DOCLINE 6 | Releases to date
6.2.21 (12/2/20)
- Journal Holdings Search
- Added new sorting feature in Holdings search results. New default sort is by LIBID.
- Library Profile
- Borrow Information>Manual Routing Table
- Updated to prevent users from adding non-participant libraries as lenders.
- Borrow Information>Manual Routing Table
- Overall/Administration
- Added User Account management tools
6.2.20 (10/28/20)
- Journals
- New design templates including menu, header and footer revisions applied to Journals Search and all journals and holdings related pages
6.2.19 (10/21/20)
- Overall
- Updates to streamline system codebase and reduce the need for custom coding in future iterations.
- Help links modified. Links now point to NLM Support Center DOCLINE FAQs and Write to the Help Desk contact form.
- Reports
- New design templates including menu, header and footer revisions applied to Reports dashboards and detailed report pages
- Libraries
- New design template applied to Switch Library feature
6.2.18 (10/6/20)
- User Accounts
- Application updated to add clarity and additional contact options
- Overall
- EFTS file exchange updates
6.2.17 (9/23/20)
- Borrow
- Added "Free Full-Text" alert for PMID requests with PMC or publisher available content
- Overall
- EFTS process updates
- Target URL for EFTS report help replaced
- Permission Denied error page updated with new troubleshooting link and option
- Login page text describing system and NNLM updated
6.2.16 (8/18/20)
- Overall/Administration
- Server upgrades
- EFTS library status sychronization automated
6.2.15 (7/29/20)
- Overall/Administration
- EFTS process modifications
- Security Update
6.2.14 (7/23/20)
- Overall/Administration
- EFTS Library Update process modifications
6.2.13 (7/13/20)
- Library Profile
- Lend Information>General
- URL updated for MLA-Electronic Funds Transfer Service (EFTS)
- Delivery Methods Offered: Helper text added
- Borrow Information>Automated Routing Borrow Defaults
- URL updated for EFTS
- Journal Holdings accordion streamlined
- Lend Information>General
- Journals>Holdings>Edit
- Bug fix: modified Holdings record 'Last updated by' so that long usernames do not cause errors when holdings edits are saved.
- Overall
- EFTS library updates processed
- Results display modified to add number of results in Search: Borrow and Lend, Search Libraries, Journals and Journal Holdings, and to improve consistency across search
- Administration
- Request search updated to include 'Last Action LIBID' (e.g. Lender) for improved customer support
- Request search updated to include 'Last Action LIBID' (e.g. Lender) for improved customer support
6.2.12 (6/23/20)
- Search Results Update: Search results display modified to improve consistency and add number of results found
- New display in Search Requests - Borrow and Lend, Search Libraries, Journals and Journal Holdings
- Overall/Administration
- Preparation for EFTS update
6.2.11 (6/17/20)
- Request Search: Sort By options added to Lend & Borrow search
- Options added: Requests - Oldest, Requests - Newest, Patron Name, Journal Title, and Lending Library - LIBID (in Borrow Search), Borrowing Library - LIBID (in Lend Search)
- Overall/Administration
- EFTS preparations for library synchronization
- Server software update
6.2.10 (5/18/20)
- Reports: Annual Borrower and Lender Journal Request Reports added to Request Reports dashboard
- Only January-December 2019 (Calendar Year) available. July 2019-June 2020 (Academic Year) scheduled.
- 2019 Calendar Year reports include only requests placed in DOCLINE 6, March 4-December 31, 2019
6.2.9 (4/8/20)
- Journals / Holdings Search
- Added Library Status indicator to Holding Library card in Holdings search results
6.2.8 (4/2/20)
- Libraries
- Added Print Resources Available indicator in Lend Information>Loaning Policies
- Added Print Resources Available Libraries Search filter
6.2.7 (4/1/20)
- Journals
- Added Holdings Report dashboard
- Added ability to build and download Library Holdings Report (CSV)
- Overall/Administration
- Software library upgrade
6.2.6 (3/4/20)
- Borrow
- Added Resubmit feature for Retired Unfilled Requests
- Overall/Administration
- Web platform software update
- EFTS transition preparation
6.2.5 (1/8/20)
- Journal Holdings maintenance process integration
6.2.4 (12/4/19)
- Requests: Added Routing Algorithm information, labeled "Via"
- In Borrow Request confirmation display; Borrow Request History, and on Requests Receipts for both Borrower and Lender
- Updated Search to include pagination at the bottom of pages in Requests, Libraries, Journals, and Holdings Search results
- Revised Borrow Menu options to improve clarity and ease of use
- Updated Account Application emails
- Updated "Fill from Format" label on Request forms
6.2.3: (11/13/19)
- Updated Limited Retention Holdings evaluation within Routing Algorithm
- Updated Cancel Request logic regarding 'Last Action Library' used in 'Contact Library' feature
- Added Requests at 'Warning' status (pending removal for lack of receipt or update) to Lend>Pending Receipt or Update search results
6.2.2: (10/28/19)
- Request Search
- Added "Contact Library" feature. "Contact Library" envelope icon appears next to current Borrower/Lender on request card in Request search results
- Library Profile
- Updated and secured EFTS administration in Lend Information
- Updated Contacts logic for required contact roles
- Library Search
- Added filters to limit search results by
- DOCLINE Participant status
- Open/Closed status
- Library Type
- Region
- State
- Routing Table inclusion
- Lend Service Levels offered (ex. Rush, Urgent Patient Care)
- Lend Delivery Methods offered
- EFTS Participant status
- Lending Days
- Added filters to limit search results by
6.2.1: (10/10/19)
- Borrow
- Added “in holdings” alert for PMID ordering
- Journals
- Added limited retention to holdings year search filter
- Added additional journals
- Overall/Administration
- Additional search options in the Administration Dashboard
- System maintenance
6.2.0: (10/1/19)
- Borrow
- Added ability to create Borrow requests using multiple PMIDs
- PMID Request results page enhanced with more information about requested item(s), and about requests overall
- Updated manual request receipt to include a second Author field (if present)
- Manual request input form updated with user help
- Button labels updated to improve clarity
- Journals
- Updated Journals Search to include user options when "No Journal Found"
- Users
- Added additional help text on "Permission Denied" sign in message to assist in trouble-shooting log in issues
- User Account application emails links to NLM interlibrary loan and Customer Service updated
- Overall/Administration
- Updated NLM Customer Support links throughout website
- Additional search options in Administration Dashboard
- System maintenance
6.1.16: (8/28/19)
- Web-platform updated
6.1.15: (8/12/19)
- URL reverted to https://docline.gov
6.1.14: (7/23/19)
- Added Service Level (Rush, Urgent Patient Care) filter to Holdings Search to limit results to libraries that offer the selected level of service. After a journal is selected, Holdings filters display.
- System updates for better performance
- Fixed issue with National Institutes of Health user credentialing
6.1.13: (6/13/19)
- Added secondary Place Order button to the top of request forms to reduce scrolling
- Added multiple filters to Holdings Search. After a journal is selected, the following filters are available to limit Holdings search results:
- Year
- Volume
- Format
- Embargo
- E-Pub Ahead of Print
- Supplementary Data
- My Library Groups
- Selected Library Groups
- Not in My Routing Table
6.1.12: (6/4/19)
- Updated Lend Receipt function to address bug caused by new or cancelled requests arriving when receipt is in process
6.1.11: (5/28/19)
- Added Request Reports Dashboard
- Added Monthly Activity Summary Report, including links for up to two prior months
- Activity Summary includes Lender and Borrower statistics and performance tables
- Added Lender Performance Statistics to Lend Information accordion in Library Profile
6.1.10: (4/29/19)
- Updated required fields for PMID ordering, reducing the need to place Manual requests
- Updated Need by Date Expiration for lender reporting
6.1.9: (4/9/19)
- Added downloadable EFTS Manual Billing File report of filled requests for EFTS libraries.
6.1.8: (3/28/19)
- Added Journal Unique Identifier (UI) ordering for non-PMID citations, which will allow requests to route via borrowers' Automated Routing Table.
- Journal UI ordering can be initiated from Borrow menu, and from Journal search results, after a single journal card has been selected.
6.1.7: (3/27/19)
- Added Copyright Compliance Review alert for PMID ordering if articles being ordered are older than 5 years and "guidelines" is selected by default.
- Updated routing defaults on Manual ordering form for ‘Route to NLM’
- Added Request review functionality for DOCLINE Coordinators
6.1.6: (3/20/19)
- Added "Previously Ordered PMID" alert in PMID ordering
6.1.5: (3/12/19)
- Updated delivery defaults on Manual ordering form
6.1.4: (3/11/19)
- Added Latest Route information to request receipts (current lender and action/reason)
6.1.3: (3/8/19)
- Added label "Last 7 days" to Retired requests view, in My Borrowing Activity & Status card
6.1.2: (3/8/19)
- Added Actual Delivery Method to Request information cards in Request Search results
6.1.1: (3/7/19)
- Improved PMID ordering, reducing the need to place Manual requests
- Updated Need by Date expiration
6.1.0 (3/4/19)
- Added base Request features for Borrowing & Lending
- Requesting with PMID & Manual methods
- Automatic & Manual Routing
- Routing algorithm
- Lend Update
- Request Search
- Request status warnings and automatic re-routing (TTA)
- Need by Date
Last Reviewed: December 1, 2020