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Add Electronic Collection Type (override) to Analytics
We use the Electronic Collection Type field to keep track of whether we have all portfolios activated (Aggregator Package), only some activated (Selective Package) or none activated (Database). Using an Analytics report we can check these values against our Auto Active Settings and CDI settings to make sure all our settings are in alignment.
However, there is no Electronic Collection Type (override) field in Analytics so the reports cannot be accurate. We use an override when we have selected a Type that is different from the Type in the CZ collection. It seems like an oversight that this field isn't…2 votes -
More options for scheduling integration profile jobs
For our local purchasing processing, we really need to be able to schedule invoices to be exported to the FTP server every Monday evening at 5:00 pm. This is not currently an option. This is specifically the Export Invoices For Payment job in the Integration Profiles.
3 votes -
Analytics: Get POL type for the additional PO Lines
In E-inventory, we can get the POL Type for the main POL for a portfolio and we can get the portfolio's additional POLs, but we can't get the POL types for the additional POLs.
1 vote -
In House Use Function
There needs to be a separate function for 'In-House Use'. Scan-ins for activating Holds and the Return function are being too easily conflated in our In house use statistics. For example we have Kiosks that periodically scan all of the books inside the kiosk and each time it detects an RFID tag it scans in the item which then registers it as an in-house use. Also, staff may scan in an item that they are unsure about which registers it as an In House use. All of this renders In-house use statistics unreliable. The only remedy for this is a…
4 votes -
More flexibility with Shipped Physically borrowing and lending request statuses
We have situations where we need to either alter the shipping cost of a Lending request that is at status Shipped Physically or cancel/expire a Lending request that is Shipped Physically. However, there is no way to update a request at this status that will update the partner library's system. After a request is Shipped Physically it can only be completed. We would like the ability to continue to make changes that will send through to the partner library after a request is Shipped Physically. Currently we need to do workarounds like creating 'dummy' requests to send money back to…
9 votes -
Manage Purchase Requests - facet by 'Assigned to:' and display Library notes
Add to the facets the option to filter by 'Assigned to:'
Also the option to see the notes tab details when viewing all Manage Purchase Requests 'in review' .
We can see the requestor note but not any Library notes from the Manage Purchase Requests screen to make this information easier to review.3 votes -
Resource Sharing Loan Due Date
It would be ideal if a Loan Due Date could be a standardized length. Currently Loan Due Date= Due Date minus transit time and holdshelf. Often this results in an inconsistent length of time. This is most evident when loan periods are short. For example, if an item has a 14 day loan policy according to the Loan TOU, and the Lending Resource Sharing TOU Due Date is set at 21 days, the loan period could be 17 days.
We would prefer that Loan Due Dates follow the pattern:
If Loan TOU is shorter than {Due Date - Transit and…18 votes -
Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings integration) - American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Implement Upload Electronic Holdings (Autoholdings) integration for American Mathematical Society (AMS), as is already available for ProQuest, Elsevier, Ovid, Springer, Project MUSE, JSTOR
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Add the ability to apply multiple rolling embargoes to a single electronic portfolio
If a portfolio has access to two sets of rolling publication dates, it would be helpful to have the option to apply multiple rolling embargoes. For example, an institution might access to the last 10-20 years of publication as well as the last 3 years of the publication, both on a rolling basis.
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Add a parameter to manage suppression of unheld purchase requests
Currently, when a bib record is created for purchase request for a title not held by the library, it is automatically suppressed by default. We would like the option to make these records visible to users so they can place holds and track availability. Please introduce a configurable parameter that allows us to control whether such requests are suppressed or displayed.
2 votes -
Order it : additional fields for the bibliographic record
an LC created with Order it generates a bibliographic record with a single description field: Title.
It would be interesting to have additional fields: ISBN, Author, Publisher, Date of publication.24 votes -
Allowing the Bulk Scan In App to Export List of Items Scanned
When using the bulk scan in app, you get a list of items that have been scanned in and those that have errors. Currently there is no way to export this list into excel to be able to keep track of the errors. If you click off the app to check a barcode with an error, the information disappears and you have to rerun the bulk scan in again. It would be great if you could export the whole list at once to excel to have a good record of the those that were successful and those that had errors.
17 votes -
Death of a patron - Need to immediately and permanently cease sending all letters
In the unfortunate event that we learn that a patron passes away, we need a quick, clear, and finite procedure to immediately and permanently cease/stop any and all IZ and NZ notifications to the patron's email account, especially those that are tied to a SIS load (Example: Banner). College administration directs the library to ensure no emails are sent to the deceased's email account. We need to be able to definitively state to college administrators "Absolutely zero communications, automated or manually generated, will be sent regarding the deceased patron's library account from the IZ or NZ."
Existing work-arounds include toggling…
44 votes -
add ability to edit existing display logic rules
Currently once a display logic rule is written, it can't be edited, which means one needs to write second one, or delete the first and write a new one. This is tedious and a waste of time, and the ability to edit rules would be a big improvement!
7 votes -
Add "All" tab to Patron Services screen & 2-column view ("All x" & "X of this session") to Loan and Return tabs
Patron Services area is too granular -- too many potential places to look for (or not see) information about various transactions, especially during busy times or high-stress interactions, especially for student workers. Information that patrons or staff need can too easily be missed.
An "All" tab (ahead of the "Loans" tab) may assist -- it could list ALL recent transactions in a table (including loans, returns, requests, and network activity) with the type of transaction indicated in one column.
Likewise, a two-column view in the Loans tab and/or the Returns tab could reduce the risk of a staff member missing…
9 votes -
Enable forcing barcode number for new items
When cataloguing a new item, we wish to force cataloguers to add barcode number before save. If some libraries do not want that, forcing the barcode field could be optional.
1 vote -
Add API support for licenses with type Negotiation
We are trying to update the license terms on our licenses in the Network Zone. However, when trying to update a license with type Negotiation, the API returns an error:
"errorCode": "69002",
"errorMessage": "Updating negotiations by API is currently not supported",
"trackingId": "E01-0703094132-MPLRX-AWAE786493119"Please add support for updating Negotiation licenses through the API.
39 votes -
Collection - report who added title and when
When adding titles to Collections (Resources\Manage Collections) it would be helpful if it reported who and when a title was added to the collection. Report of this via Analytics would be preferable but displaying in Alma would be a start.
3 votes -
Automatically suppress bib records generated from the Order It! Amazon plug in.
Allow the option to automatically suppress bib records created from the Order It! Amazon plugin. Additionally, allow the option to have the titles of the generated brief bibs typed in all capital letters as per standard practice for acquisitions brief bibs. Brief bibs typed in all caps help visually distinguish them from full bibliographic records.
1 vote -
Update expiration on roles in bulk
We expire the roles for our student workers each semester, since they don't always come back to us after breaks. It would be nice if there was a way to update the expiration date of selected roles in bulk. I can see the benefit of having granularity of control on individual roles, like if someone's job function was changing after a certain point, but that's not a common scenario. It would be a lot easier if we could change a selection of them all at once, on both the user management screen and in the profile configurations. Even if I'm…
3 votes
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