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Find information about the lender process, borrower process, and patron process using Article Exchange in Tipasa.

Access Article Exchange within the Tipasa interface or directly at the Article Exchange portal.

Article Exchange workflow

The following workflow describes how to use Article Exchange to supply an item. The process works as follows:

  1. A borrowing institution sends a Copy request to a lending institution.
  2. The lending institution staff checks to determine if they can supply the article. 
  3. If the lending institution has the document, they save it to the appropriate location on their workstation, network drive, etc., as determined by the library's policy, in one of the Supported File Types. 
  4. The lending institution staff person logs into Tipasa with their custom Web address, authorization and password.

 Note: WorldShare ILL and Tipasa libraries are able to use Article Exchange to send and receive electronic documents with libraries using ILLiad. ILLiad libraries: See Sending and Receiving Electronic Documents Between Different Resource Sharing Systems.

Lender process

Once logged in, the Lender should:

  1. In the request, click OCLC Article Exchange under the URL field.
  2. Locate the article file on your computer.
  3. Click Open.
  4. Click Drop file.
  5. The URL field is updated with the URL, the Password field is updated with the password, and a Preview button appears.
  6. Save the request.
  7. (Optional) Click Preview to review the item. Previewing the document does not count against the number of times the document can be viewed.
  8. Apply appropriate Constant Data record for an article/copy request, being mindful of any reciprocal agreements you might have.
  9. Make certain the request type is set to Copy.
  10. Update the request status to Shipped. 

 Note: If your scanner has an "Article Exchange" option, do not use that function; doing so will circumvent the Tipasa article exchange process.

Scannx and BSCAN integration

If you are using a Scannx or BSCAN scanner, you can automatically update the lending or document delivery request with the Article Exchange URL and password after scanning the document.

  1. Configure your Scannx or BSCAN device for Tipasa and Article Exchange integration.
    • Please see Scannx or BSCAN documentation for additional assistance.
  2. From your scanner:
    • If using Scannx, select the Tipasa or Article Exchange option.
    • If using BSCAN, select Tipasa or Article Exchange from the Delivery Method drop-down list.
  1. Scan the document and enter the Request ID.
    • The Request ID in Tipasa is connected with the ID uploaded via the scanner.
  2. The URL and password for the document appear automatically in Tipasa.
  3. (Optional) In the Advanced Workflow section of the Service Configuration, configure the option to automatically move requests fulfilled using an Article-Exchange connected scanner to Shipped status.  Similarly, configure the option to automatically complete document delivery requests when documents are fulfilled using an Article-Exchange connected scanner.
  4. Click Yes to respond yes to the request.

Borrower process

 Notes: 

  • Configure an email to be sent when a borrowing request has been filled using Article Exchange. See Article Exchange Email Notification.
  • If your library's policies and the copyright policies within your country are not reflected by the default view and access timeframes for copy documents, use the Article Exchange Retention Settings to customize the number of views allowed and the number of days after the first view that a user can access a document through Article Exchange.
  • Use the Copyright Compliance Declaration setting to direct users to an Article Exchange page where they will acknowledge that they have read the copyright compliance statement prior to processing their document.

Once logged in, the Borrower should:

  1. On the left navigation, click Borrowing Requests > AE Alert.
  2. On the AE Alert screen, click the request ID or Title to display the request.
  3. The request appears, and the AE Alert information appears to the right under the Request Details accordion.
  4. (Optional) Click Preview to preview the item. Previewing the document does not count against the number of times the document can be viewed.
  5. Mark the item as Received.  If you have enabled the Article available in Article Exchange notification, the patron will receive a message alerting them that the item is available in their My Account.

 Note: If item was provided by a proven sender, the request will automatically be updated to Received, the status updated to Closed, and the patron will receive a notification automatically.

Provide an article via email

A borrower can also use Article Exchange to provide an article they received from the lender via email.

  1. Locate and open the item in the In Transit queue.
  2. Click OCLC Article Exchange under the URL field.
  3. Locate the article file on your computer.
  4. Click Open.
  5. Click Drop file. The URL field is updated with the URL, the Password field is updated with the password, and a Preview button appears.
  6. Click Save.
  7. (Optional) Click Preview to preview the item. Previewing the document does not count against the number of times the document can be viewed.
  8. Click Mark as Received. If you have enabled the Article available in Article Exchange notification, the patron will receive a message alerting them that the item is available in their My Account. The request is closed.

Patron Process

Patrons have two options for receiving a requested article:

  1. The patron can sign in to My Account, using their case sensitive password, to access the article.
  2. Via email link:
    1. Open the email, which includes a tinyURL and password for the article.
    2. Click the URL to see the article online. The OCLC Article Exchange screen appears, asking for the password.
    3. Type the password in the field provided.
    4. Click Get my file. A File Download window opens.
    5. If the library has enabled the Copyright Compliance Declaration setting in OCLC Service Configuration, library users will be directed to an Article Exchange page to acknowledge that they have read the copyright compliance statement.
      • Click Proceed to acknowledge the copyright compliance statement. The document will then be processed.
    6. Choose to either Open or Save the document.

Watch a video

OCLC Article Exchange

Run time: 6:41

This video provides an overview on what Article Exchange is and demonstrates use of Article Exchange in filling copy requests as a Lender and receiving those copies as a Borrower and emailing the AE details to the patron.