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Resource sharing between libraries takes many different forms. The following "tiers" of resource sharing distinguish the various types of resource sharing.
Audience/Relationship| Responsible Party | Mediated/Unmediated | Online/In-Person | Systems | JIRA | Examples |
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| Interlibrary Loan | Sharing of resources between two libraries that have no formalized relationship. |
Library-to-Library| Patron Library | Mediated | Online | ILLiad, Tipasa |
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Mixed ILS Mediated | Libraries that are part of a consortial resource sharing network may run different ILSes and utilize external software to mediate requests and borrowing. |
Library-to-Library| Patron Library | Mediated | Online | Reshare, Inn-reach, Autographics, Relais, RapidILL |
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Mixed ILS Unmediated | Libraries that are part of a consortial resource sharing network may run different ILSes and utilize external software to mediate requests and borrowing. |
Patron-to-Library-to-Library| Library (though possibly Owning Library in some current cases) | Unmediated | Both |
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Jira| JIRA | | serverId | 01505d01-b853-3c2e-90f1-ee9b165564fc |
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| key | UXPROD-795 |
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Jira| JIRA | | serverId | 01505d01-b853-3c2e-90f1-ee9b165564fc |
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| key | UXPROD-1764 |
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| Single-tenant Unmediated | A resource sharing arrangement within a consortium where each library is set up like a branch library within a single FOLIO tenant. FOLIO's location hierarchy is used to determine loan rules for the consortium. Patron and item databases are shared by all libraries in the consortium. |
Patron-to-Library Jira| JIRA | | serverId | 01505d01-b853-3c2e-90f1-ee9b165564fc |
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| key | UXPROD-790 |
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Terminology
| Term | Definition |
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| Mediated | A type of circulation activity that requires the patron's library to facilitate the transaction with the owning library on behalf of the patron. |
| Unmediated | A type of circulation activity that allows a patron to interact directly with the owning library in order to request, recall, borrow, renew, and return. |
| Owning Library | The library that owns the item that is being requested/borrowed. |
| Patron Library | The library with which the patron placing the request is affiliated. |
| Pickup Library | The library where the item is to be picked up. |