InterLibrary Loan-Related Display Logic Rules

This documentation assumes your library has already defined InterLibrary Loan (ILL) services as General Electronic Services (GES) in Alma. More information on how to define ILL GES services.

The instructions below will hide the ILL General Electronic Service for Articles if there is any full text option available online.

How to define the DLR:

1. Go to Alma Configuration > Fulfillment > Discovery Interface Display Logic > Display Logic Rules
2. Click on Add Rule to create a blank rule. 
3. In the "hide service*" box, select "General Electronic Service". The options below will change once that selection is made.
4. Select "Service" for the "with" value.
5. Select the ILL General Electronic Service you wish to hide for the "with value*" option. In this example it is "ILLiad for Articles."
6. Select "Full Text" for the "if exists service" option.
7. In this example, we do not want the not want the "ILLiad for Articles" option to show if any full text online source is available. So we leave the second set of "with" and "with value" boxes blank. In this context, blank means "all."

An example of the completed rule values for hiding the ILLiad for Articles option in Primo VE when there is full text for the resource:

8. Click "Add and Close" to save the new DLR. Or, if you are editing an existing rule, click "Save and Close".

How to define the DLR:

1. Follow steps 1 through 6 from the "How to Hide the ILL General Electronic Service when Full Text is Available" rule above. 
2. Once the values are filled in, select "Electronic Collection" for the second "with" option (below the "if exists service" section).
3. In the second "with value *" box, select the specific e-collection you wish to choose.
4. Click "Add and Close" to save the new rule.

This example rule will not display the ILLiad for Articles GES if there is full text available in "Academic Journals Free."

How to define the DLR:

1. Follow steps 1 through 6 from the "How to Hide the ILL General Electronic Service when Full Text is Available" rule above. 
2. Once the values are filled in, select "Interface" for the second "with" option (below the "if exists service" section).
3. In the second "with value *" box, select the specific interface or vendor you wish to choose.
4. Click "Add and Close" to save the new rule.

This example rule will not display the ILLiad for Articles GES if there is full text available in "JSTOR."

How to define the DLR:

1. Go to Alma Configuration > Fulfillment > Discovery Interface Display Logic > Display Logic Rules
2. Click on Add Rule to create a blank rule. 
3. In the "for user from groups" box, select the user groups you wish to exclude from using the ILL General Electronic Service.
4. In the "hide service*" section, choose "General Electronic Service".
5. In with "with" section, choose "Service"
6. In the "with value*" section, choose the GES you wish to exclude the patron groups from accessing.
7. Click "Add and Close" to save the rule.

This example rule will not display the "InterLibrary Loan/Get a copy?" GES if the patron is in groups "ALUM" or "EXTNURALUG."

This documentation assumes your library has already defined InterLibrary Loan (ILL) services as General Electronic Services (GES) in Alma. More information on how to define ILL GES services.

How to define the DLR:

1. Follow steps 1 through 4 from the "How to Hide the ILL General Electronic Service when Full Text is Available" rule above. 
2. Once the values are filled in, select "Service" with the value of the name for your ILL General Electronic Service.
3. In the "if service exists" box, select the value "Resource Sharing Request".
4. Also select "Resource Sharing System" , then select "with value * equals " "Alma".
5. Click "Add and Close" to save the new rule.  Or if editing an existing rule click "Save and Close."

This example rule will reduce the display the "ILL Form" if there is a possible physical item available via the I-Share/Automated Fufillment Network (AFN) borrowing option. Please note we say reduce ILL requests rather than completely prevent. Alma display logic rules are designed to be precise with matching on specific ISBNs, ISSNs or the like. There may be an equivalent version of a book or DVD, etc. available via I-Share that doesn't match the exact ISBN, edition, publication date and other details for physical materials eligible for borrowing via I-Share resource sharing.