Controlled digital lending (CDL) is the process of digitizing a physical item, making it inaccessible, and lending a secure electronic copy in its place. ReShare has developed a minimum viable product to support consortial CDL, including workflow management and interactions with local library management systems. ReShare CDL relies on external tools for scanning and digital rights management.
Roadmap
REShare CDL Minimum Viable Product (MVP) – Completed Febrary 2024
ReShare developed a minimum viable product to support controlled digital lending within a consortia.
- Allow patron to select electronic fulfillment option
- CDL request type and state model
- CDL metadata enrichments
- Mediated review process
- Pull slips
- Real-time availability checking
- Local ILS integrations
- Associate documents with a request
- Deliver access details to patrons
- Handle expired requests