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  1. Advanced Search for Citations

    Enable Advanced Search for Citations along with the ability to save the Advanced Search results as a set.

    As we use Leganto, the number of citations in Alma continues to increase. It is becoming increasingly difficult to wade through these citations to find the ones that need attention.

    For example, we are using 3 different tags to indicate if a book needs to be temporarily moved to the course reserves collection/location of the library. In this example, we frequently need to view books with these 3 tags at the same time but currently there is no way to do this…

    8 votes
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  2. Enable configuration of page flipping direction in Internet BookReader viewer in Alma

    As it is now, in Internet BookReader viewer the only way to flip pages is from Left-to-Right which is not compatible with books written in RTL languages (e.g. for Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic and Chinese).
    An option to configure Right-to-Left page progression, is needed in these cases.

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  3. View members or results button from Set Details page

    When looking at the list of sets on the Manage sets page, it is sometimes necessary to click into the Set Details to view the description or notes to make sure that it is the correct set that I want to work with. To then view the members, it takes three more clicks: 1) go back to the manage sets screen 2) right click or click the ellipsis button 3) click the members or results option on the dropdown menu. It would be really nice if on the Set details page there were a button to view either the members…

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  4. Add Created and Last Modified Date fields to Views List display

    It would be extremely helpful if the Date Created and Date Last Modified could be displayed for each View in the Views List (Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views). Currently the only fields displayed are: Code, Name, Description, and Default View. It would be so helpful if the creation/modification dates could also be displayed, so we could quickly and easily identify views which might be out-of-date, especially when working on projects requiring update of multiple views (such as Angular revisions). It does not appear to be possible to find this information anywhere in Alma.

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  5. Print results of query

    The print function for printing a query would be extremely helpful. I can print using the browser, but the columns are squished, so I would use 3 times the amount of paper as I would by using print from the screen, if that function is set up. It's much easier for long lists, so that we don't need to write down numbers, titles, or vendors as we check off the work we need to do - especially for the time period when Alma is new and we're working tasks to get things set up correctly.

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  6. Make the Library facet customizable, so that certain libraries can be hidden from search results.

    We are in a consortium with a shared instance of Alma, but we do not lend materials among our institutions. Currently, the LIBRARY facet in Alma/Primo VE will display holdings from all institutions if applicable for a given search. It would be helpful to be able to select only certain libraries to display for a given Primo VE view.

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  7. Alma to support SIP2 response.

    Please support "unavailable holds count" and "unavailable hold items fields" for the SIP2 Patron Information Response (64).

    19 votes
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  8. Add an option for Quick Printing to be enabled by default

    Allow for users to have quick print enabled by default for their account. Currently switching to a new computer, resets the option back to unenabled.

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  9. Create a widget from a set

    It would be very useful to add the ability to create a widget based on the results of a logic set.

    7 votes
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  10. 'Chat agent is available' should only appear when agents are actually available

    Maybe this is a rare edge case, it just happened the first and so far only time we wanted to use the chat which is pretty off-putting. We saw the line saying the agent was available, opened a chat, it looked for an agent for a while, then said no actually no-one's here, try again later. When I went back to the start it still said an agent was available (but when trying again, no they still weren't). So how are we meant to know when we can actually chat with someone or not?

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  11. Auto-expand the UI preferences in the User menu

    Our staff often don't know about the 'UI preferences' personalization options to change the font size to better suit their needs, or to see the handy list of shortcuts directly within Alma (rather than having to go to the online help documentation). This is because it's hidden behind an unnecessary dropdown arrow.

    When I show it to staff, they exclaim happily to know that they have such options, but this is often quickly followed by a comment of regret that they weren't aware about this already for years.

    There's a significant amount of empty space available in the User menu…

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  12. Transit Time Rules for Work Order Departments

    We have work order departments in a central location providing services to multiple libraries across our state. When the department has completed their task and is ready to send the item to the distant library, Alma sets the delivery date to 24 hours when the transit time between libraries could take 72 hours. This confuses patrons who believe the item is available when it is in transit.

    The Transit Time Rule set between libraries are not configured to include Work Order Departments and only the library level is available for configuration. We would like the Transit Time Rules to include…

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  13. Printouts Queue: Include more info in printing queue display

    Idea: Include bibliographic or request information in the display of the Printing queue. (E.g. An additional column that displays Title and/or Internal/External identifier).

    Rationale: There may be multiple desks/people scanning in requests at different times; it would be helpful to be able to see which item a letter was referring to at a glance. This information is available from the "preview" option, BUT, it takes a lot of time and clicks to open each to see if it should be printed or reprinted.

    4 votes
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  14. Ability to mark selected manual jobs as favorites

    Would it be possible to mark manual jobs that are run often as favorites? Currently there are 110 jobs listed under Admin > Manage Jobs and Sets > Run a Job. It would be helpful if I could mark jobs that I run regularly as favorites so that I do not need to search for or scroll down to locate the job I am looking to run.

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  15. Enable Auto Refresh on the Monitor Jobs Page

    At University of Tennessee we have found we are often waiting on lengthy system jobs to process before manually ran jobs are completed. It would be nice if this page had a built in auto-refresh to reload job percentage completion. It is rather tedious to repetitively click the refresh button to see if a job has began or made any substantial progress. If possible the button should be able to be clicked for instant refreshes but it should also refresh automatically in a timely matter. I believe increments of thirty seconds would be favorable or up to a minute. Thank…

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  16. Alma should remove any whitespace before/after identifiers, barcodes, call numbers etc.

    Alma should automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace in user identifiers, barcodes, call numbers etc. - any kind of identifiers entered manually or via copy&paste. Barcodes that are not working, users that are not matched at login are examples of real-life malfunctions that cost us time to analyze, all caused by a simple trailing blank entered in a form. It could be easily trimmed by Alma itself with neglectible implementation effort.

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  17. Improve navigation in Alma by providing breadcrumps

    Improve navigation in Alma by providing breadcrumps (pathways) like the ones you have in the training portal as seen from the enclosed screen shot.

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  18. A new design for the homepage of ALMA

    It would be really lovely if the homepage to ALMA was colourful and bright with easy access to the major functions we use in the library. For example there could be a homepage that has different bubbles (5 in a circle with one in the middle for example) and people can drag and drop their 6 most used icons. For library assistants this would be super useful if we could open ALMA and instantly be able to issue / return books / search for a service users name / card number for easy access. It would also be great if…

    4 votes
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  19. Improve Calendar Management Notifciations

    I have recently began entering hours at my institution, but I find it extremely frustrating. Once you import a file you have to apply changes, then save changes, and then get kicked back two screens. Often apply changes takes a very long time to update and your stuck wondering if you messed up or the calendar is delayed. Currently a notification appears when you press the apply changes job. However, there is no notification of a successful completion. It is frustrating just backing and going in and out of the calendar hoping a change appears.

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  20. Allow filtering and sorting on all columns in "In process items"

    In the "In process items", some columns can be filtered (Process status, request filter, library) and some can be sorted but not all. It would be useful to be able to filter by "Modified by", "Modification date" and to sort by "Modification Date".

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