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  1. Query to patron letter: add the publication date for Document delivery requests

    We’d like to display the publication date in the Query to patron letter also for DD requests. Now we can display the date in the letter only for ILL requests.

    8 votes
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  2. Note in pop-up requester card in Borrowing requests

    We have certain patrons with special conditions (e.g. they can't use ebooks) that we need to know about when we're putting through Borrowing requests. We keep a record of these in a spreadsheet, but this wastes a lot of time for staff.

    I would like to see notes in patron records display in the Requester information pop-up card in Borrowing requests. This will make it a lot easier for staff to manage these requests.

    4 votes
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  3. LADD (Australian Libraries) resource sharing -- interoperability with Alma (some elements don't work between both systems)

    Some LADD notes and actions don't map to visible fields in Alma, therefore we don't receive them.
    For example, if a LADD user sends a damaged note this does not come through into Alma via ISO. Is there a way that non-mapped elements can be mapped to the general messages area in Alma, so that they can at least be viewed/received.

    13 votes
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  4. Resource Sharing Electronic Locate for Borrowing article requests

    A borrowing article request is stopped for local ownership when the library has an electronic database that may have coverage for the journal.

    Currently, the borrowing locate local ownership check does not check the year, volume, or issue in the article request to determine if the library has access to this specific year in the database. The borrowing locate does not check for embargo status.

    Because the citation year is not checked for local ownership, requests are stopped from being automatically sent to lending libraries that have the article. Library staff must spend time checking if their library has access…

    65 votes
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  5. Lending: Ship Item Digitally, option to Preview file before sending

    When sending a file to another library, it should be possible to Preview the file before sending it to ensure better quality control

    2 votes
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  6. Borrowing: Upload File, Preview File option

    When Uploading a File, it should be possible to preview the file before clicking on send, to prevent the wrong file from being uploaded.

    4 votes
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  7. Borrowing: Upload File, Add Note option

    It should be possible to add a Note at the same time as Uploading a File to a patron. Currently, we have to send a separate Patron Query Template after the link has been sent.

    5 votes
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  8. 1 vote
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  9. Separate field for borrowing request statuses to display in My Library Account

    The borrowing request statuses in Alma are configurable, so that you can change the text that appears for both library staff and the user (in My Library Account).

    However, we would like the ability to have a separate field where the status can be configured for the user which affects the display in My Library Account only. This is because we would like to provide detail in these statuses for our staff, that our users do not need to see.

    For example, for the borrowing request status 'Request sent to partner' you may want to retain this status for library…

    43 votes
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  10. Lending: Ship Item Digitally, option to Complete request

    It should be possible to Complete a request when using Ship Item Digitally in the same way that this option exists when supplying via Ship Item

    1 vote
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  11. Display assignee on resource sharing request search results

    It would be helpful if the resource sharing request would display in the brief format the name of the staff that the request is currently assigned to. Currently, you have to go into the "History" tab of the request to find this information.

    In a different area, "Reading lists", this information is readily available, and it would facilitate the workflow in resource sharing handling, too.

    14 votes
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  12. Searchable archive of old/completed requests outside active request screen

    Too much clutter in active screen. Would be great if this screen only showed new /pending created requests. The facets to the left would then be more meaningful and useful as filters to find specific requests - those sent to partner, those that overdue etc instead of requests with these statuses being presented within the active request mix

    3 votes
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  13. When a patron renews in Primo an item from other institution borrowed by the resource sharing library should create a "Task requiring your..

    When a patron renews in Primo an item from other institution borrowed by the resource sharing library the staff does not get a message of this request. The only thing is that the borrowing request changes its status to "Mediated Patron Renewal"

    52 votes
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  14. RS-Enable shipped items to remain managed with their original TOU in order to allow requests to be done with the TOU of the permanent loc.

    In some cases, requests for items under a Resource Sharing library are cancelled as their terms of use are not taken from their permanent locations. It should be possible to have shipped items remain managed by their original TOU in order to allow requests to be done with the TOU of the permanent location.

    11 votes
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  15. Claiming Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests by Format Type

    The new Automatic Claim feature does not differentiate between Format Types when adding "Time to Claim (days)" in the Partner record. For example, it should be possible to write 2 days for Digital requests and 5 days for Physical requests.

    21 votes
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  16. Resource Sharing Claims - Sending Additional Claims and Sending Claim Letter Manually

    1. It should be possible to configure the automatic Claims job to send additional Claims every X number of days, until the status of the request is updated to Received.

    2. In the meantime, it should be possible to send additional Claim letters manually (and not as a General Message).

    21 votes
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  17. Alma Resource Sharing - identifying where chapter only (not book) is required

    We sometimes receive physical books where only chapters were requested via Resource Sharing as the chapter details requested by us as the Borrower do not appear in the Lenders view (even although they are also an Ex Libris client). This slows down turn around time and adds postage costs where only scans were required.

    2 votes
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  18. Adding User Type field

    It will be great if the User Type field could appear once you click to see the requester details in a borrowing request in Resource Sharing and in Fulfillment once you click to see who holds a loaned book (Screenshots attached).

    36 votes
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  19. Create resource sharing integration with DOCLINE

    Create integration for borrowing and lending requests to be pushed/pulled to/from DOCLINE.

    See https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/37290289-alma-to-docline-oai-pmh-integration for holdings integration to DOCLINE.

    53 votes
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  20. Use preferred email from Partner record for shipping digital Lending Requests

    Often the Requester Email in a Lending Request is not the email that we can ship a digital item to (or sometimes the Requester Email is empty). Instead, the email address we use is from the preferred email address in the Partner record. We would like configuration to be made available so institutions could choose to use the preferred email address from the Partner record in Alma when shipping digitally instead of the Requester Email address that comes with the Lending Request.

    36 votes
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