Capturing Request Language
ILLiad 10 adds a Language field to the request so you can record the language (or languages) of the requested material. A request can carry more than one language, and ILLiad can fill the field in for you when it has the information.
This is a borrowing feature: you set the Language field on the borrowing request, and ILLiad captures it automatically when you import a PubMed citation. It is not part of lending request processing.
The Language field
Language is a multi-select field: you pick one or more languages from a checklist rather than typing a code. Click the field to open the list, check the languages that apply, and your selection is saved to the request. The list includes a broad set of languages by display name (for example, English, French, Chinese (Simplified)).
Behind the scenes ILLiad stores your selection as standard ISO 639-2 language codes, so the value is consistent regardless of how it was entered.
How the language gets set
Automatically from PubMed
When you import a PubMed citation on the PubMed / DOCLINE work form, ILLiad reads the language information from the citation and fills in the Language field for you. If PubMed reports more than one language, ILLiad captures each one it recognizes.
Manually, on the request
You can set or change the language yourself at any time — including after the request already exists. The multi-select Language field is available and editable on:
- The Request detail form.
- The Check In From Library form.
Just open the field and check or uncheck languages; there's nothing else to save separately.
Some forms — such as the Scanning form and the Borrowing Pipeline Review form — display the Language value for reference but don't let you edit it there. Edit the language on the request detail form.
If ILLiad fills the field in from a PubMed import while you have the request open, the checklist updates to show what was captured, so you can see and adjust it right away.