Load balancing
- We added several new features to this list
- We talked about two models for distributing requests to suppliers:
- 1) A lending string is created based on availability and load balancing parameters and the request is sent to a the first library. If that library cannot supply, the request moves onto the second lender in the string and so on
- 2) A request is sent to all lenders who hold the item and the first lender to respond will supply the item
- Model 2 is better for smaller consortia where only a few libraries might receive the request
- Model 1 is better for larger consortia to reduce inefficiency
- We still need to decide which of these models to use – or if we can offer both options
Cross tenant services
- This card lists out a number of services for consortia, not all of which are directly related to CTUR: https://trello.com/c/fYaQXEiu
- There was a lot of interest in integration with shipping and courier services
Institutional users
- In CTUR, requests are checked out to another library, rather than an individual patron
- It would be nice if CTUR could include a single set of institutional borrower accounts that could be shared across the consortium
- https://trello.com/c/J1nRgeWl
Request types and statuses
- FOLIO currently includes three request types and several request statuses to support requesting within a single library
- CTUR may require additional types and statuses
- One gap in particular is statuses that describe the process after the item has been checked out and shipped to the requesting library
- Possible options include creating additional statuses or creating a new app for CTUR requests
- A major goal is to avoid bloat or complicated features that will inconvenience libraries not using CTUR
- Brooks Travis offered to write up some ideas about statuses and share via Slack