Title: Instructions for requesting articles for Academic Health Center patrons
1Instructions for requesting articles for Academic
Health Center patrons
Bio-Medical Library Article Requests
2Table of Contents
- Part One Requesting Limits and Contacts
- Part Two Logging Into the Database
- Part Three Understanding the Layout
- Part Four Requesting an Article
- Part Five Checking the Status of a Request
- Part Six Logging Out of the Database.
3Part One Requesting Limits and Contacts
- Requests must be placed in person.
- Patrons must be in departments within the
Academic Health Center (i.e. Veterinary Medicine)
to request articles. - Patrons may request up to four articles per day.
- Orders generally average one to two business days
to complete. Rush orders will be processed ASAP.
4Part One Requesting Limits and Contacts
- Bio-Medical Library
- Emily Reimer
- 612-626-5808
- nolan016_at_umn.edu
- Veterinary Medical Library
- Laura Krueger
- 612-625-1739
- krue0192_at_umn.edu
5Part Two Logging Into the Database
- Open a browser window and enter
http//biomed1.lib.umn.edu/fmi/iwp/res/iwp_home.ht
ml - in the address field.
- Click the Request item from Bio-Med link.
- Note This is the websites home page.
6Part Two Logging Into the Database
- A login screen will appear.
- Enter staff in the Account Name field.
- Enter ill in the Password field.
7Part Three Understanding the Layout
- The web page on the left will appear in the
browser window. - The section at the left is called the toolbar.
- The section at the right is called the request
form.
8Part Three Understanding the Layout
- The house icon is used to navigate to the home
page. - The pencil and magnifying glass icons are used to
switch between the Browse mode and the Find mode,
respectively. - The mode that is currently selected will appear
on the second line. (In this example, the Browse
mode is selected.) - Browse is used to add new orders or modify
existing orders. - Find is used to search for existing orders.
9Part Three Understanding the Layout
- Change the Layout menu to select the appropriate
layout for the type of request you need to make. - There are two options
- Article request
- Journal loan
10Part Four Requesting a New Article or Journal
Loan
- To create a new request, press the leftmost
button on the third line of the toolbar ( ). - The cursor will then move to the Name field of
the request form.
11Part Four Requesting a New Article or Journal
Loan
- Fill out the patrons contact information
completely. - For each request, fill out all of the fields
leave the drop-down menus blank. - Click the Submit button in the toolbar.
- Log out. (See Part Six for instructions on
logging out.) - If necessary, call the lending library to request
that the item(s) be rushed.
12Part Five Checking the Status of a Request
- Click the magnifying glass icon to switch to Find
mode. - You may now search in any field in the request by
entering data and then pressing the Perform Find
button.
13Part Five Checking the Status of a Request
- The status of each article will appear next to
the request number. Article status possibilities
include - Filled
- Not on Shelf
- Incorrect
- Do Not Own
- The status of each order will appear at the
bottom of the request form. Order status
possibilities include - Not Yet Received
- In Process
- Completed
14Part Five Checking the Status of a Request
- Please note that, as in the example to the left,
an order may be Completed though not all (or even
any) of the articles have been filled. - It is the responsibility of the lending library
to inform the patron if any request is not
filled. - When finished, log out. (See Part Six for
instructions on logging out.)
15Part Six Logging Out
- In the toolbar, click the Log Out button.