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Add Ownership Transfer Capability for Sets in Alma UI and APIs
As a Repository Manager, I want the ability to transfer ownership of sets between users so that institutional workflows, integrations, and operational processes can continue uninterrupted when staff responsibilities change.
In Alma, all users can create logical and itemized sets, but Repository Managers are responsible for overseeing and maintaining the broader set ecosystem across the institution. Repository Managers can already view all sets and delete sets created by other users, but they currently cannot reassign ownership of sets between users.
This creates operational challenges when staff leave the institution, responsibilities shift between departments, or integrations and scheduled workflows depend on…
3 votes -
Add Alma integration for Better World Books ISBN screening API
As a library staff member managing large-scale weeding and donation workflows, I would like Alma to integrate with the Better World Books ISBN PreScreen API (https://ps.betterworldbooks.com) so that ISBNs from Alma records or item sets can be screened directly in Alma and acceptance results returned within the system.
This would reduce the need for manual exports, spreadsheet-based processing, and external lookups during high-volume deselection projects. For libraries screening several thousand items, this would save staff time, simplify workflows, and make Better World Books donation decisions easier to manage within Alma.
1 vote -
Alma Show Access Type value (e.g. Perpetual ) in Alma brief view search for Electronic Collections
Please show Access Type in Alma brief view search for Electronic Collections.
Access Type is quite important, since it may be not only Current but also Perpetual or Current and Perpetual. From the brief view many operation, included deletion, can be performed. Having this information at first glance, if possible together with a warning on deletion attempt as suggested here ( https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/42179845-prevent-deletion-of-portfolios-with-access-type-pe ) may help preventing accidental deletion of important perpetual assets.40 votes -
Allow Dynamic Fields (e.g., Current Date) in the Subject Line of Email
Hi Team,
Currently, the Borrowing Activity Letter subject line is controlled entirely by a label provided by Alma, rather than through the XSL template. Because labels only support static text, it is not possible to use dynamic values—such as the current date—in the subject line.
This creates a limitation for institutions that send periodic Borrowing Activity summaries. Many libraries want to include a date (e.g., "Your Borrowing Summary – March 10 2026") so that patrons can easily distinguish one report from another. However, because Alma does not evaluate XSL or variables in label-based subject fields, dynamic values cannot be used.…2 votes -
Add an API endpoint to send email via Alma
Library Open Workflows support sending email using the Alma Mail node, but this uses an internal API that is not usable outside of LOW. It would be really useful if this could be made generally available so that other applications and scripts integrated with Alma could benefit from sending emails through the Alma mail setup instead of having to configure email separately via SMTP, etc with all the resulting spam-filtering issues.
4 votes -
Enhanced customization for patron cards (contact information pop-up)
We suggest the option to customize fields in the patrons’ visitor cards to enrich the Contact Information Pop-Up with institutional relevant data from the patron’s account, for example the language of the patron. At this moment, the available fields cannot be edited nor can new ones be added.
11 votes -
Move API management into Alma admin functional area
Management of APIs is currently managed via the developers network portal, which does not support institutional SSO, and barely supports MFA (email-only tied to one email address).
Moving the management of the Alma/Exlibris APIs into the Alma/LMS admin interface would bring the management of the Exlibris APIs into an environment that supports SSO and more granular permissioning in line with current Exlibris/Alma best practice, and ensure access is consistent with each institutions authentication/authorisation requirements. This would also require Exlibris to create roles specifically for API management/administration.
This would provide a more secure and better experience for Exlibris customers, and provide…
8 votes -
Attachment presence and names in Analytics reports
We would like to use Alma to store vendor VPATs, and I'd like to be able to run a report that tells me which VPATs we have or do not have. I don't see any ability to add an Attachments (is empty/is not empty) in any analytics subject area, currently.
3 votes -
Quick Links and Keyboard Shortcuts in the Metadata Editor for Enhance the Record Normalization Processes
As a cataloger, I want to create quick links and keyboard shortcuts for normalization processes in the metadata editor, instead of selecting them via "Enhance the record", so that I can work more efficiently.
4 votes -
MD editor save marc tags chronologically
Upon save any MARC tags that are in the wrong chronological order are saved in the correct order.
16 votes -
Import Profiles - support mapping to E-Collection
See https://enhancements.exlibrisusers.org/ideas/AENH-I-36318
We need the ability to map to Electronic Collection. Because you cannot map to E-Collection, you have to have a separate profile for each collection for which you want to load portfolios. This dramatically increases the number of profiles we need to maintain. In addition, this requires more staff to have the ability to modify import profiles, even though the only thing changing each time is the collection name.
Mapping either the collection name (exact match) or the collection ID would be sufficient. This will enable more uniform loading of records.
25 votes -
The ability to share private jobs/sets individually without going public.
It would be very helpful to be able to share sets with specific individuals or with members of a particular department, without making them fully public. This would be especially useful when testing sets or presenting work to a supervisor or department head.
2 votes -
Add a filter to remove consortia-specific e-collections from CZ search results OR remove consortia from "Interface" facet
It would really improve the CZ search experience (when looking for the right package from the large publishers of e-journal/e-book packages) if there was a way to toggle off the results from all of the consortia-specific e-collections. For large publishers like Springer, the consortial results completely overwhelm the search results.
OR, at the very least, to separate consortial names from the "Interface" facet - these consortial names aren't actual interfaces - the links in these collections go to publisher platforms. Would it be possible to tag the consortia name in some other way? In a new field?
12 votes -
Display access model in All-titles basic search results
When you are performing a market search, the access model shows up on the holdings records if they are either attached to the POL or have been manually added to the record. This is incredibly useful and time-saving for searching! When doing an All-titles search, you have to click into the record in order to access that information. This line for access model can be easily added to the listed metadata in the All-titles results page. See attached screenshot
4 votes -
"Interface name" field separate from Vendor records
Have an option for the "Interface name" field in local electronic collections to be independent of Vendor records. Our vendor records are itegrated with multiple systems outside of Alma (such as our HR software, Workday). We would like to use the "Interface name" field for display purposes/logic, and possibly reporting in Analytics, but we're limited with it only be populated by Vendor records.
4 votes -
Pin POL notes to top of list
Context: when acquisition staff view POLs, there are some notes that are important to see, and other notes that are less important. However the only sorting options for POL notes are by created or updated date.
Proposal: users need the ability to pin one (or more) notes to the top of the list of POL notes, so the important notes are always easily viewable.122 votes -
Adding an entry (as a brief) in quick cataloging for a reserve item.
When working on reserves and adding a quick cataloging entry, make 'institution' the default for the placement of the new record. If you overlook that network is already selected for you, you cannot go back and change it to institution when completed. You have to remove that entry and start all over again. Another option would be to give the choice of either institution or network so that you have to choose one or the other.
1 vote -
stallardv@cardiff.ac.uk
Add 'Campus' as an option to display in Citations on Alma
Currently in the citations page in Alma, you can choose to show Course Code, Name, Terms and Number of Participants. We'd like to be able to show the Campus details here too. When working on citations from the various citation task lists, it would be very useful to see whether the citation is from a reading list for our overseas or home campus.
3 votes -
Add RBMS CVRMC (Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloguing)
We would like to suggest adding RBMS CVRMC, (Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloguing) to the authority vocabularies in the resource management configuration.
The vocabulary comprises terms specific to the needs of the rare materials community and combines six separate, print thesauri used for recording the genre and physical characteristics of cataloged materials
RBMSCV is available at the Library of Congress' linked data service https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmscv.htmlWe add the terms at present in a 655 _7 $a heading $2 rbmscv but they do not authorize when we hit f3
Adding CVRMC terms would help greatly with user needs when searching PRIMO
1 vote -
Alma Fulfillment - field MARC 740 should be visible
While searching in ALMA Fulfillment, the MARC field 740 should be immediately visible in a dedicated panel, without having to scroll all the way down to the MARC view. This happens in Primo where you can see the several titles of each volume of a specific work. Some books have several volumes, and despite having a general, collective title, sometimes each volume has its own title (and authors, etc.). This information should be easily seen in the results without having to search through the MARC view. Yes, I know this information is searchable and can be retrieved, but for the…
2 votes
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