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  1. Show orders and requests in repository search regardless of role

    Every staff member should be able to see if there are orders or requests for a title regardless of their roles.
    It's important e.g. for staff at info/circulations desks to see why a title without items is found - as well as for receiving operators to see if there are any patron physical item requests...

    Still, of course, one should only be able to edit orders or requests with the respective privilege.

    17 votes
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  2. More customization for Duplicate Title Analysis job

    Request to be able to further customize the Duplicate Title Analysis job in Alma. For example, include/exclude CZ records and specify resource type (physical/electronic, book/journal/map etc).

    Additionally, identifying the "preferred" record is extremely limited. Being able to select the preferred record by MARC/DC field and/or subfield would be helpful.

    17 votes
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  3. Normalisation rules that apply to holdings using information from Bib record, and vice versa

    Have normalisation rules that are applied to holdings able to use information from the bib record. This would allow more complex holdings and call numbers to be automatically generated more easily than using the current call number system as a workaround.

    16 votes
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  4. Definition of local search indexes on the level of indicator and subfield

    We need a possibility to define local search indexes on the level of MARC indicator and MARC subfield.

    16 votes
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  5. Allow copying of publishing profiles

    Please allow copying / duplication of publishing profiles, much like you can currently make copies of import profiles. In other words, this would allow for "save-as" type functionality, allowing us to easily spin off another slightly modified publishing profile (like we can do now with import profiles).

    thanks!

    16 votes
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  6. Disallow deletion of sets that are used by jobs (publishing profiles, etc)

    When deleting sets, please perform a check to see if that set is in use by a publishing profile or other job, and show a popup dialog telling the user that the set cannot be deleted because it is in use, or allow deletion but warn the user that the set is in use by a publishing profile etc.

    16 votes
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  7. Show 866 holdings field text on item records screen, so don't have to go back and forth to check holdings dates.

    Presently from the list of item records, we have to click on "Holdings" to see the 866 summary holdings for vol & dates. It would be very helpful for the 866 holdings to be visible on the item record screen.

    15 votes
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  8. Make display thumbail display option configurable based upon user or role

    Recently turned on the thumbnail display in Alma. Half liked it, mainly fulfillment, half didn't acq and cataloguing. Maybe possible to make this setting customizable based upon user or Role?

    15 votes
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  9. Allow full customisation of the keyword index

    Since every institution has a different idea of what constitutes a "key" word, we would greatly appreciate the ability to customise the keyword index for ourselves. A table to allow us to add and remove MARC fields and subfields would be in keeping with much of Alma's back office design.

    15 votes
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  10. Ability to see inventory of matched records in 'Side by Side Matching'

    It would be very helpful to be able to see the inventory for matched records in 'Side by Side Matching' when working on records with import issues. Currently, it's necessary for me to have Alma open in a second browser and search for each matched title to see which collection the title belongs to, which then influences my decision on how to deal with the new record. This is shown if there is more than one match, but it would be great if it was shown for single matches as well.

    15 votes
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  11. Reading lists - notification on Alma if an attempt is made to delete an item on a Leganto reading list

    We would like there to be a notification on Alma if any attempt is made to delete an item that is on a Leganto reading list, whether it is deleted individually or as part of a batch-job. The deletion could be because the physical item is in poor condition or has been lost by a user, in which case we would need to know to purchase another copy. Alternatively, we may be deleting because we have purchased a newer edition, and would need to make sure that our reading lists are updated. This would apply to both physical and e-resources.…

    15 votes
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  12. Different authority icon

    In authority control instead of having the looking glass icon, an icon that indicated the heading was Full or not would be better.

    14 votes
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  13. Search bar

    Allow for the most recent and/or the most used search facets to display within the simple search bar. Within the search facets options for All titles (Title) Requires someone to scroll at length down the page. This functionality is available in other parts of the new UI within Alma where the most recent used entries display first.

    14 votes
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  14. Add members to set from results screen

    We would like an easier way of adding individual titles to itemized sets. It would be nice if, on the results screen after performing a search, you could click the ellipses menu for more options and see "Add to set" there, which would then direct you to select a set to which you'd like to add that record.

    14 votes
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  15. Fuzzy match method is creating too many duplicates with import profiles.

    Fuzzy match between author and title is checking too many subfields in MARC-field 100. I.e. 100 $a Øverland, A. O. $d 1855-1911 $q Ole Andreas is matched against 100 $a Øverland, A. O. $d 1855-1911 and is considered not the same person, it seems. When the record also has title in 245 $a which are exactly the same, it is consdered a "not match" and a new record is imported. I would like to suggest that only subfield 100 $a is checked. 245 $a should be checked together with $n and $p. In addition i would like to have 250…

    14 votes
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  16. Results from "Browse Shelf Listing" and "Browse Bibliographic Headings" searches should be exportable

    When you do a search using "Browse Shelf Listing" and "Browse Bibliographic Headings", the results show up in an editor that does not give you the option to export the search results. The results from these searches are hard (or impossible) to replicate using a search or analytics.

    14 votes
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  17. Ability to create sets from "Manage Deleted Repository" search

    We would like the ability to create a set from a "Manage Deleted Repository" search.

    Some vendors cannot use the "delete" files currently generated by Publishing Profiles. We would like to create sets (especially logical ones) from a "Manage Deleted Repository" search so that they can be attached to a Publishing Profile and help automate delete processes for these vendors rather than using an external script with the API and analytics.

    This way, someone would only have to update the deleted date range of the set periodically, or even better, more search options and filters could be created for "Manage…

    14 votes
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  18. Add 583 to the search index or the general Notes search index

    The bib 583 note is not index and therefore is not searchable in Alma unless we copy the field to a 9XX field. Please either add it to the general Notes search index or create is own Action note index.

    13 votes
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  19. Conversion job for any part of the record to any other part

    Hello,
    It would be nice if there was a job of conversion of every part of a record (bib, hol, item, portfolio) into another part, for example:
    Bib records into Items
    Bib records into Holdings
    Bib records into Portfolios
    Bib records into Orders
    Items into Bib records
    Items into Holdings
    Orders into Bib records
    Orders into items
    Orders into Portfolios
    Portfolios into Bib records
    Portfolios into Orders
    This way, we will not be limited by the search for any job.
    For example, we would be able to search Bib records, convert the set into items and run a job for…

    13 votes
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  20. Show the date a title was added to a collection in the Collection resource editor

    When we manage large collections for the Collection discovery service in Alma, it would be useful to see when the titles were added to make periodic checkings and cleanings in the 'Titles list' tab. It could be showed through an additional and optional column.

    13 votes
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