NCIP Processing Dialog Box

The default setting for the NCIP Processing option is Decentralized processing, but you can change it to Central processing. Use the Central processing setting if ILL items are received at the central location and then sent to the requesting library or branch, and returned items are sent to the central location to be returned to the lender. The “central location” may be a branch or it may be a workstation within a library.

Note:
See Setting NCIP Parameters.

Note:
If your library or consortium uses a mixture of centralized and decentalized ILL processing, where items are received at a central location but each branch returns items directly to the lender, the Central Processing option is recommended.