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Loan Details & Policies >Troubleshooting
Web-Posted ILL Documents
Arranged by most common problem to least.
After following the link in your
email notification and trying to logon, you receive the
Error Message: "You don't have any available
documents. Please make sure that your e-mail address and/or PIN
is correct and login again."
(Patrons often miss this message entirely... so look carefully towards
the top of your browser screen to see if this small text is being
displayed.)
Problem: Incorrect data entry.
Solution: Try re-entering your Seattle
University email address while making sure that the domain is included.
(ex. gstudent@seattleu.edu). Also, the PIN listed in your email
notification is "case sensitive". Letters are usually
in "upper case" and be careful of : 0 (zero),O (the letter),
1(the number) and l (the letter) which often look similar in different
fonts. We recommend using the "copy & past" function
to transfer your PIN but be sure to not include any extra spaces.
After a successful logon and the "link"
(ex. ILL 3588661
-- ID: 3588661 ) to your document is in view but
doesn't seem to work.
Notice: Does
the "# Views" goes up by 1 each time you try clicking
the link?
Problem: A "Stop Pop-Ups"
program is interfering with the opening of the PDF file.
Solution: Some Stop Pop-Ups programs
(such as the one on Google Toolbar ) allow for a quick by-pass of
the block. Try holding down the "Control" key (CTRL) while
clicking the link to see if your document will open. A more permanent
solution is to find and disable the program.
After a successful logon and clicking the link to
your document, your Adobe Acrobat program is activated but
the document doesn't appear ...rather it just continues to download
without results.
Problem: If you are using a modem,
it may be too slow for the size of the PDF file in combination with
the traffic on the web.
Solution: If convenient, stop by a
campus computer lab or the library and print or save your files
on a floppy disk or CD. Another solution is to request that all
Interlibrary loan PDF files be sent directly to your SU email account.
(Call 206-296-6359 or email ill@seattleu.edu)This
delivery method is not recommended to people who do not purge their
accounts on a regular basis or who forward their SU email to another
mail system.
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