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More flexibility in text fields within "Update PO Lines Information" job
While it's helpful to have the ability to update the "Note to vendor," "Activation note," "Renewal note," and "Internal note" fields in batch via the "Update PO Lines Information" job, the job only allows single-line text entry, so it's not possible to create line breaks/new paragraphs when performing a batch update. However, you can create line breaks/new paragraphs when updating these fields in individual PO lines. I would like this ability to be transferred to the "Update PO Lines Information" job so text with line breaks/new paragraphs can be added in batch to PO Lines.
4 votes -
Enable Printing of Borrow requests ("Print Slip")
There is no way to print a copy an outstanding Borrow request (that includes request citation information, patron info) from the Borrowing requests queue and this would be a very useful function to have. This could be like the Print Slip option available for requests in the Lending request queue.
12 votes -
Library/location creation date and creator information
I think it could be useful to be able to view when a library/location was created and who it was created by.
3 votes -
Search Authority Headings: Mariano Moreno National Library of Argentina. Import BNA10 - Z39.50 protocol
Implement the import of authority records via Z39.50 from the Mariano Moreno National Library of Argentina. Is not listed in “Authority vocabularies in the Community Zone” https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/Alma_Online_Help_(Espa%C3%B1ol)/Gesti%C3%B3n_de_metadatos/050Trabajar_con_registros_de_autoridad
Downloading authority records
https://www.bn.gov.ar/bibliotecarios/protocoloZ3950
Z39.50 protocolIP: 200.123.191.9
Port: 9991
Database: BNA10
Authentication: YES
Username: Z39.50
Password: Z39.50
Character set: UTF-8
Format syntax: MARC21
Contact: dpt@bn.gob.arA Proquest case (10586567) was submitted—Search for Authority Headings: Mariano Moreno National Library of Argentina. It was noted that "Alma currently allows the import of bibliographic records from the Mariano Moreno National Library using the BNA01 database. However, the incorporation of the BNA10 database for authority records…
18 votes -
Apply Automatic Convert to RS TOU when marking an item missing
When requested items are marked Missing, there are no more copies of that title, and there is a TOU term for the patron/item that allows Automatic Convert to Resource Sharing, the request should automatically convert to RS.
Currently, there is a TOU term of "Automatically convert to resource sharing," but this functionality is very limited to the use case of an expired pick from shelf item. ExL's documentation indicates this should be possible, but it is not -- when an item is marked missing, the request is automatically canceled, so any job that runs will not catch that the request…
33 votes -
Change due date - ignore reservations
If we use "Change due date" option to renew a book, the system doesn't take into account whether the book has a reservation and allows the due date to be changed.
Would it be possible for this option (Change due date) not to ignore reservations?32 votes -
Edit Name and Description of executed Overlap and Collection Analysis Reports
I propose the ability to rename the overlap and collection analysis reports. Aside from the cases in which someone forgets to name the report from the outset, it would be helpful to be able to include something in the name as a tag for finding and addressing issues later, as well as editing the description to provide a summary of findings. This can help with determining which collections to keep activated from the community zone or justifying a purchase.
2 votes -
Allow "personal delivery" for "interested users" of a POLine
For library patrons who make use of the "personal delivery" feature for requests (be it distance-learning-students or employees working from home), it should be possible to have items delivered when they are "interested users" in a POLine. Currently, the pickup location for the request always is the circulation desk of the item’s location, as specified in the POLine.
For librarians, this creates the need to find workarounds if we want to offer patrons good service via personal delivery to their homes/places of work. Worse, erroneously scanning such an item at the the circ desk creates a pickup notification, confusing distance…
3 votes -
Collection management tool: adding usage data to reports
This tool would have significantly more value if there was a column for usage data in the exported reports.
Currently the only indication of usage is in the “Badges” column, e.g. “High Usage, Single Item” or “Single Item, Low/No Usage”, but we often need more granular data than this in order to make decisions.
When creating a project, the user can limit the usage of titles (though not items) to more or less than a given number, within a specified timescale; could the actual number of uses be included in the report?8 votes -
Resource sharing partner letters preferred language
Please add the option to select a preferred language as a parameter when adding a partner's email address. This would make communication easier with partners from abroad who have an email profile.
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Support MARC 956 thumbnail images in Alma Staff Interface
Description:
Currently, Alma Staff Interface does not display thumbnail images originating from MARC field 956, even when these thumbnails are correctly displayed in Primo VE through thumbnail template configuration.
At the moment, Alma Staff Interface only displays cover images resolved through internal mechanisms such as:
ISBN-based cover services (MARC 020)
Digital representations
Internal cover enrichment servicesThis creates an inconsistency between Primo VE and Alma Staff Interface.
For example:
A thumbnail image linked through MARC 956 appears correctly in Primo VE.
The same record in Alma Staff Interface continues to display only the default placeholder icon.It would be very…
1 vote -
Order it! styled button for creating Purchase Order Requests
I stumbled upon the "Order it!" feature, which worked amazingly well. However, it then creates the purchase record instead of sending it to be assigned for approval. Having a request feature could make the PO request workflow seamless and help where there a limited number of people creating requests.
1 vote -
Allow All MARC21 Fields Valid for Subfield $5 to be Saved as Alma "Local Extensions"
The Problem:
Alma’s current "Local Extension" model restricts local data to a hardcoded subset of tags (09X, 59X, 69X, etc.). This forces libraries to choose between keeping standard local data in the Network Zone (where it risks being overwritten) or moving it to non-standard local tags.When standard data (like a 700 donor name or a 655 local genre heading) is forced into a 9XX or 69X field, it breaks standard Primo indexing. We lose the ability to have this critical local data indexed in standard Primo indexes.
The Solution:
Update the Alma Metadata Editor and bibliographic validation rules to…1 vote -
Add barcode check in Receive
We propose an enhancement to the Alma system to include a barcode verification check during the receiving process in the Receive module.
Currently we have observed that Alma does not perform this check when scanning barcodes, unlike the functionality available in the Edit Item section under List of Items.
Implementing this feature would help ensure greater accuracy and streamline the receiving process.14 votes -
Improve locate process to accurately determine an article’s availability based on the partner’s portfolio coverage
Currently, when a digital resource sharing request include only the publication date year, the system interprets the publication date as January 1 of that year. If the partner’s portfolio coverage includes only volume/issue, the availability is calculated based on the volume/issue information in the request. However, if the portfolio coverage includes both year and month, then the availability is calculated based on dates only. Even if the coverage also includes volume/issue, the volume/issue data in the request is ignored, and the link resolver does not estimate dates based on volume/issue. The locate process then checks if there is an embargo…
14 votes -
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 -
Prevent resource sharing requests from matching to different formats
Currently, there is no method of preventing digital article requests from matching with physical items, while keeping the resource sharing library active for lending of digital requests for physical items (e.g. to send book chapters digitally).
We would like the locate process to exclude certain formats based on the citation type selected in the request form. For example, a request for a book chapter would match only to physical and electronic books and an article request would match to only electronic and physical articles.
16 votes -
Improve precision of locate process for digital resource sharing article requests
Currently, when identifiers are not included in a resource sharing request form, Alma uses a search mechanism based on keywords to guide the locate process. This results in many false positive matches. Additional locate by fields (title, author) selected in the partner’s locate profile and Resource Sharing Library lending setup are not considered in the process. Turning on the Locate only when all fields match setting does not improve the accuracy of the locate for article requests, as article author is not considered in the matching process for article, with the journal title being the main matching element.
We would…
16 votes -
Sync Locate Profiles for Partners Copied from the RSD
Currently the system does not support the synchronization community partners' locate profiles. Updates initiated by the Edit Resource Sharing Library row action (e.g. changes to contact information) are reflected in the partner records downloaded by other institutions. However, if a partner profile is copied from the RSD and a change is later made to the locate profile, this change is not reflected in systems where the partner was previously copied. Locate profiles copied from community also cannot be manually edited. Therefore, institutions that have copied the partner before the change was made, will need to either:
- delete their existing partner…
12 votes
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