CMLE Annual Meeting 2009

1. Interlibrary Loan:
Tips, Tricks, and So Much
More
Samantha TerBeest, Central Minnesota
Libraries Exchange (CMLE)

2. Reminders…
• Check borrowing record
– www.cmle.org
• Barcode & password?
• Return paperwork
• Media items = GRRL
• Minitexregion =
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, &
South Dakota
– WorldCat (ELM resource)

3. 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!

4. 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.

5. Who Did I Request this Item For?
Patron’s name goes here.
John Doe
John Doe
Do not put patron’s
name here

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. Checking an Item’s Renewal Status
• The next page will tell you the status
of an item
Change in Status
New Due Date

11. 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