLE Lead ILL Assistant– Laurie Borchard

• She will be contacting you about requests

• Contact her about requests• Email: cmle@stcloudstate.edu• Facts:

– Senior @ SCSU– Major: Information Media– Minor: English– Aspiring LIBRARIAN!

Who Did I Request this Item For?• Add a patron’s name to Where

was information on this book found? field.

• Appears on paperwork as the Source field.

• A patron’s name will not appear on the paperwork if put elsewhere.

Who Did I Request this Item For?

Patron’s name goes here.

John Doe

John Doe

Do not put patron’s name here

Placing a Renewal via the Web• CMLE Website

– Gray interlibrary loan box• Your Borrowing Record

– Borrowing record• Press the number next to Loans

Click the number not the word.

Placing a Renewal via the Web• Check the items you’d like to

renew

• Press Renew All or Renew Selected in the blue ribbon

Check the one you want to renew.

Click Renew Selected or Renew All.

Placing a Renewal via the Web• Things to remember:

– It is not up to CMLE to renew an item; it is up to the lending library.

– Check your account periodically to see if item is renewed.

• Renewal-Accepted = the due date will have changed

• Renewal-Rejected = please return the item on its due date

Checking an Item’s Renewal Status• Log into your borrowing

account via CMLE website• Click the number beside the

phrase: ILL Active Requests

Click the number not the words.

Checking an Item’s Renewal Status

• The next page will tell you the status of an item

Change in Status

New Due Date

The End

• The handout also includes information on:– New to ILL?– Bag Delivery– Searching for Library Materials?– Overdue Items– I Want to Cancel this Request– Cancelled vs. Unfilled