Ability to suspend patron from loans while still allowing requests for article copies.
We have users who cannot be trusted with book loans, but I still want them to be able to request articles. I'd like a way to block loans but not articles.
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Marcelino Velez
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This is really useful, thank you.
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Jen Salvo
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This would also have been super helpful to have during COVID when we weren't borrowing/lending physical materials but we were still doing article borrowing/lending. I can also imagine libraries using this when they may be undergoing renovations or might have limited/no access to the building, such as during long weather interruptions, floods, fires, etc.
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Karen Janke
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This would be good for alumni users who may be living out of town. We would request articles for them but not loans.
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Jen Salvo
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I would like to be able to use this option when patrons return books with bedbugs. I don't want them to use ILL for loans until they fix the problem! Currently, we make all of their requests route to a "Quarantine" custom queue. We process the articles but we hold the loan requests until their residence has been treated.
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Krista Higham
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We have several programs partnered with other institutions, we would like to allow those students to request articles/book chapters, but not books (returnables). These are mostly distance students who would never come to campus to pick up a book and mailing books isn't something we want to offer at this time.
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K. Zdepski
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We've been trying to figure out workarounds for how to do this but haven't been able to come up with anything satisfactory. This would also be a very helpful setting for patrons at a distance who ONLY want article/copies, and don't want to accidentally order books!