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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 -
Barcode Generation with "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1"
Our library is a new user to Alma, and we found that our using barcode generated by "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1" with Mode-10 Option 1 as the 14th check digit is not supported in Alma. We have to, therefore, scan in the barcode one item by one item when for creating and receiving items. I wish your vote to us, even your library is not using "Prefix+Sequence+Mod-10 Option 1" for barcode generation configuration, to empower the diversity and features of Alma.
Below please find the Mod 10-Option 1 calculation:
Thank you.
6 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 -
Modification date of records that were processed via running a job but no modifications were made, should not change.
When a record is included in a set and any job runs on that set, such as a normalization job, the modification date of the record is updated even if the record itself was not changed. This means the modification date is updated by design in Alma after processing or saving the record. Therefore, it is not currently possible in Analytics to run a report to check how many records were actually updated/modified in the job.
4 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 -
Added fine/fee notification
It is possible to schedule a job sending letters for outstanding fines and fees. However, it would be helpful if patrons could get a notification the moment a fee or fine is created aside from this "reminder letter". We would like to have the option to "notify user" when adding a fine or fee.
13 votes -
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 -
Suggested update to Automatic Due‑Date Adjustment for Early Patron Expiry
At UWA, users receive no warning when their records expire in Alma. If we implemented the Automatic Due‑Date Adjustment for Early Patron Expiry, users would receive an email advising that their loans were due the same day, which is not client-focused.
Would it be possible to have a configurable loan grace period, so that loans would be due a certain amount of time after user expiry?
11 votes -
Alma Analytics: Cost per Use - calculate use on all platforms
When using Alma Analytics for cost per use reports, only use from the chosen COUNTER Platform are calculated. In part, this is because in Electronic Portfolio Editor, only one COUNTER Platform may be chosen. This is a problem for our Ovid Journal collections as Ovid records use across three platforms. We would like all use to be calculated in Alma Analytic Cost per Use reports, whether this be solved by allowing us to choose multiple platforms in Alma or have Alma Analytics calculate all use, not just the COUNTER Platform chosen in Alma.
33 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 -
Preserve “Requester Note” when converting Purchase Request to Resource Sharing Request
When a Purchase Request is converted to a Resource Sharing Request in Alma, the system automatically adds the note “Request has been converted from purchase request” to the new Borrowing Request, and the original “Requester Note” is not retained. This requires staff to manually copy the original note into the Borrowing Request to preserve patron context and avoid missed information. Automatically carrying over the “Requester Note” would make the conversion process faster, more consistent, and less error-prone.
90 votes -
reminder
I understand that there is an intention to add Reminders to the task widget. Since the reminder is at the bibliographic title level, would it be possible to add a "flag" that would display when retrieving records? This would provide a visual cue to staff that there is a reminder for this record, and they could investigate further if needed.
1 vote -
Request for Enhancement: Add a search bar and facets to itemized sets in Alma
Description:
In Alma, logical sets let you search inside the set and use facets. This makes them much easier to work with, especially when the set is large.Itemized sets are treated as a static list of records, so they do not support internal search or facets in the same way. Even though this is how they are designed, it makes them harder to use in practice. When a set is large, it becomes difficult to find specific records or understand what is in the set without a lot of manual effort.
Suggestion:
Add a search bar and facets to…27 votes -
Request for Enhancement: ALMA Records Customization Functionality
Currently, the Records Customization feature in Alma only allows for configuring the visibility and order of fields, but does not support modifying the structure or composition of individual fields.
We would like to request an enhancement that enables institutions to customize the structure of each field according to their needs.
For example, the Creator and Imprint information are currently displayed as a single combined field. We would like these to be separated so that institutions can independently select and display only the elements they require.
3 votes -
maria.nordgren@umu.se
When adding a portfolio from CZ from a collection that is not in your IZ. The whole collection is imported to IZ. We use this for moving a portfolio from one collection to another. Example one portfolio is missing in ClinicalKey Dentistry, but is found in ClinicalKey Books, I can activate the portfolio, but then the ClinicalKey books collection is transfered to IZ. We would like to be able to activate a single porfolio without that the collection is imported
6 votes -
Rename Fulfilment Request status "READY" to either "PENDING" or "INQUEUE"
Currently Fulfilment request status READY - is misleading given its definition is
"The request is still in the queue, not activated yet. Currently, there is no available item to fulfill the request."It does not even mean "ready to be requested" given the request has been made already.
Note also "READY" is displayed in the User Request area in Alma, and this can be confusing to the client facing staff. They have to understand and be able to explain to clients that their requests are NOT READY yet despite the Alma labels says READY.
See Case#10569064
1 vote -
RS Pick Slip configuration
Currently the FUL Incoming Slip Letter can only be configured to display the Library of Congress classification, and not the Item Permanent Call Number. This means the pick slip generated in the Resource Sharing lending workflow shows an incorrect call number.
Please make the Item Permanent Call Number available as a configurable field in the FUL Incoming Letter, so that pick slips display the correct shelf location.
1 vote
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