I was recently asked to add the British Library customer code and the ILL library code to the ILL_PARTNER_REQ notice for each of our 6 branches. The partner library will ask for our British Library customer code and Library code for when they need to claim payment from the British Library when lending their items. We also need the partner libraries codes when we loan items to them- we have to complete an online British Library claim form, and the form asks for these details. It makes it easier for us to supply these all in the one email. I have repurposed the branchstate to hold the BL code and the branchfax to hold the ILL library code and they both sit nicely in the notice now- but this is a very UK-centric solution. It would be useful if there were more text fields in the branches table to hold information like this.
Not that UK centries. We also have an identifier for each library participating in ILL. So another field for a library ID would make sense for Germany too.
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #1) > Not that UK centries. We also have an identifier for each library > participating in ILL. So another field for a library ID would make sense for > Germany too. Not that UK _centric_ ...
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #1) > Not that UK centries. We also have an identifier for each library > participating in ILL. So another field for a library ID would make sense for > Germany too. It would make sense for Sweden and Norway too. :-)
The requirement described in this bug is answered by Bug 38663 is it not?
I believe so, and the fix there is much more general. I’m retired now but I have just alerted my former colleagues that I stashed the ILL account details in a Notes field in the branches table and that they should use the additional field feature, and then tweak the ILL Partner Library email so it sends the account details. I think we can close this one.
(In reply to Ray Delahunty from comment #5) > I believe so, and the fix there is much more general. I’m retired now but I > have just alerted my former colleagues that I stashed the ILL account > details in a Notes field in the branches table and that they should use the > additional field feature, and then tweak the ILL Partner Library email so it > sends the account details. I think we can close this one. That's great, thank you Ray!