NETPUNKT

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NETPUNKT ILL

Netpunkt (Netpunkt.dk) is a gateway to essential databases and tools for library staff provided by the Danish Bibliographic Centre (DBC). Netpunkt gives access to databases and services in DanBib. One of the services available is resource sharing between members of the central catalog using the Netpunkt-ILL-System, BOB (Base Over Bestillingsønsker).

The Alma integration with the Netpunkt ILL system will allow libraries to provide a very necessary service to their end users, while allowing staff to handle the resource sharing workflow in Alma with as little duplicate effort as possible.

The following diagram illustrates the workflows of Netpunkt ILL with a library member (lender/borrower):

Integration Functionalities

Publishing of holdings information
User authentication
Availability check
Create a borrowing request
Resource sharing communication

Publishing of Holdings Information

Libraries have the option to update the Netpunkt ILL system of the materials they own. This is done by publishing the holdings information to Netpunkt. For more information regarding the publishing configuration options please refer to the Alma OLH.

User Authentication

When a patron places an order request for a specific material Netpunkt authenticates the user. This is done by sending an NCIP V.1 LookupUser message to the borrowing library. For more information regarding the NCIP V.1 specifications please refer to the Alma documentation.

Availability Check

Netpunkt checks with the lending library that the material requested by the patron is currently available for resource sharing. This is done by sending an SRU (ISO 20775) request to the lender to get its holdings information. For more information regarding the SRU (ISO 20775) specifications please refer to the Alma documentation.

Create a Borrowing Request

Netpunkt sends an OpenReceipt message to the borrowing library to create a borrowing request. Upon receiving the message in Alma the message is converted to a borrowing request based on the mapping table below. For more information regarding the integration configuration with Netpunkt please refer to the Alma OLH.

Resource sharing communication

Libraries can communicate with each other directly (P2P) or via Netpunkt. This is done by using the ISO 18626 protocol supported by Alma. For more information regarding the ISO 18626 standard please refer to the protocol documentation.

Mapping table of OpenReceipt tags to borrowing request fields

OpenReceipt tag	Borrowing request field	Description
orderId	External ID	The order ID from Netpunkt/bibliotek. Alma generates the request ID.
userId	Requester	The primary identifier of the requesting user based on the User Identified Type.
requesterId	Owner	The resource sharing library code. Used only when there are more than one resource sharing library defined for the user.
author	Author	Author data (monographs) in orders without locations.
authorOfComponent	Author	Author of an journal article/part of work.
responderId	Partner	The lender partner code for the creation of lending request (only 1 can be supplied). If not supplied will be left empty.
callNumber	Call number	The call number of the book.
copy	Format	Boolean indication whether user wants a photocopy of an article or component. Default is false true = DIGITAL false = PHYSICAL
mediumType	Requested media	A description of the requested media. Netpunkt media options will be added to the Additional requested media table.
creationDate	Created date	Date of order received/created.
lastModification	Last modified date	last modification date.
language	Requested language	The requested language for the resource sharing request. Possible codes are the enabled fields in ResourceSharingLanguages. Default is null.
pickUpAgencyId	Pickup location	The pickup library code where the resource will be delivered to. Mandatory for physical format delivery. Optional for digital format.
needBeforeDate	Last interest date	Last date the request is needed. Optional parameter.
articleFirstNote/latestRequesterNote	Note	General note.
title/titleOfComponent	Title	Title of the requested resource. Mandatory parameter.
issn	ISSN	ISSN of the requested resource.
isbn	ISBN	ISBN of the requested resource.
publicationDate/ publicationDateOfComponent	Year	Year of publication of the requested resource.
publisher	Publisher	Publisher of the requested resource.
placeOfPublication	Place of publication	The publication place of the requested resource.
edition	Edition	The edition of the requested resource.
volume	Volume	The volume number of the journal that contains the article.
issue	Issue	The issue of the requested resource.
pagination	Pages	The relevant pages of the requested resource.

Note:

The borrowing request in Alma is either of the types Article or Book. As suggested by DBC the bibliographicCategory element on the OrderReceipt message contains either of the two values:

mono – for monographic material (book, music, etc)
peri – for periodical material (journals, articles, etc)

based on the above options the resource sharing request type will be, Article (“peri”) or Book (“mono”).