The Owning Library designation in a resource sharing borrowing request determines where the lending library will send the item. In most instances it is preferable for the Owning Library and the Pick up Location to be the same - that way, in the case of an institution with multiple remote libraries, the item will be sent to where the patron want to pick it up.

Out of the box, it is currently it is possible to set a default Owning Library, or else allow the patron to choose the "Owner" on the resource sharing request form. It is also possible to designate a Resource Sharing Library in the user record.

The first option only works if your institution only has one resource sharing library and delivering to other libraries on campus is not a problem. The second option would require patron training and is unlikely to be consistently correct. The final option, adding a resource sharing library to the patron record can get pretty complicated when working with patron loads. It is also fairly common for a patron to be in a law program, and perhaps get assigned the law library as a RS library, but live near main campus and prefer to pick up their items there.

I think it would be great if there could be a code table that would allow admins to crosswalk which resource sharing library would be the owner of a request based on the pick up location chosen by the patron. I hope this can be considered for Alma Resource Sharing as well as Rapido.