DCS Guide Articles

Using the DCS

• Check Permissions in the DCS
• Creating a New Record on the DCS
• Creating a Link to Content
• How to Create a Book Request
• Manual Bulk Upload of Lecturers
• Requests in Progress

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Courses

• Amending Course
• Adding Courses
• Course Page Cookies
• Linking to a Student Record System to Automatically Update Student Numbers
• Cloning Courses
• Email a Lecturer button

Administration

• Academic Request Form - Academics
• Users Types and User Roles
• Academic Request Form - Digitisation Team
• Amending and Deleting Content
• Using a Web Proxy to access DCS content

Authentication

• Authentication
• IP Authentication
• Shibboleth and OpenAthens (Entity ID)
• EZproxy Authentication with the DCS
• Manual Authentication

LMS integrations

• OCLC Worldshare Integration
• ExLibris Alma Integration
• Koha
• SirsiDynix Symphony Integration
• Innovative Sierra Integration
• ParentPay's Library Management Cloud

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RLMS integrations

• Making DCS Requests from Talis Aspire Reading Lists
• Leganto: Supporting Lists with Multiple Course Codes
• Linking the DCS to ExLibris Leganto
• Linking the DCS to your Keylinks Reading List
• RLMS Integration in the DCS
• Reading List Tenders and the DCS

EHESS

• Setting Up Your EHESS Account
• Making an EHESS Order
• EHESS - Accept/Report a Problem
• Cancelling an EHESS Order
• Searching for Requests by British Library Order ID
• Key Changes for Interim Process 2025-26 EHESS

Accessibility

• Accessibility within the DCS

Reports, Workflow tools & Data

• Getting the Most out of your Data
• Running a Report
• Reports: HEI Report
• Accessing and Sharing your Metrics within your Institutions

Content

• Cloning Content
• Completed Requests
• How to Create a Journal Article Request
• Quality of Scan
• Link Error Messages for Archived and Deleted Content Requests
• Creating a Link to Content

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Publisher Supplied Sources

• Publisher Supplied Content Generation
• Searching for Publisher Supplied Content
• Publisher Supplied Content in the DCS FAQ
• Accessibility of Publisher Supplied Content