User Accounts in the SCF IZ
User Groups
Below are the active user groups in the Shared Collections Facility (SCF) Institution Zone (IZ). These are configured in Configuration > User Management > User Details > User Groups.
| User Group | User Group Code | Type | Notes |
| Library pickup locations | wrlclib |
Internal |
Patron accounts that represent each library pickup location. When SCF items owned by one of our partner institutions are requested, they are checked out to these patron accounts in the SCF IZ.
For more information about these accounts, please see the Patron Accounts for Libraries page on the Alma Wiki.
For more information on the workflow of SCF requests, please see the Requests in the Remote Storage App page on the Alma Wiki. |
| WRLC HQ Staff | db wrlc | Internal | Accounts for staff who work at WRLC headquarters. |
| Trinity Faculty | tr fac | External |
Accounts for Trinity University faculty. Imported via SIS.
For more information on circulation workflows for Trinity, see the How to Bring up a Patron and Check Items Out page on the Alma Wiki. |
| Trinity Student | tr stud | External |
Accounts for Trinity University students. Imported via SIS.
For more information on circulation workflows for Trinity, see the How to Bring up a Patron and Check Items Out page on the Alma Wiki. |
| Trinity Staff | tr staf | Internal |
Accounts for Trinity University staff. Manually created by staff at WRLC headquarters.
For more information on circulation workflows for Trinity, see the How to Bring up a Patron and Check Items Out page on the Alma Wiki. |
| National Geographic Patron | natgeo | Internal |
Accounts for staff at our affiliate library, National Geographic.
For more information on configuring affiliate libraries, see the Affiliate Library Configuration page on the Alma Wiki.
For more information on Affiliate Libraries at the WRLC, see the Affiliate Libraries page on the Alma Wiki. |
| wrlc user | wrlcuser | External (Linked) | Accounts for patrons from our partner libraries who have requested items owned by WRLC (primarily WRLC Shared Monographs) from the SCF IZ. |
| AU Staff | au staf | Internal | User group used by Ex Libris account (unable to delete or edit the account) |
User Categories and Statistics
Below are the current user categories configured in the Shared Collections Facility (SCF) Institution Zone (IZ). These settings can be found in the Configuration > User Management > User Details menu in the Category Types and Statistical Categories/Types pages.
User Category Type
Description
User Category Type
Code
Statistical Category
Description
Statistical Category
Code
INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution American University AMU INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution American University Washington College of Law AMULAW INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Catholic University of America CUA INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution GW - Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library HIMM INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution GW - Jacob Burns Law Library GWLAW INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Gallaudet University GAL INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution George Mason University GMU INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution George Washington University GWU INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Georgetown Law School GULAW INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Georgetown University GU INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Howard University HU TYPE Account type Interlibrary Loan Account ILL TYPE Account type Library Account LIBRARY INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution Marymount University MU TYPE Account type Patron Account PATRON TYPE Account type Patron Linked Account LINK INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution UDC - Law School UDCLAW INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution University of the District of Columbia UDC INSTITUTION Patron's Home Institution WRLC SCF WRLC