Checking In GT Patrons, and Returning GT Items

Emory & Georgia Tech Fulfillment Network

posted Aug 25, 2017, 11:15 AM by Lyndon Batiste [ updated Aug 30, 2017, 11:14 AM ]

What is the Emory & Georgia Tech Fulfillment Network? The Fulfillment Network allows for Emory and Georgia Tech to share materials from our respective collections in the Library Service Center, and the Woodruff Library collections, with a closer integration of each other's fulfillment functionality.

A couple of important points to note:

• The Fulfillment Network will allow us to loan items directly to patrons at each other’s institutions. When the patron places their first request at the other institution’s system, that action generates a new patron account in the other institution’s Alma . We are only sharing minimal patron information (name & email) when these accounts are created. Georgia Tech faculty, staff and students requesting in this way will be added to the “Georgia Tech Patrons” user group in Emory’s Alma.

• When receiving, checking out, and returning items from Georgia Tech collections an additional step will be required in Alma: When you select the option "Manage Patron Services," under patron identification you will see a box marked as "Find user in other institution." When you check that box, another bar opens. Click on that bar and select Georgia Tech (View images below). Then enter students account information.

Checking In Georgia Tech Patron