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1. Add Electronic Service Information Update Job

   Electronic Portfolios and Electronic Collections each have an Information Update job in Alma. Electronic services need the same functionality because they are also affected in bulk by changes.

   Job Name: Change Electronic service information
   Job Description: Update Electronic service information for a set of Electronic services
   Job Content Type: Electronic Service
   Job Type: Information Update

   Use Case: ProQuest began requiring a value for the CLIENTID parameter in the Linking Parser Parameters section of all ProQuest electronic services. With over 50 ProQuest electronic collections activated, that meant that over 50 electronic services had to be manually edited one at a time to add the same CLIENTID value in the Linking Parser Parameters section of the Linking tab.

   Desired Workflow: Create a set of all affected electronic services. Run the Change Electronic service information job to edit the linking parser parameter in bulk by specifying both the parameter name (CLIENTID) and value (e.g., 12345). The job systematically updates the value of the CLIENTID parameter for each electronic service in the set.

   Electronic Portfolios and Electronic Collections each have an Information Update job in Alma. Electronic services need the same functionality because they are also affected in bulk by changes.

   Job Name: Change Electronic service information
   Job Description: Update Electronic service information for a set of Electronic services
   Job Content Type: Electronic Service
   Job Type: Information Update

   Use Case: ProQuest began requiring a value for the CLIENTID parameter in the Linking Parser Parameters section of all ProQuest electronic services. With over 50 ProQuest electronic collections activated, that meant that over 50 electronic services had to be manually edited one at a time… more

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2. mergent market atlas

   Mergent has a new product that is replacing Mergent Online, which will be sunsetting in 2025. The replacement product is Market Atlas.
   https://marketatlas.mergent.com. Are there plans to add this new collection?

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3. Implement Upload Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings) integration for Emerald

   Implement Upload Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings) integration for Emerald, as is already available for ProQuest, Elsevier, Ovid, Springer, Project MUSE, JSTOR.

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4. Disable the license terms from cascading down from POL to electronic collections and portfolios

   The current situation is that after attaching a license to a PO Line, this license will override the license(s) originally attached to the electronic collections and the portfolios. We have 5000+ Chinese ebooks that come with a wide range of number of concurrent users. While we can update them using the 'Run a Job' function, but once the POL that is connected with the electronic collection is updated, it will override the license terms we have for the individual ebooks. So we would like to see if there is an option to delink the POLs and electronic collections from the portfolios ONLY in terms of the license terms. Thank you!

   The current situation is that after attaching a license to a PO Line, this license will override the license(s) originally attached to the electronic collections and the portfolios. We have 5000+ Chinese ebooks that come with a wide range of number of concurrent users. While we can update them using the 'Run a Job' function, but once the POL that is connected with the electronic collection is updated, it will override the license terms we have for the individual ebooks. So we would like to see if there is an option to delink the POLs and electronic collections from the… more

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5. Disable Electronic Activation Tasklist

   It would be helpful to have the option to disable/enable the electronic activation tasklist. Whether or not the tasklist is incorporated into local workflows, the tasklist continues to grow with resources as they are ordered from the community zone. This leads to a very bloated tasklist with no clean way to clear items from the tasklist (i.e. resources that have already been ordered and received/activated remain on this list).

   In a case with ExL (06794492) it was confirmed that items from the tasklist cannot be cleared in batch and each resource needs to be manually deleted.

   By disabling the tasklist, the backlog of resources could be cleared and a workflow for future tasks could be developed. Currently, this work is confusing as the tasklist is always in flux.

   It would be helpful to have the option to disable/enable the electronic activation tasklist. Whether or not the tasklist is incorporated into local workflows, the tasklist continues to grow with resources as they are ordered from the community zone. This leads to a very bloated tasklist with no clean way to clear items from the tasklist (i.e. resources that have already been ordered and received/activated remain on this list).

   In a case with ExL (06794492) it was confirmed that items from the tasklist cannot be cleared in batch and each resource needs to be manually deleted.

   By disabling the tasklist,… more

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6. Create CZ collection for IEEE Xplore MIT Press eBooks 2024

   Create CZ collection for IEEE Xplore MIT Press eBooks 2024

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7. Add collections for East View's China Monographic Serials

   Series A, B, C & E of East View's China Monographic Serials are missing from the knowledge base. Please add them, thank you!

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8. Add Available From/To dates (in General Tab) to Extended Export/Portfolio loader

   The Available From/To fields in the portfolios general tab are currently not included in the portfolio extended export. Nor is it possible to populate the fields using the portfolio loader spreadsheet.
   This makes it impossible to identify if these fields are populated in a portfolio without using Analytics. These fields should be included in Extended Export to make it easier to find, and should be available for the Portfolio Loader to make it easier to populate.

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9. Autoload collections – Better identification

   Autoload collections are not always clearly identified in Alma. The default name of the collection does not always mention this information and there is no specific tag which can be searched or displayed in the CZ releases reports. This can be the source of useless changes by EIO or creation of cases.
   We do not want to add terms like ‘AutoHoldings’ or ‘Autoload’ in the public name of the collection as this is not an useful information for end-users on Primo.

   It would thus be very useful to tag these collections with the mention ”Autoload” in the Alma collection search results, in the CZ releases reports and to allow the search on collections concerned by this functionality.

   Autoload collections are not always clearly identified in Alma. The default name of the collection does not always mention this information and there is no specific tag which can be searched or displayed in the CZ releases reports. This can be the source of useless changes by EIO or creation of cases.
   We do not want to add terms like ‘AutoHoldings’ or ‘Autoload’ in the public name of the collection as this is not an useful information for end-users on Primo.

   It would thus be very useful to tag these collections with the mention ”Autoload” in the Alma collection search… more

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10. Ability to Set "Current Year" Embargoes

    In Alma, coverage settings for embargoes assume a "moving wall" style of embargo where new content is available every month. However, some periodicals operate on the basis of a "current year" style of embargo where coverage is fixed throughout the year, and only rolls over in January.

    Currently, our only solutions to manage a "current year" embargo are to either set a shorter embargo, meaning unlicensed content would be discoverable in Primo or to set a longer embargo, meaning not all licensed content would be discoverable in Primo.

    We'd like to see functionality that would allow us to set fixed dates for an embargo (e.g. Jan 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2023) or otherwise set a "current year" style embargo.

    In Alma, coverage settings for embargoes assume a "moving wall" style of embargo where new content is available every month. However, some periodicals operate on the basis of a "current year" style of embargo where coverage is fixed throughout the year, and only rolls over in January.

    Currently, our only solutions to manage a "current year" embargo are to either set a shorter embargo, meaning unlicensed content would be discoverable in Primo or to set a longer embargo, meaning not all licensed content would be discoverable in Primo.

    We'd like to see functionality that would allow us to set fixed… more

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11. R2Digital PDA: Implement automatic upload of electronic holdings

    Implement automatic upload of electronic holdings for R2Digital PDA titles. Currently staff receive monthly reports that require manual adjustment to the collections for both new and archived titles.

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12. Please create a new electronic collection: Liverpool University Press Modern Language Package

    Please create a new electronic collection: Liverpool University Press Modern Language Package
    Bulletin of Hispanic studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1478-3398
    Bulletin of contemporary Hispanic studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2516-8037
    Australian journal of French studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2046-2913
    Catalan review. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2053-339X
    CFC intersections. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2752-5538
    Contemporary French civilization. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2044-396X
    European journal of language policy. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1757-6830
    Journal of romance studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1752-2331
    Journal of Romanian Studies Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2754-415X
    Québec studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2052-1731

    Please create a new electronic collection: Liverpool University Press Modern Language Package
    Bulletin of Hispanic studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1478-3398
    Bulletin of contemporary Hispanic studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2516-8037
    Australian journal of French studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2046-2913
    Catalan review. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2053-339X
    CFC intersections. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2752-5538
    Contemporary French civilization. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 2044-396X
    European journal of language policy. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1757-6830
    Journal of romance studies. Liverpool University Press: Full Text ISSN: 1752-2331
    Journal of… more

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13. Display collection "Public Name" instead of "Public name (override)" in Import Profile Details

    We repeat the use of "Public name (override)" to aggregate several local collections under the same heading in our discovery layer. In the example I am dealing with, we use "Project Muse eBooks", but have separate collections for each year of titles. The import profile that we use to load these titles displays the override name, which means that I am unable to tell which collection we are loading into without editing the profile and selecting a collection anew.

    I would love it if we could use the "Public Name" of the collection in Inventory Information tab of the import profile. This could be in addition to the "Public name (override)", like we see in Alma search results or as a replacement of it. If that isn't desired or possible, it would be helpful to have hover-over text that displays the "Public Name" or the collection ID, to provide context to the "Public name (override)".

    We repeat the use of "Public name (override)" to aggregate several local collections under the same heading in our discovery layer. In the example I am dealing with, we use "Project Muse eBooks", but have separate collections for each year of titles. The import profile that we use to load these titles displays the override name, which means that I am unable to tell which collection we are loading into without editing the profile and selecting a collection anew.

    I would love it if we could use the "Public Name" of the collection in Inventory Information tab of the import… more

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14. Delete bibliographic records - Limit Match of Bibliographic Records to a Specific Electronic Collection

    In scenarios where a vendor has provided ISBNs of titles they have removed from an e-book package but it is likely that the same titles are included in other e-book packages, it would be good to be able to limit the deletion to a specific electronic collection. This feature would have to recognise to only delete bibliographic records matching a specific collection where the records do not have active portfolios belonging to other electronic collections. Use case: ability to batch delete locally held e-book records from vendor A only if they are NOT also part of vendor B’s e-book package.

    The “Select an Electronic Collection to match against” would be the same field as newly added to Repository import in Feb 2024.

    In scenarios where a vendor has provided ISBNs of titles they have removed from an e-book package but it is likely that the same titles are included in other e-book packages, it would be good to be able to limit the deletion to a specific electronic collection. This feature would have to recognise to only delete bibliographic records matching a specific collection where the records do not have active portfolios belonging to other electronic collections. Use case: ability to batch delete locally held e-book records from vendor A only if they are NOT also part of vendor B’s e-book package.

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15. Add Walhalla FullFlat on Content Select

    Please create Alma CZ collection for Walhalla FullFlat on Content Select.
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16. "Do not show as Full Text available in CDI even if active in Alma" for article records

    We were informed by Ex Libris that the "Do not show as Full Text available in CDI even if active in Alma" CDI field does not work on articles. As this feature can already impact the discoverability of CDI records in Primo, it would be great if it could be formally developed so it behaves more predictably and less unexpectedly. When selecting "Yes" for "do not show as full text available in CDI even if active in Alma", we are still seeing CDI article records appear in Primo.

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17. When running a Remove local coverage indicated, set Which coverage statement will be applied to "only global"

    When running a Change Electronic Portfolio Information job with "Remove local coverage" indicated, in addition to removing all local coverage information, also set the portfolio's "Which coverage statement will be applied?" field to "Only global."
    Leaving it as one of the local options incorrectly marks the portfolio as having local information if it is listed in the Community Zone Updates Task List.

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18. bhanlon3@jhu.edu

    Health Affairs Archive - Please add Collection:

    The journal "Health Affairs" is currently in the collection "Single Journals". The publisher (Project Hope) has recently created an Archive for purchase. It is titled "Health Affairs Archive" and covers content from 1981-2020.

    We need a portfolio for the Archive so we can purchase it, because we already have a subscription order this year on the existing portfolio.

    Please create a Project Hope Collection in the Community Zone that includes two portfolios:

    1. The existing portfolio for Health Affairs currently in the Single Journals collection (CKB ID/CZ MMS ID: 99954921386894)
    2. A new portfolio titled "Health Affairs Archive" that covers journal content from 1981-2020.

    Please email customerservice@healthaffairs.org for more information and to be put in contact with the platform manager at Project Hope. I have communicated with Health Affairs and they would like this collection added.

    Thank you,
    Barb

    Health Affairs Archive - Please add Collection:

    The journal "Health Affairs" is currently in the collection "Single Journals". The publisher (Project Hope) has recently created an Archive for purchase. It is titled "Health Affairs Archive" and covers content from 1981-2020.

    We need a portfolio for the Archive so we can purchase it, because we already have a subscription order this year on the existing portfolio.

    Please create a Project Hope Collection in the Community Zone that includes two portfolios:

    1. The existing portfolio for Health Affairs currently in the Single Journals collection (CKB ID/CZ MMS ID: 99954921386894)
    2. A new portfolio titled… more
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19. Create an Alma Idea exchange category for License

    There is no category specific for the License area of Alma, which makes it difficult to find other's ideas for License improvements. I had to choose a category for this idea and went with "Resource management - Electronic", and definitely didn't want to go with "other"

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20. Implement Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings for Kanopy

    Kanopy is a collection of electronic streaming videos that is comparable to other autoholdings collections like Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books and ProQuest Ebook Central. There is a large overarching collection of streaming videos (suitable for a Community Zone AutoHoldings Electronic Collection) a subset of which individual libraries subscribe to. It would help if Alma offered an Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings integration with Kanopy.

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