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Add a note to patron field in Digitization Department
It would be handy to have a way to include a note to the patron when fulfilling digitization requests. For example, a patron request chapters 1 and 17 from a 12 chapter book.
I could process their request for chapter 1 and include a note saying "According to Fair Dealing guidelines we can only scan and send one chapter from this book. There is also no chapter 17 in this book so I've only included chapter 1."
Or if the original material has been highlighted or scribble on I could attach a note saying "This marked-up version is the only…
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Ability to create new forms with custom fields
We would like to suggest the allowance to create new forms to support library functions such as accessing the closed stack books, or doing book paging between internal libraries. These may require special fields that are only native to the libraries and are not in the existing forms.
Also, adding extra custom fields for additional information into the existing forms (like purchase request ( can provide more functionality, for example, the priority ranking of a request.
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Prevent sending cancellation letters to Partners when a patron cancels a Resource Sharing request via Primo
Alma sends a cancellation message of a Resource Sharing borrowing request to a partner when a requester cancels this request in Primo. (Notifying a campus library to which a requester is assigned about a request cancellation is fine, but external partners should not be informed.)
There should be an option in Alma to prevent patrons' cancellation requests being sent to external partners, as this is currently not possible:
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More Options for the "Pick Up Requested Resources" Window
It would be great to have even mor configuration options for the pick up requested resources window. (See picture below)
For example wenn picking up SIA norms, we would like to see such fields like the series number field (field 830) so we don't have to search on in the shelve for the exact norm.
Thanks and Greetings, Marcel1 vote -
Permanent physical location for items in process
We have found that when working through items in process/Monitor physical item requests that the permanent location is not included when exporting to Excel. This is very inconvenient when a staff member is trying to locate the item.
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patron names
Could the Patron name be displayed in the "Pick Up Request " window in Alma just as the 'Requestors Note". This saves time instead of having to click to find the name of the requestor.
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Prevent placing different request types on the same item
Currently in Alma there is no cross check and no way to prevent a patron from placing both a Physical Item Request and the Digitization Request on a single item. The Ex Libris expectation is that requests will be reconciled through the request queues. However this adds additional time to the request process as it requires contacting the requester to confirm which type of request they need. I encountered the lack of a preventive configuration created a concrete clash as it came to our attention when a patron placed both types of requests on an item. This impacted 3 locations…
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Sorting Lending Requests
Add option to sort by Call number to Resource Sharing Lending Requests
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Alternative work order behavior - Usage should be departmental, not individual
We would like an alternative to how work orders work now. We want the department (or “agent”) to initiate the request, rather than an individual using their own personal account. So that usage is calculated as “departmental” or work order, rather than the individual.
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Allow customization of the Notify User check box in Confirm Request Cancellation box.
Current default is that this item is checked, however with local processes, we would prefer not to automatically notify the patron in most circumstances. It would be better for us to opt-in than to opt-out.
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Override patron physical item request Limit
There is a Max. physical item requests in Patron Limits.
However there doesn't appear to be an ability to allow staff to override this limit, which from time to time they need to do.
I propose that there is a parameter that allows staff with a particular role the ability to override this limit.1 vote -
Adding a physical holdings drop down to the request brief result would help in person enquiries.
Case - Currently, when a user requests an item. If the user then comes to the libary and asks a college librarian to update them about how long before the item is ready to collect. If they search for the request and no item has been return that can fulfill the request. It takes 2/3 extra clicks to go via the 'view title in search' and find out the current availability of the items within that record.
Solution - It would better if it was possible to click on a drop down of all physical holdings on that bibliographic record…1 vote -
User Requests Should Pop or Be more Visible for Cataloguers
When cataloguers are processing new books or fixing bibliographic records or item records, there is no notification that a user has requested the item we are working on. We won't know to give the item to Fullfillment so that they can put the item aside for the user.
I know there is a little number that indicates there is a request, but for new books ordered in there is already 1 request from Acquisitions. This does not pop-up and it is just a little number that you can barely see in the results screen. It should be much more obvious…
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