How to add a lending fee range in Policies Directory

Applies to

• WorldShare Interlibrary Loan
• Tipasa

Answer

If your lending fees vary, you can display a lending fee range in the Policies Directory so that borrowing libraries can see a range in the Cost column when viewing the Holdings screen in WorldShare ILL/Tipasa. 

To display a lending fee range, create multiple copy/loan policies with their own fees.

For example, let's say that for physical loans, you lend for free to in-state libraries but charge 15.00 to out-of-state libraries. You can have one loan policy for in-state libraries and one for out-of-state libraries. The in-state loan policy would have a fee of 0.00 listed, and the out-of-state loan policy would have a fee of 15.00 listed. This, in effect, will make your lending fees display as 0.00-15.00, and borrowing libraries can look in your library's Policies Directory to see which loan policies and fees apply to them before sending a request.

Additional information

Note: The system does not enforce loan policies; they are informational only. It is the borrowing library's responsibility to be aware of policies before requesting items. A borrowing library can also set its maximum cost so that it doesn't get charged more than that.

Create and edit copy or loan policies

Policies Directory guide

Which parts of the Policies Directory have actual system impact?

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