Library Resource Sharing
What if users could borrow a title like they order a meal? With Rapido library resource sharing, your library applies the online shopping model to interlibrary loans, allowing patrons to place requests from within the discovery interface.
Rapido
Patrons access any material on the library resource sharing discovery interface
Patrons discover and access any title on one interface, regardless of where it comes from
Your users:
- Request items from within the discovery interface
- See the internal and external resources as part of the same collection
- Decide which of the requesting options has the best delivery time and loan duration
- Track the delivery status until the title is in their hands
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Libraries fulfill 9/10 requests in under 24 hours
Deliver any title in record time with peer relationships you can count on and quick turnaround time
With Rapido, libraries:
- Leverage millions of items shared amongst the community
- Enjoy limitless resource access with an all-inclusive annual subscription model
- Join groups (or “pods”) of libraries that have agreed upon loan terms
- Choose which titles from the collections to share with which group
- Work with other resource-sharing systems or networks from within the Rapido interface
Check out the latest resource sharing community meeting.
Read LessStaff manage all the requests in one place
Staff process all the lending and borrowing requests in the same library resource sharing interface. They get more done, with less effort.
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For library staff, Rapido:
- Integrates with the ILS (integrated library system)
- Prepopulates request details and avoids having to search for a complete citation
- Eliminates copying and pasting between different systems
- Determines the best lender based on availability
- Balances loads between libraries and ensures fair request distribution
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Rapido
Patrons access any material on the library resource sharing discovery interface
Patrons discover and access any title on one interface, regardless of where it comes from
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Your users:
- Request items from within the discovery interface
- See the internal and external resources as part of the same collection
- Decide which of the requesting options has the best delivery time and loan duration
- Track the delivery status until the title is in their hands
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Libraries fulfill 9/10 requests in under 24 hours
Deliver any title in record time with peer relationships you can count on and quick turnaround time
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With Rapido, libraries:
- Leverage millions of items shared amongst the community
- Enjoy limitless resource access with an all-inclusive annual subscription model
- Join groups (or “pods”) of libraries that have agreed upon loan terms
- Choose which titles from the collections to share with which group
- Work with other resource-sharing systems or networks from within the Rapido interface
Check out the latest resource sharing community meeting.
Read LessStaff manage all the requests in one place
Staff process all the lending and borrowing requests in the same library resource sharing interface. They get more done, with less effort.
Expand >
For library staff, Rapido:
- Integrates with the ILS (integrated library system)
- Prepopulates request details and avoids having to search for a complete citation
- Eliminates copying and pasting between different systems
- Determines the best lender based on availability
- Balances loads between libraries and ensures fair request distribution
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Our customer stories
“The university has an overarching aim of connecting globally, and Rapido helps us achieve that."
Stacey Brown Nottingham Trent University
“Thank you to the Clarivate team for leading and supporting the UNE Library’s implementation of Rapido!”
Rebecca Higgins University of New England
“Sourcing and filling each request in Rapido takes few steps compared to the multiple steps involved with our old system”
Roshan Thapa Charles Sturt University
“[Rapido] makes the process as seamless as accessing items in the library’s own collection.”
Jennifer Young East Tennessee State University
"With Rapido, requests arrive in a more timely manner, and we’ve reduced our price per item."
Peggy Glatthaar Florida Gulf Coast University
“We saw a 300% usage increase, but we didn't feel that as a staff team.”
Heather Cripps University of Derby
"Users go to Primo, find the article, and make the request right there."
Jane Campbell St Olaf College
"It has saved so much time and effort now that we have a cloud-based system."
Molly Beisler University of Nevada - Reno
"Requests [are processed] directly, without any intervention needed by ILL staff."
Rachel Watters University of Wisconsin-Madison Library
"Now, students go straight to Primo, expand their results and get their materials"
Swetta Abeyta Saint Mary's College of California
"Our goal is to make the network open to any library using any integrated library system"
Katie Birch Ex Libris, part of Clarivate
"We want to ensure that our patrons get the right materials for their studies as quickly as possible"
Christopher Lee California State University System
"Rapido brings resource sharing to student searches, and they don’t have to do anything else"
Matt Cox University of Derby
“We've seen higher engagement in submissions, and can see the better user experience in those figures.”
Dr Rachel Schulkins University of Liverpool
"Rapido brought circulation and ILL staff into a closer working relationship."
Rachel Watters, Director of Resource Sharing University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Centralizing resource sharing through one platform gave Brandeis a better experience while lowering the administration burden."
Mark Paris Brandeis University
Taking Resource Sharing to the Next Level with Rapido
Peta Hopkins, Jessie Donaghey, Sarah Fredline Bond University
Hear how Rapido meets the vision for resource sharing for some leading librarians
Mark Parris, Curran Riley, Dan Taylor Brandeis University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ithaca College,
Librarians from Brandeis University and Ithaca College talk about leaving their previous resource sharing systems and moving to Rapido.
Mark Paris, Dan Taylor Brandeis University, Ithaca College
How Rapido works at a large institute with 13 campuses and part of the big ten group of libraries.
Katie Sanders Library Systems Administrator, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Turning resource sharing into a streamlined, user-friendly process helped benefit staff and patrons while reducing Ithaca College's costs.
Dan Taylor Library Systems Specialist, Ithaca College
Our team of experts looks forward to hearing from you
“It’s like magic.” Real-life results at the University of Liverpool
Dr. Rachel Schulkins, Content Service Leads at the University of Liverpool, reveals how her libraries delivers users millions of external titles while automating cumbersome ILL workflows.
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