Creating New Requests Using Blank Form

This section describes how to create an ILL request from scratch using a blank ILL form. Alternatively you can create a request using the retrieved bibliographic details resulting from a VDX search.

To obtain a blank ILL request form click on 'create request' button  at the top of the screen or click on 'Requests' on the left-hand menu and then click on 'Create' at the top of the screen.

1. This takes you to the ILL Request screen and  displays the blank ILL request form.

2. Depending on your organisations policy you may have Patron Details  enabled in the Windows Admin.Client. The availability of this functionality is subject to the configuration of resource groups in the windows admin client. If so, in the Web Admin.Client you need to first check the validity of the end user for whom you are creating the request. Go to the Patron Details section and  enter the client barcode and click the validate button. If there is a problem with the user record VDX reports it now. Otherwise the client details are copied into the ILL request.

Many fields can have default values populated according to VDX configuration therefore check your organisation for local policy. For information on completing specific fields see Request Details.

On completing the details of the ILL request click the request  button. VDX displays a New Request Screen. This shows the request number and brief 'printable' request details.

Check the progress of the request by finding and monitoring the request using the ILL Request Search Screen.