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Request to drop to next item when previous is made Missing
If an item is requested but can't be found and therefore toggled to Missing, the physical item request remains unfulfilled and cannot be fulfilled by another copy of that title. Either staff get an option to drop the request to the next available/eligible item, or that is done automatically, or both those options.
5 votes -
Add series titles to Alma letters
Some items are more easily identified by there series titles than by the title of the actual volume. But the series title is not exported in the xml of the letters.
(Series title is in the 8xx $$t fields of the bib record).
This would help to send more meaningful letters to our patrons.36 votes -
Overdue notification blocks - remove automatically when overdue item is returned
When a patron gets the 3rd overdue notification (after 21 days), we would like the account to be blocked. When the overdue item is returned, we would like the block to be removed. If several items are overdue for 21 days or more, the block should be removed when the last overdue item is returned.
When a patron gets the 3rd overdue notification (after 21 days), we would like the account to be blocked. When the overdue item is returned, we would like the block to be removed. If several items are overdue for 21 days or more, the block…
9 votes -
Create the ability to delete or disable individual demerit points from the Demerit tab on the User Details page.
Currently it’s only possible to disable or delete a demerit block once the demerit threshold has been reached. There are problems with this as when a patron disputes a demerit point the library is unable to disable or delete the point and are instead having to monitor the patron’s demerits and disable or delete the complete block once or if it’s applied. Having the ability to disable or delete individual demerit points would rectify this problem.
9 votes -
Add additonal payment information options to circulation desk configuration, ed: Student ID
Some institutions allow users to pay fees with funds loaded onto their student ID. This should be an available option when configuring payment options.
10 votes -
Add all patron-delivered letters to Selected Patron Letters opt-in/opt-out choices
It would be very useful to list all letters that are delivered to patrons in the Selected Patron Letters options. Letters like Loan Receipt and Borrowed By are conspicuously absent, but we have many patrons who don't want to receive an email every time they check something out. Others patrons do, so we don't want to globally disable these letters.
The fact that Selected Patron Letters includes letters that require patron action (Overdue Notice, Recall letter) but not letters that are more informational (Loan Receipt, Borrowed By) seems backwards. Regardless, all patron-delivered letters should be available for opting in/out.
59 votes -
When paying specific fees by selecting fees from the list of fees, the sum of the selected fees should be calculated and displayed immediate
When paying specific fees by selecting fees from the list of fees, the sum of the selected fees should be calculated and displayed immediately before leaving the list when entering the select button. As of now the sum is displayed only after leaving the list via the select button, which is too late for a correction of the selection.
48 votes -
Auto-renew - Maximum renew date in Borrowing Activity Letter
We have been running auto renew for several months and it is very popular. We do not notify customers that an item has been successfully renewed but do send weekly updates and would lie to include the Maximum Renewal date on these. Although it displays in Primo we have not been able to find a way to include it in Letters and would like to request this functionality is added please
6 votes -
Add Renewal Amount to Terms of Use
In the TOU, there is a Maximum Renewal option but this still does not let us configure the amount of times they can renew an item. A solid TOU that gave an exact amount value of they amount of times they could renew would be wonderful.
17 votes -
Display both charges payable and total charges owed.
At present the main page of a user's account displays the total amount of charges payable, but does not show a total for charges that are still accruing - e.g. fines on books that are currently overdue.
This would be useful information to see, and could be displayed so:
Total Owed (Amount Payable): £10.00 (£5.00)
OR
Charges Payable: £ 5.00
Charges Pending: £ 5.00
Total: £10.00Or similar.
37 votes -
Return All button required on Manage Patron Services > Loan tab
As a complement to the Renew All button which is available under the Loan tab of Manage Patron Services, we would like to push for the addition of a Return All button too.
The workflow of our capacity management and shelf-checking staff is such that the entire contents of an Internal Processing user account frequently require discharging all at once. Being able to do this by the touch of one button, rather than painstaking wanding of barcodes in Return Items, would provide a quick and elegant solution.
6 votes -
Remove "Reading lists - unassigned" from the Tasks panel
Our Course Reserves > Reading Lists workflow does not include assigning the lists to any particular person. We would like to have unassigned reading lists that are completed removed from the tasks panel.
30 votes -
Allow non-circulation desk service units to re-shelve items
Right now only circulation desks can re-shelve items after they've been received. You can set up a circ desk to receive, but it would be nice if you could also set up a non-circ desk service unit to re-shelve.
13 votes -
sound alert for task
Sound Alerts for Pick From Shelf Requests
Can we please have a sound alert when new "Pick from Shelf" requests arrive as we use this for Reading Room requests which need to be actioned as soon as they arrive. Sound alerts would need to optional.
It would be good to have these available for other tasks in fulfillment such as when "holds" or "lost books" are returned and another action needs to happen36 votes -
Ability to see all holdings when viewing citations in a reading list
Currently a maximum of 3 Holdings is displayed for citations in a reading list. This means operators won’t see the details of all copies the library holds if there are more than 3 types of Holding. Viewing complete information is important for operators reviewing a reading list.
Furthermore, this default display of 3 Holdings is based on Availability therefore operators are likely to see information for materials held in lesser reference collections (these are always available!) rather than information for stock held in more popular lending collections.
Libraries should be allowed to set their own limit.13 votes -
Add the due date when you scan a book in "scan in items"
When we scan a book in "scan in items" in our library, it could loan the book to the reader (for the home delivery).
In those cases, we would like to see the due date immediately rather than have to check in the user's account.
7 votes -
Add "Scan In Items" functions to "Return Items" processing
We would like to build "Scan In Items" features to the "Return Items" function, i.e. "Return Items" should be able to process requests, expired holds, and items in transit between locations the same way as "Scan In Items" does. This includes the radio button for automatically printing slips (configuration should be able to define a default)
54 votes -
Ability to add NZ-managed resources to a Reading List
Currently, when adding items to a Reading List, we can only select items from an IZ repository search and not an NZ repository search, which is a problem for those of us with centrally-managed resources in the NZ as these are resources not located in the Alma IZ.
One workaround might be to add a Brief Citation, but that requires more work from staff and takes away from the benefit of having centrally-managed resources.
I’d like to see functionality added so we can add NZ-only resources to a Reading List.
41 votes -
allow patrons to opt out of notifications from the Primo page
allow patrons to opt out of notifications from their account as accessed via Primo page.
2 votes -
Loan Transfers Between Patron Accounts
Sometimes we find ourselves in the situation where we need to return a loan from one account over to the account it should've been loaned out to.
It would be great if we could have some kind of loan transfer option that would keep the original loan date and due date that's on the incorrect account.
20 votes
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