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ILL statuses

Find a description of the request statuses in the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan interface.

The following table shows how request status appears to staff in the WorldShare Interlibrary Loan interface.

Status in WorldShare ILL Description
ILL REQUESTS
Not Reviewed The request has been submitted by the patron, but not yet been reviewed by library staff.
Reviewed The request has been submitted by the patron and reviewed by library staff.
Submitted Library staff sent the request to lenders.
Considering The lender is considering if they can supply the item for the request.
Conditional The lender requested additional information about the request.
In Transit The requested item is in transit and is being routed to the borrower.
Received? The borrower has not indicated if a shipped item has been received.
Not Received The borrower has not received an item sent by the lender and responded No to Received?
Received/In Use The requested item was received by the library.
Item due back The requested item has been recalled by the lender and should be returned to the library.
Overdue The requested item has passed the due date and will need to be returned to the library.
Lost The requested item was lost by the borrowing library or the patron. The patron should contact the library.
Unfilled Library staff were unable to borrow the requested item from the initial lenders.  Staff have the option to resend the request to new lenders, change fulfillment type or cancel the request.  See Unfilled Requests for more information.
Closed (Unfilled) Library staff were unable to borrow the requested item.
Closed (Expired) Library staff were unable to borrow the requested item within the patron's timeframe.
Closed (Cancelled) Library staff or patron canceled the request.
Returned The requested item has been returned to the lender.
Returned/Complete? The requested item has been returned to the lender and is awaiting confirmation to complete the request.
Loans: Closed (Supplied) The requested item has been checked in by the lender.
Copies: Closed (Supplied) The requested item is available or has been supplied to the patron.
PURCHASING REQUESTS
On Order The requested item is on order.
Received/Closed The requested item was received by the library.
Closed (Cancelled) Library staff have canceled the request.