requestIT CT training

requestIT CT training

This is a hands-on, in-person training session taking place at Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340. 

Overview

requestIT CT is the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system in the findIT CT statewide library catalog. Starting on September 12, 2017, requestIT CT is open to all libraries in Connecticut.

If your library would like to participate in requestIT CT, then please register for a training session. At each session, requestIT CT Coordinator Steve Cauffman will walk you through the basic requestIT CT ILL system. The basic ILL system allows staff members to place requests for patrons. Steve will show you how to place a request and how to update requests so that they make their way through the entire ILL process successfully. Your library will be live on requestIT CT starting with a training session, so you'll be able to go back to your library and begin using the system.

Training Sessions

requestIT CT training sessions are hands-on and are 3 hours long. Visit https://is.gd/wxmC7I for a full list of upcoming requestIT CT training sessions. 

You only need to attend one training session. More sessions will be announced if the classes above fill up quickly.

Registration closes at 4 pm, 4 business days before the date of the class - that's 4 pm on Thursday, September 14 for this class. We have to do some set up in the system before a training session and that takes time so we have to close registration a few days before the class.

Requirements

The following are requirements for participating in requestIT CT and for attending a requestIT CT training session:

  • Submit your library’s holdings to us (if you haven't done so already) so that they can be added to the findIT CT catalog. Ideally your library’s holdings will be in the findIT CT catalog by the time you attend requestIT training.
  • Be willing to lend materials from your library’s collection through requestIT CT in addition to borrowing materials from other libraries participating in requestIT CT.
  • Abide by the Interlibrary Loan Code of the United States (http://www.ala.org/rusa/guidelines/interlibrary) for all Interlibrary Loan requests processed through requestIT CT

Fees

Cost to attend requestIT CT training: Free

Participation Fee: There will be no requestIT CT participation fee through December 31, 2017. We anticipate that we will begin charging for participation at some point in calendar year 2018. We expect that the fee for the first year will be approximately $325, which had been the fee from 2010 for participation in the previous statewide system.

Questions?

Contact Steve Cauffman, stephen.cauffman@ct.gov or 860-704-2223.

Related LibGuide: requestIT CT - Statewide Interlibrary Loan by Brad Bullis

Date:
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Presenter:
Steve Cauffman
Location:
Other location
Categories:
DLD Workshop
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Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.