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Recent Searches & Customization of Searchable Fields
I would like to customize the fields displayed and their order when searching Borrowing and Lending requests. In addition, I would like Recent Searches to be displayed first. Currently, there are many fields that we do not use and we need to scroll down.
22 votes -
RS partners search enhancement proposal
The idea is changing the default of the "Find:" menu on Fulfillment -> Resource Sharing -> Partners.
Now the default is to "code:" search.
The default to "name:" search would be better
Thanks42 votes -
Lending Requests - Save and Edit
We would like a Save and Edit button when entering new scan requests from a Search (like in Borrowing).
Currently there is only a Save button.10 votes -
Records in 'Find and Manage Users' should appear while editing borrowing requests
When editing Request Attribute in Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests, there is a 'select from a list' button next to the Requester field. Upon clicking the button, however, 'No records were found' message comes up. Therefore, in order to find and manage users matching the value, it is necessary to run another search within the 'Find and Manage Users' window. We believe that it will be a lot more time-efficient for ILL staffs if the user records appear right away upon clicking the 'select from a list.'
33 votes -
Combining Funds Expenditure with other subject areas in Analytics
We would like to combine data from Funds with data from Borrowing, Fulfillment and Fine & Fees in Analytics
13 votes -
Push from Patron ID in Resource Sharing to Manage Patron Services in Fulfillment
We would like to Push from Patron ID in RS to Manage Patron Services in Fulfillment, to Pay RS fees.
10 votes -
Fields in Locate Profile
Automatic location of Borrowing items would be more effective if Keyword and Year were available in the Locate Profile.
2 votes -
Automatic selection of "Complete the request" when shipping Lending Digital requests
For Lending Digital requests, could the "Complete the request" be automatically selected when we ship an item (or maybe the recent choice remembered) – so we don't have to select it each time we supply an item?
8 votes -
Limiting the list of Lending and Borrowing requests to the current Owning library
When we go to the list of Lending requests or Borrowing requests (either via the Tasks menu or directly under Fulfillment),
we get requests for both our libraries/campuses. This is the case, even if we have already chosen one of the libraries as our «current location».
When we choose one particular library as the current location it would be very helpful to get a list of request only for this library.
As it is now, we need to scroll down at the bottom of the left-side menu to choose the current Owning library.
Alternatively, if the above solution is not…35 votes -
Obligate the user to choose a pick up location in the resource sharing form
On Renouvaud the users could fill in a form to request an article or a book for the Inter Library Loan.
But, they don't read all the form and much of them don't choose a pick up location.
The problem is that if they don't choose one, a "default pick up location" is selected.
We would like that the drop down menu begin not with a pick up location but a little sentence which ask the user to choose a location (see attachments).
Thanks !
55 votes -
Make personal delivery labels in Resource Sharing request form configurable
We have had many complaints from users who don't understand what Work Address means in the pickup/delivery location drop down menu in the resource sharing form, or they don't even see it.
We much prefer the layout within the patron physical item request form where home and work address are separated from Library pickup locations under a personal delivery heading and where we can customise the labels for Home and Work Address.
Please make the same functionality available in the resource sharing request form so that we can make all of our request forms a consistent experience for users.
5 votes -
Resource Sharing - Status of Renewed Lending Request not clear
After Renewing a Lending request the status automatically updates to "Received by Partner" - it would be more helpful if the status updated to 'Renewal Accepted".
117 votes -
Borrowing request - "save and edit" button for all requests.
Now "save and edit" is only an option for the borrowing req. made manually, would be helpful option for all req.
4 votes -
Resource sharing form customization
At now we can customize only the fields to display and their labels.
We feel the need of a deeper customization of the html (directly on the form page or via css)32 votes -
Prevent RS requests from having a queue of requesters
We have noticed some Resource Sharing requests appearing in the Activate Next tab on the Expired Hold Shelf (Fulfillment). Activate Next activates the next request in the queue, which cancels the first request and makes the item available to the next requester. However, within our workflows Resource Sharing requests don't have a queue of requesters. If the request automatically goes to the another patron, the next patron will not have signed the copyright declaration.
1 vote -
DIfferent cancellation letters for ILL requests and hold requests
We want to be able to notify users when cancelling an ILL request but, at the moment, as the cancellation letter is shared by Circulation and Resource Sharing and the majority of cancellations are for holds, the letter is sent from the Circulation email address and has a Customer Services signature.
This means that we can not notify a patron directly when we cancel an ILL request as they might want to reply and the email would go to the wrong department.
This means we have to follow a two-step process where we send a query to the patron informing…
25 votes -
recall
Update Lending and Borrowing Status when Recalls of Resource Sharing items are cancelled
Currently, once an item is recalled in Resource Sharing, it stays in that status even after the recall is cancelled by the patron. If this could have the same functionality as regular Fulfillment (which can be configured to have the item's original return date applied if recall is dropped), that would be ideal.
271 votes -
Improve the resource sharing's audit
We would like to see on the audit of a borrowing request which actions were done.
For example, if we change or add something to a title, we could not see that anywhere.
We would like also to know if the publication date was changed, ...
We are a team of 5 librarians and with 10'000 requests from our users per year it's not possible to remember what everyone makes for each request.In attachment, the audit now and an example of our ancient audit (historique) on the ancient software.
16 votes -
Customize display of fields in Alma Article request form
We would like to display the fields in the Alma article request form in the following order: Journal name, year, volume, issue, pages, article title, article author, and issn - and not in the order these fields are currently hard-coded (e.g. author initials splits volume and issue, and publication date is at the end of the form)
51 votes -
Mark resource sharing bib records
When creating a borrowing request in Alma, Alma transforms the info in a brief bibliographic record. This is great for everything that has to do with Resource Sharing.
BUT: Librarians who are cataloging find this bib record, don't think twice and just add a holding and an item. So the RS bib record has become a real bibliographic record, but without any one completing the info.
We would like the resource sharing bib records to be marked somehow so that cataloguers can identify them easily and either complete them or import them from another source.
2 votes
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