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  1. Include games and models as Resource Types

    In accordance with the MARC21 Format for Bibliographic Data, when LDR pos. 06 = r (for "three-dimensional artifact"), we're supposed to follow the "Visual materials" definition of 008, described at https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008v.html.

    Currently, the Rules Used to Create the Resource Type Field (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/010Getting_Started/050Alma_User_Interface_%E2%80%93_General_Information/Searching_in_Alma#Rules_Used_to_Create_the_Resource_Type_Field_MARC_21_KORMARC_and_UNIMARC) do not include games or models.

    These would be indicated in the bibliographic record as:
    LDR pos. 06 = r AND 008 pos. 33 = g (for "game")
    LDR pos. 06 = r AND 008 pos. 33 = q (for "model")

    Could these specifications be added to this Rules list? They are currently listed as…

    14 votes
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  2. Return Expand From Template wide drop-down menu

    In the previous metadata editor the drop-down menu of serial patterns was wide enough so that we could see the complete description of each pattern. The new metadata editor cuts off the descriptions so that we must guess which is the correct pattern, and then remove the field and start over if the guess is wrong.

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  3. Additional keyboard shortcut

    The / as a way of getting back to the top search box from search results is great but doesn't work from within the Metadata editor. When I have dealt with the item record I am left in the List of Items and then want a keyboard shortcut to get back up to search box. Ctrl Alt F used to work but takes me somewhere different now.

    1 vote
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  4. Active/inactive indicator for electronic collections

    We propose an indicator - e.g. a yes/no radio button set - to indicate whether or not an electronic collection is active. This will make it easier to exclude inactive electronic collections from searches and Analytics reports. Current methods of indicating this status aren't comprehensive. The bib can be suppressed, and/or the URL removed, but there are other reasons to suppress bib records and remove URLs (such as when we want only portfolios to display in our discovery layer). In aggregator and selective packages, we can delete the service or mark it inactive, but this doesn't apply to database-type electronic…

    7 votes
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  5. Enhance Generate Accession number function in MDE

    Enhance Generate Accession number function in MDE. Add ability to search for, filter and sort Accession Number from the Accession number sequences list without having to scroll down the list.

    2 votes
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  6. View actually linked bib records in 'Browse bibliographic headings'

    When using the Browse bibliographic headings feature, it is not possible to diplay the list of bib records that are ACTUALLY linked to one authority. We can only see the bib records that match with the authority.
    On the contrary, when using the F3 index, Alma provides an extra menu in the 'View' option of a bibliographic heading where one can choose between records that match the authority or records that are linked to the authority.
    This Idea requests that the same feature be added in the Browse bib heading tool.

    19 votes
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  7. Visibility of extension packs and possibility of selecting them one by one for editing and/or deleting

    Extension packs once added to a local MARC-based profile are not visible and cannot be retrieved in any way. It would be much better if each extension pack loaded to a bibliographic profile could be visible to system admnistrators in order to be downloaded from bibliographic profile for purposes of editing and reloading, should the need arise. This feature was part of the tentative future developments proposed by Ex libris back in 2017 (see: internal: 2017 Q1 URM-45100)

    65 votes
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  8. Sort Subfields Task does not work correctly in combination with Authorities - Preferred Term Correction

    We've defined the following Sort Subfields Task but there seems to be a problem in combination with "GND Authorities -Preferred Term correction"

    700: iaqbcdtmnrpkolgfs0
    710: iagbndctkplfs0
    711: iagendctkplfs0

    The subfield i which we defined as first in 700/710/711 is suddenly put last. If this happen, the latest job that was run is always Authorities - Preferred Term correction

    In any case, the sorting should be the way we defined it in the Sort Subfields Task

    1 vote
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  9. Sort Subfields Task does not work correctly in combination with Authorities - Preferred Term Correction

    We've defined the following Sort Subfields Task but there seems to be a problem in combination with "GND Authorities -Preferred Term correction"

    700: iaqbcdtmnrpkolgfs0
    710: iagbndctkplfs0
    711: iagendctkplfs0

    The subfield i which we defined as first in 700/710/711 is suddenly put last. If this happen, the latest job that was run is always Authorities - Preferred Term correction

    In any case, the sorting should be the way we defined it in the Sort Subfields Task

    0 votes
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  10. Browse Shelf Listing: add support to configure the default call number level

    In the Browse shelf listing, currently, the “call number level” is set by default to “Holding call number” and it’s not configurable.
    It’s possible to set a default value for the “call number type” but not for the “call number level”. We would like to have the possibilty to change the “call number level” by default as it's for the “call number type”.

    1 vote
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  11. Back button in new MD Editor

    Please add a Back button to the new MD Editor. This is necessary in the Relink item records to another bib record process. When we create a new holdings record in the middle of the relink process, the Back button allows us to go back to the relink process, and finish up. Details, please refer to Salesforce case # 909005.

    12 votes
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  12. MARC21 local field 930 should be "repeatable" as the same as the other 9XX fields.

    930 is a not special field among 9XX but Alma sets it as non repeatable unlike other 9XX fields. We should use "extension pack" to change 930 repeatable.
    Don't you think 930 should be treated as the same as the other 9XX fields?

    3 votes
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  13. When "Add field", Alma should decide whether subfield a should be added depends on the field.

    "Add field" adds [an empty filed + subfield a] under other than the 0XX. However, for example, when we would like to add 035 under 008, $$a is not added and we need to add it by ourselves.
    The setting of that field should be decided at that timing. It seems reasonable to specify 007 to display a form for 007, 008 to display a form suitable for 008, and $$a for non-fixed length fields.

    2 votes
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  14. Option to delete bib directly from results page

    When viewing a list of search results for holdings or items, there is an option to delete selected holdings or withdraw selected items from the list page, without opening them to edit. Having this function for bibliographic records results as well would be very useful. For example, when we have consolidated holdings from two bibs onto one, we are left with a bib for deletion. There is no need to go through the process of opening it for editing in the MDE only to delete it. A drop down option to "delete bib" would make sense and be much more…

    4 votes
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  15. Option to create a set and download the list at Browse Bibliographic Headings results

    Please add an option to create a set at Browse Bibliographic Headings results page. Please also make it possible to download a list of the records to Excel.

    Thank you!

    4 votes
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  16. Customisable per-record merge options in Search Resources

    We would like it to be possible to get external resource searching (Search Resources) to merge only specific fields from a given record.

    By which we mean: when clicking on View to view a record from an external resource, or alternatively when clicking on the elipsis next to a brief result, the options include Copy & Merge.

    The Merge Method which is enacted by selecting Copy & Merge at this point is set on a per-external target basis in Alma's External Resource configuration setting, e.g. the Merge Method for the British Library Integrated Catalogue could be "overlay all fields but…

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  17. Merge & Combine inventory enhancement to allow the records the split screen editor use a drag and drop featuer

    It would be great to have an easy way to change the primary bib record when using "Merge & Combine" in the new MDE. Implementing the ability to drag and drop the bib records in the split screen editor would allow users to more efficiently change which record is on the left-hand side (primary record)and which record is on the right-hand side (secondary record).

    Currently, you need to close the primary record using the X so it remains in the record list, then click the split screen editor, and then open the record that was the primary record into the…

    1 vote
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  18. Assigning Authority Control Tasks to Specific Staff Members

    At the end of each month, I go into the Authority Control Task List, dismiss headings I don’t want my staff to work on, and export the other headings to an Excel spreadsheet, which we work off directly.

    It would be helpful if there was a way to assign tasks to my staff directly and have it appear in the general task menu on the Alma homepage. For example, if there were 200 headings to update, and I wanted to split them between two staff members, I could select the first 100 in the Authority Control Task List and assign…

    6 votes
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  19. Improved functionality for Authority contribution (Copy to community)

    This copy option was introduced in the November 2019 release: Authority Contribution – Copy Option:

    For institutions that are authorized to contribute authority records to the Community Zone, there is a new Record View page action (Copy to Community) that enables you to easily copy an authority record to the MD Editor, edit and save it, and contribute the saved record to the Community Zone and an external authority system such as GND, BARE, or NLI. The Copy to Community action appears when you select a title to view from your Authorities search results on the Community tab. See Copy…

    52 votes
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  20. In addition to LCSH, LSNAF, MeSH, GND and VIAF, Wikidata is at least an another good source to enrich the bibliographic information.

    ALMA currently adds URIs of 5 authoriities sources to enrich related bibliographic records. It is a good way for patrons to "crawl from one data description to another" if we push the information to Primo. Those 5 sources are good. However, information coming from Wikidata or Wikipedia seems nowadays to be more accessible and acceptable by the users. We suggest ALMA should add URIs of Wikidata (or the like) , so the users can retrieve more information on related entities.

    23 votes
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