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Assign to
In the "Electronic Resource Activation Task List" the list can only be assigned to specific users (or unassigned so everyone can see it), it would be nice to be able to assign it to a group of people, (perhaps by user role profiles, or a new profile type of 'group user' that links other profiles together, like user role profiles) as different tasks fall on different areas of the department.
This would also be helpful in "Reading Lists Task List", as in our case it is location specific handling of the tasks.
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Increase the maximum 'page size' limit for a 'set of results'
Currently the 'page size' setting only allows a maximum of '20'. This means that whenever a search is conducted only the first 20 records can be displayed on the first page of the search results. We would like to be able to set a default of '50' or more, so that when a search is conducted on user records, statistical notes, courses, bibliographic records, etc. we can easily see all and or more results.
Please see the below knowledge article for more information about the 'page_size' field:1 vote -
Gender and Sexuality Studies Collection from the Big Ten Open Books Project
Project MUSE is pleased to host the Gender and Sexuality Studies collection of open access book titles, from the Big Ten Open Books project. Please add this collection to the ALMA community zone.
Thank you.
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Selecting multiple courses at once when assigning them to a reading list
When I am "working on" a reading list, on the Courses tab, I can only associate one course at a time. Is there a way to make multiple course selections possible? An example would be how we can select multiple titles in the repository search when adding titles to a reading list.
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Customization of the search categories
The customization of the search categories to be displayed in the Advanced or Simple Search is solved very very awkwardly. 3 clicks for each category is just too complicated.
My suggestions:
- Make activation switch directly operable
- Make list sortable by activated terms
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- Checkboxes for the terms in both columns for advanced and simple search
- Improve the explanation in the KB, because
translating "dc:Title" with "Dc Title" has no added value. An explanation that dc:title B is e.g. DUBLIN CORE title would be super, so that one knows what one activates there.Please improve at least…
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Optional Campus Restriction on Personal Delivery
PROBLEM:
If an institution has multiple libraries and campuses and provides hand delivery of items to faculty offices, when a faculty patron requests personal delivery of an item from another library the item will be routed to the closest circ desk that support campus delivery, even if that circ desk is located miles away from the faculty patron's office.PROPOSED FUNCTIONALITY:
As a fulfillment manager, I want to be able to configure Alma so that the personal delivery option can be restricted to the user's campus, so that items requested from another library will be routed to the circ desk…1 vote -
On Top Level Collections list, change "created" date to "updated" date
Please change the Resource Mangement-->Manage Collections-->Top Level Collection menu to swap out "create date" to "last update" or similar. It's important to know which collections haven't been updated. It's only 'nice' to know the create date.'
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auto holdings for Oxford eBooks
Please consider adding Oxford eBooks to autoholdings
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Time stamp on printed Resource Request Slip Letter and Hold Shelf Request Letters
Add the time stamp to Resource Request Slip Letter and on Hold Shelf Request letters when printed.
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Analytics widget - customize/remove Open in a new window link
I'd like to be able to remove or customize the "Open in a new window" link that appears on top of a widget of an analytics report.
The widget can only fit a very short report. Opening this short report in full view is not that useful. It would be better to link to a longer report or a dashboard.
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New role for limited user account editing
It would be helpful if we had a separate role for User Operator that could edit any user account's contact details and merge user records as well as run analytics on users BUT not change or add roles attached to that account OR delete records. This is primarily to allow circulation staff more control over user accounts but to restrict access to higher-level abilities for cybersecurity reasons.
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Order list letters file format PDF
Attach the order list letter to the POL instead of the PO. Also, the letter should be attached as a PDF, not an HTML file.
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Identify subscription databases in Alma analytics
It is possible to identify subscription collections in Alma analytics by marking the service editor: Free=Not free. However, databases do not have service editor. We do mark it in the collection editor as Free=not free.
In Alma analytics, there is no way to identify subscription databases. My case was closed with the support directing me to suggest an idea here.
Please add elements in Alma analytics so we can use to identify subscription databases.
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Add "Field searched" Column in "Primo Popular Searches" Analytics
"Field searched" is an attribute field that stores the field being searched. This is relevant if the user performed a search on a specific field (such as authors only). But now we can only use this function in the "Zero Result Searches". We would like to use this function in the "Primo Popular Searches", so that we could do more users behavior analysis.
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Skip Location for Lending Requests
For "patron physical item requests", there is an option called "Skip location". We use this option when we don't have the requested material available at our campus library, but another of our campus libraries does. In these cases, when we click on the "Skip location"-button, the request gets automatically transferred to a library which has the material available.
We would like to have a similar "Skip location"-function for lending requests. Today we have to manually transfer the lending requests between our campus libraries, if we don't have the material available at the library which originally got the request. A "Skip…
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Send ALMA notification when fines are waived
It would be helpful if ALMA can send a patron an email notification when fines are forgiven. ALMA is very good at communicating all other transactions, especially when a patron has generated a fine. However, when staff forgive fines in ALMA, there should be an easy way for staff to communicate with patrons. Currently, our preferred method is to directly email patrons and this reduces patron confusion on their end. Thank you! From a Circulation Manager
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Add due date or overdue status to the search bar criteria
Would it be possible to either add criteria to the search bar which either includes the Due Date of a loan, or a flag of Is Overdue (equals Yes/No)?
Reason: If we want to check on certain overdue items, I can't find a quick & easy way to investigate them. Adding these to the search bar would leverage the other search criteria to make easy Logical sets of items that are overdue in certain areas (such as reserves or equipment loans).
The current alternatives all have drawbacks:
Creating a fulfillment set requires us to input the criteria for the due…
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Configuration of “Remote Facility” Library location
Allow an institution to override a “Remote Facility” library location from being first or last for selection to fulfill a request.
This should be an option via Configuring Transit Time Rules.
An alert could be activated to notify the operator that including a “Remote Facility” library location in transit time rules will override its designation as a first or last selection.This would be immensely helpful for institutions that require flexibility to meet the needs of their users while adapting to needs of physical facilities on campuses.
Thank you
Caroline1 vote
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