Support multiple files for Illiad transactions
We have some files that get quite large when delivering PDFs. We would like to parse these out - call them chapters or parts. unfortunately, Illiad has the restriction of a single file per TN. We would like the option of being able to upload multiple files per TN, so that when batch loading, all files with the same TN would be attached to the transaction (think TN018765a,TN018765b,TN018765c all being attached to transaction TN018765)
Allen Jones
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Anonymous
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I have more to add to this. I have since absorbed the Medical ILL department into our Humanities and Sciences ILL dept. I am finding that, especially with Medical literature from 2009 and on, there are multiple files that come with the article. They can be anything from videos, tables, words docs, excel sheets and powerpoint presentations. We typically put all of these files into one tidy zip folder and deliver it to the lending library. Article Exchange alone will carry that, but if you try to fill a lending request "inside" of ILLiad, it will not recognized the .zip folder. It only sees the .pdf's. It would be nice if ILLiad would recognize a .zip folder since it is "one" neat package and let us fill through ILLiad. Being able to send multiple files at one time works, too, but sending a .zip folder would also be nice. Doctors need the multimedia content to do their jobs since some of the videos show "how to" procedures. I once had a Docline request article with 20 parts to it and, sadly, since ILLiad cannot carry all of that I could not fill the request as I usually would. In ILL, streamlining is key, so having a multi-file delivery inside of ILLiad would be awesome.