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• Resource Sharing
• Feb 08
• Issue: 219

Use Conditional for “Not Found As Cited”

In October, 2007, OCLC changed the way that the “Not Found as Cited” Reason for No is handled. When the reason for no is “Not found as cited,” the request is immediately returned as Unfilled for the borrower to correct the citation. The request is no longer routed to any additional lenders. The good news is that this enhancement eliminates a situation where the request goes to five libraries because they ALL used the Reason for no and you, as the Borrower, only found out at the end of the string. The bad news is that the request is retuned to the borrower as unfilled. The preferred response would be to send a Conditional when an item cannot be located as cited. This allows the borrower a chance to correct the citation, and return the request to the lender.

Resource Sharing Contact Information

Please contact Jon Penn, Resource Sharing Librarian at Nylink, with questions. Jon is available via email (pennj@nylink.org) or phone (800-342-3353/518-443-5444).