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  1. Additional Report to ExLibris Option

    Adding the option to "Report to Ex Libris" from the Electronic Titles search page would make reporting issues to them much more streamlined.

    Currently you have to
    1) Find out what collection it is in
    2) Go to the portfolio list
    3) Search for the title
    4) Then you have the option to Report to Ex Libris by clicking the three dots

    https://app.screencast.com/a6QyxCDQwdeNf

    8 votes
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  2. Flag individual articles in Alma as being unavailable.

    ExLibris cannot verify accuracy between supplied metadata and a referenced database. As a result, there are times when an article is listed in Primo as available online; However, when the patron tries to retrieve the article, the database returns a not found error. This has been frustrating for our patrons.
    Currently there is no way to flag an individual article as being unavailable. As a result, this becomes a recurring error for our patrons; with no option to correct.
    Suggest providing a way to:
    1. flag individual articles as available / not available by database
    2. date and notes on…

    3 votes
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  3. Add Lender/Borrower addresses to Label code table in select Fulfillment and Resource Sharing letters

    Fulfillment letters and Resource Sharing related letters would benefit from having an easy mailing label field, to be toggled on and off in the “Labels” section for letter editing when a Library would like to add a mailing label to a letter.

    With collaboration from our Alliance colleagues, we created a shipping label directly on our Ful Resource Sharing Request letter. When we print our pull slips, a second page is automatically generated with a printed mailing label with the Borrowing Schools address information, along with information to allow our mail room to expense it to the correct fund. By…

    8 votes
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  4. Display logic rules: always allow use of "OPEN_ACCESS" criteria

    Currently, if Alma's enableopenaccessservicesfromunpaywallapi Fulfillment setting = true, then in Display Logic Rules we gain the ability to write rule criteria that considers the presence of open access service links. If the fulfillment setting = false, that DLR option disappears.
    We assume this connection was made at a time when the Unpaywall API setting was the only way that OA services might get into Primo, so there was no need for OA services to be a criteria in DLRs when the Unpaywall API was turned off.
    However, we've found that the new Unpaywall CZ…

    3 votes
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  5. User Record Templates

    It would be great if the library could create "templates" for different types of user records that automatically fill in things like the User Group and that have different required fields depending on the type of template. This would make it easier for staff to create user records on the spot.

    9 votes
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  6. Contribute to CZ records : GND Authority File for 1XX/7XX Fields

    A library wants to enhance CZ Bibliographic Records, one is asked by ExLibris to comply to their cataloguing standards (Alma Community Catalog: Cataloging Standards, Policies, Rights, and Responsibilities (exlibrisgroup.com)). On page 7 of those standards it is stated:

    "Since we have a one record policy in the CZ, the issue of languages has been the most challenging part of the solution. The current decision is that the language of the item dictates the language for cataloging. (…) Similarly, the forms of name used as authorized access points in the record should be consistent with the language of cataloging--– LCNAF if…

    12 votes
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  7. No requesting when available items in institution

    We would very much like there to be an option in Alma fulfillment units (On Shelf Request Policy): "No requesting when available items in institution".

    The meaning of which would be that if there is at least one (requestable) item available at any holding, the user will not be able to make a title request. The system will consider all items in the institution, not just one holding at a time.

    Currently we use the "No Requesting from available holding" option which means that when all (requestable) items on one holding are checked out, then the user can make a…

    6 votes
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  8. Allow access to "Roles Privileges" configuration for General System Administrator

    Allow access to "Roles Privileges" configuration for General System Administrator

    Ex Libris staff have the ability to remove specific privileges from Alma roles via the "Roles Privileges" configuration (User Management - Roles and Registration - Roles Privileges)

    Since roles in Alma are not very fine-grained, and roles often grant access to groups of privileges that shouldn't necessarily be granted as a set, it would be very helpful for customers to have access to the "Roles Privileges" configuration.

    Ideally we would have the ability to make edits ourselves, but Read-Only access would also be valuable, because it would allow us to:

    11 votes
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  9. Check coverage dates on physical holdings by link resolver

    When there is no full-text match for an electronic title, the link resolver can bring back a bib record for physical holdings. However, since the coverage in the 866 field is not being checked, this shows records which do not match the dates desired sent by the the open URL.

    Please consider implementing a check on the coverage dates of physical holdings to make things less confusing for patrons.

    3 votes
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  10. Add "Copy ID" to loan information in Manage Patron Services

    When viewing a patron's current loans in "Manage Patron Services", Alma will display information like the loaned item's barcode, but it doesn't display its "Copy ID". When libraries have multiple copies of one item, it can be difficult to tell which item is out on loan to a specific patron without leaving the Patron Services page and going to view the item itself. "Copy ID", like "Barcode", is a unique identifier for an item and should be visible in the same way.

    5 votes
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  11. Adding the possibility to display the portfolio lists and the item list when creating a lending request from search

    When creating a lending request from search, it would be nice if we could display the portfolio list and the items in order to have more info about the availability (coverage and status)

    7 votes
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  12. Internet Archive Book Reader

    The Internet Archive Book Reader viewer configured to flip pages left-to-right unless value coded in 008 pos 35-37 (language) is taken from a close list of languages (as documented: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/030Fulfillment/080Configuring_Fulfillment/090Discovery_Interface_Display_Logic/040Digital_Services)

    In cases of visual materials such as photographs, the code of 008/35-37 would be zxx (which means: No linguistic content). The value zxx does not appear in the Right to Left list of languages, therefore the viewer would flip Left to Right.
    However, there are cases (such as photo albums) where the object should flip Right to Left.
    Currently there is no way to both Catalog by Standard and…

    6 votes
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  13. Add support for importing .mrk files

    At the moment Alma only supports importation of resources as .mrc files. These files are trickier to work with than .mrk and add a lot of unnecessary time to our import workflows (converting back and forth, "saving as" frequently, losing changes - especially for large imports).

    2 votes
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  14. New PO line: Add pickup capabilities to autocomplete fields (for example, Interested users)

    The following improvements were implemented to New Layout for PO Lines in Alma February 2024 release, so the pickup capability has been added to the Venders and Funds:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2024/Alma_2024_Release_Notes?mon=202402

    Improvement to the New Layout for PO Lines

    February 2024 Acquisitions
    Some improvements were implemented to the new layout for PO Lines.

    The existing Material Supplier and Fund fields were enhanced to allow users to select the value from a list which opens in a sliding panel. This is in addition to the existing option of selecting a value from the dropdown menu or typing the name of the vendor/fund.

    However,…

    4 votes
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  15. provide means to access our Alma and Primo data via our own analytics tools

    we need to analyse and combine our data with data from other systems that are in use at the university. extracting data from Alma in a meaningful way is way too cumbersome to be useful. all methods that I am aware of are based on an Analytics report, and have restrictions on numbers of rows that can be exported at one time. E.g. we would need to compare data from our reading list system (which we can access using an ODBC connector despite the system being SaaS) with print and electronic holdings in Alma and their usage. I do not…

    3 votes
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  16. Overdue notifications

    If a user has an overdue notification fee the title of the book for which they got the fee is not mentioned in the Titles colum of the Fines tab on the user record. If it was it would help us explain the fine to a user looking for an explanation at the counter. Can this be fixed?

    3 votes
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  17. Allow groups of partners to be selected in rules tables by rota template or other attributes

    We are a large university, with many resource sharing partners. We would like to set up rules concerning certain groups of partners, e.g. we charge more for sending physical items internationally due to the cost of postage, and want to set up Shipping Cost rules to reflect that. Unfortunately, it seems like the only way to do so is to select "partner" as a parameter and select each partner individually.

    We would like to be able to select all partners with particular attributes, e.g. all partners in a particular rota template, or all partners using a system type. This would…

    3 votes
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  18. Add flags to tabs in vendor interface record area

    We noticed the little corner/flag is not changing on the vendor interface details tabs when we add administrative information/access information/statistics information. We thought it would show like the notes tab with a dark corner when we enter information so we know that we have stuff in these tabs. We thought it was a glitch, so we reported to Ex Libris. They said it is by design:
    The answer is that it is by design. The little corner flag is an indicator that there is system or user generated content like populated tables or lists. It doesn't indicate that form data…

    7 votes
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  19. Delete bibliographic records - Limit Match of Bibliographic Records to a Specific Electronic Collection

    In scenarios where a vendor has provided ISBNs of titles they have removed from an e-book package but it is likely that the same titles are included in other e-book packages, it would be good to be able to limit the deletion to a specific electronic collection. This feature would have to recognise to only delete bibliographic records matching a specific collection where the records do not have active portfolios belonging to other electronic collections. Use case: ability to batch delete locally held e-book records from vendor A only if they are NOT also part of vendor B’s e-book package.

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  20. Abilty to edit the authorities from CZ

    In bibliographic records and in Browse Bibliographic Records you can check the information of the linked authority - also CZ authorities. The possibility to take the authority directly in edit mode, as you have the right to edit authorities of the CZ

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