Hi,

We're thinking along the lines of enabling rules that will automatically turn resource sharing requests to purchase requests based on criteria such as:
- Requester User Group
- Copyright related block
- Publication Date within time
- Price
- Request failure Yes\No -> This will enable to set the rule to work when the request is created or when it is rejected

The rules output will have options to either create purchase request in *addition* to the resource sharing one or *cancel* the resource sharing request and create purchase request instead.

Would that make sense in the context of this request ?

Looks like this is in the Alma roadmap for H2 - 2021 https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/010Roadmap/Alma_Roadmap_Highlights_-_January_2021/Fulfillment_and_Resource_Sharing#Automatic_Purchase_Requests

Hi Moshe,
Yes, it would make sense. For us, as already stated, especially the publication date is essential. I believe the user who created the res sha req then will be registered as interested user, and receives the interested in letter, if activated?

Hi,

We are looking into a feature that would automate the current option to turn a resource sharing request into a purchase request. So, a rule engine would enable to define whether a purchase request should be created based on a number of inputs such as the Requester User Group, Publication Date etc.

Would that make sense ?

It would be helpful if there was a way to use publication dates to flag whether the RS or PR request link is displayed in Primo. That would at least help us fine-tune it according to our collection development policy.

Hi, Moshe
Sorry for the delayed answer. On our part the type of patron is irrelevant. We try to have the same level of service to all our patrons. Other institutions may prefer a more differentiated level of service here, I guess.

Rules that would automatically transform a rs req into a purch req makes sense. The important thing is to keep track of history, so we know that this started as a rs req, in case we deny the purch req and prefer to make a ILL instead. Or we like to do both.

Thanks,
Ann-Louise

Hi,

What other considerations might make you prefer to manage a patron request as a purchase request as opposed to a resource sharing request ? For example, would it depend also on the type of patron ?

What if we thought about rules that would automatically transform a resource sharing request into a purchase request ? Would that make sense ?

Thanks,
Moshe

I agree - and the request must be overridable.

If the request is held back with status "ready to be sent", like it does with material self ownership=true, then we can approve sending manually.

A good suggestion, but naturally these request must be overridable if we choose not to buy the document ourselves.

I agree With this request