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The ECS Glossary contains additional terms that are used in the FOLIO context. These need to be reconciled with canonical DCB terms, and those used in Sierra and Polaris contexts. |
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DCB – Direct Consortium Borrowing application streamlines the process of borrowing and lending to and by members of a consortium. Primarily, the DCB acts as a hub / broker to update state transitions between the member libraries engaged in reciprocal borrowing.
Direct on-site borrowing - Circulation of items directly from Lending Library; Lending Library staff checks materials out to patron through DCB app.
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Host LMS vs System (term used in the UI might be different to the one used in the backend)
Lending library (aka Owning library) – Library on the receiving end of the near real-time (NRT) request from Borrowing Library; Library that either circulates an item to the Borrowing Library or uses the ILS to cancel a request from the Borrowing Library if no item is available; Library responsible for assigning a return date and tracking location of item
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