FSCJ Library Technical Services

You can view these instructions in a PDF file.

The reciprocal borrowing agreement among Florida public universities and colleges entitles any current university or college student, staff or faculty member to walk in and check out materials from any Florida public university or college. There is an easy way to verify their status and create a new patron record for them at the desk. This record is linked to their home institution and they can see their loans from us when they log in to their home Primo account.

In Alma, click on Fulfillment > Manage Patron Services. Click the "Find User in Other Institution" box.

Choose the patron's institution from the drop down.

Scan their barcode or their institutional ID. Borrower must provide appropriate identification.

If their record is found, a new screen will show fully filled out. Their expiration date will be the same as in their home record. Check that the User Group is 40 Community Borrower.

If their record is not found, a blank user registration form will appear. This may mean the number you scanned isn't in their record, they are not affiliated with the institution anymore, or they are only tangentially related to the institution and so are probably not qualified for reciprocal borrower privileges. Search for the record again and if not found, do not loan items.

If record populates to indicate patron is qualified, click Update User. Check out the items.

Loan periods will be the same as FSCJ students (Books -14 days, DVDs – 7 days). Number of items loaned is limited to 10 books, 3 DVD/Blu-ray.

Some materials (such as e-books, reserve items, equipment, and games) and some services are not available to reciprocal borrowers.

Florida College System (FCS)