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Enhance the locate profile for ISSN and Article Locate
The current locate profile is able to locate Journals via ISSN but that fails to take account of publication years. Can we look to enhance the article locate function to take into account ISSN, YEAR and VOLUME.
An example of a current issue we have is, a user requests an article with the ISSN 1234-1234 and the year 2020, the locate profile will currently match on institutions ISSN holdings only, so requests end up going to institutions that may have that Journal but not the year that the article is for.
9 votes -
When printing a shipping slip, you should always have the option of selecting "quick print" in case the receipt printer isn't functional.
"Quick print" allows you to print the slip from a regular printer, but this option isn't always available. I've been typing the information the borrowing library will need in a Word document and sending that along with the book. It's impossible to generate a barcode this way, of course.
1 vote -
Lending requests - requests shipped as physical non-returnable should automatically get status Request Completed
Now when there is an lending request in Alma and we choose the option "Ship non-returnable" then such request gets a status "Shipped physically". We suggest that such request should automatically get status "Request Completed" because it was shipped and such request is completed according to our workflow.
1 vote -
Borrowing requests: comment (from Primo) should not be transferred to request note field but to the Note field
The content of the comment (from Primo) was transferred to the "Request Note" field (=Request Attributes).
We didn't want that to happen.
The content should go into the "Note" field (=Resource Information).0 votes -
Borrowing requests: comment (from Primo) should not be transferred to request note field but to the Note field
The content of the comment (from Primo) was transferred to the "Request Note" field (=Request Attributes).
We didn't want that to happen.
The content should go into the "Note" field (=Resource Information).0 votes -
Borrowing requests: comment (from Primo) should not be transferred to request note field but to the Note field
The content of the comment (from Primo) was transferred to the "Request Note" field (=Request Attributes).
We didn't want that to happen.
The content should go into the "Note" field (=Resource Information).1 vote -
Add "Job category" in the expandable requester's info label in the RS request.
We would like to have a requester's "Job category" (Department) listed in the expandable requester's info label in the RS request (see the picture attached).
When a request is unfilled the Document Delivery staff send a notification message to the relevant department mailbox straight from the request via “Send query to patron”.
Currently, we must open the requester's account to find out their department then go back to the request to send a message. This is very inconvenient.
It would be useful to make the label modifiable to let a library to create the label by selecting only parameters necessary…2 votes -
Allow lending RS locate process to fail if it cannot determine which volume from a multi-volume set is being requested
Currently, Alma's lending locate process will automatically select a single volume from a multi-volume set if it can't determine which specific volume is being requested in a title level lending reqeust. It often selects the incorrect volume, and that error is rarely caught before the incorrect volume arrives at the borrowing library. It would be very helpful if the lending locate process failed in these scenarios rather. That would give library staff the opportunity to manually review the reqeust and select the correct volume.
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New Hold Shelf Request Slip Letter for Physical non-returnable
The current hold shelf request slip letter only handles regular RS requests (books etc), but is not generated when a RS request is created and received as physical non-returnable.
We would like to see an improved functionality to support this material type, so a slip is created as with any other request that are placed on hold shelf. It could either be an improvement to the existing letter, or a new letter entirely.
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Hold shelf request slip letter - new regex code table to create pickup number based on internal identifier for Resource sharing requests?
In 2018, a new letter for hold shelf items was introduced thanks to this idea exchange (https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/32042020-new-letter-for-hold-shelf-slips) It has been very helpful in managing physical item requests, since the letter is customizable.
We see that improving this letter to also include pickup numbers for resource sharing requests/physical non-returnable. Since these requests do not get a Request ID which then becomes the Additional ID - but rather an Internal ID – the letter could be improved to include a portion of the Internal ID as the pickup number.
For instance, a RS request has the internal ID 4177325980002286. Following…
125 votes -
Limit RS Digital requests to a certain number per day
It should be possible to limit scan requests to a certain number day.
Currently, it is only possible to limit to a certain number of active requests (which is confusing for the patrons).1 vote -
RS Search box
We would like to perform searches based on two parameters: Title and Requester, so we can identify similar/duplicate requests by the same patron.
9 votes -
RS Cloud App
When changing the format of a record using the App, we would like the original Creation Date to be transferred to the History tab of the new record. Currently, the Creation Date is the date the App fixed the format.
9 votes -
agree to copyright terms
Make the agree to copyright terms tick box mandatory when placing a manual resource sharing request.
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Block lenders from updating expired lending requests to shipped
Alma currently allows libraries to ship lending resource sharing requests even after they expire. This can occasionally create extremely confusing situations where the borrowing library receives multiple items from multiple libraries for the same lending request. Unfortunately, Alma completes both the borrowing and lending request when the lender who let the reqeust expire receives the item they shipped back from the lender. The only way to fix a problem like this is to delete the original reqeust at all three libraries and then create a brand new request. Can you please have Alma block any attempt to update a lending…
9 votes -
EXPORT LIST OF BORROWING REQUESTS WITH ALL DETAILS ON REQUEST
When exporting an Excel list from Borrowing, the Chapter Title/Number do not appear.
1 vote -
Allow staff to override auto return when a borrowing request is received after needed by date has passed or request has been cancelled
When a borrowing library receives a resource sharing item after the request's needed by date has passed, Alma automatically updates the request to returned without displaying any alert. This causes a substantial amount of confusion for staff. We would like Alma to display an alert when a resource sharing item is being automatically returned to the lender because it was received after the request's needed by date. We would also like the opportunity to override this automatic return so users can have the option of using the item.
Likewise, Alma automatically updates borrowing reqeusts to returned when they've been cancelled…
51 votes -
Allow AFN resource sharing requests filled outside the AFN to be delivered to the user's preferred pickup institution
If a user in an AFN requests that a resource sharing item be delivered to an institution other than their home institution, the request must be filled within the AFN in order for the user's preferred pickup institution choice to be honored. If it is filled by an institution outside the AFN, the preferred pickup institution reverts to the user's home institution, and the user is never notified of this change until the item is placed on hold at their home institution. Instead of placing these items on hold at the user's home institution, we would like Alma to put…
41 votes -
'Undo Last Action' option for Resource Sharing requests
Many times, our library staff accidentally choose an unintended Resource Sharing status or scan the wrong barcode when shipping material. They either realize the error too late, or they instantly regret the results of the status change.
Currently, there is no good way to undo this type of unintended error for both partners. Manually changing the status only changes it on your end, not the partner's end, which throws off the entire workflow. This usually forces the partners to create brand new requests in order to finish circulating the material. This is more work for everyone involved and throws off…
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Alma RS - Lending - Ship item digitally - email address to be viewable & editable
When Lending requests are shipped via ‘Ship item digitally’ staff cannot see the Borrowing library’s email address.
Below is a specific case with a VDX borrowing library. However the case can be applied to other scenarioes such as when a borrowing library asks to have the request shipped to a different email address.
Case:
When a VDX Borrowing library has the VDX proprietary DocStore enabled and sends a Lending request to an Alma library, the DocStore email address is output in the email request field in Alma RS (docdellibrariesaustralia@vdxhost.com).• Non VDX libraries cannot send digital content to…
24 votes
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