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  1. New Database Request: International Commercial Arbitration (ICMA)

    Hello,

    Can we please get this database added to Alma? It is called, "International Commercial Arbitration (ICMA)," from Oxford Legal Research Library.

    ICMA combines texts covering key arbitral bodies and jurisdictions with officially recognized and endorsed works detailing the rules governing specific arbitral bodies.

    Collection-level URL:
    https://academic.oup.com/international-commercial-arbitration

    Thank you.
    Katie Tapia-Lynch
    Wayne State University

    3 votes
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  2. Adding bib- and item-level information like "MMS ID" and "Barcode" to a patron's "Requests"

    When using "Fulfillment -> Manage Patron Services" to view a user's account, the "Requests" tab shows a patron's current requests, but these lack identifying and linked information beyond the title. Being able to view and click on a link to the MMS ID of the record that the request is for would be helpful since a library may have multiple records with the same title; in addition, item-level information like possible Barcodes for items that would fulfill the request would be helpful in visually confirming that a particular item in hand matches a patron’s request.

    Would it be possible to…

    7 votes
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  3. Customize secondary search menu under Borrowing/Lending requests

    When searching under Borrowing & Lending requests, the order of the search field options defaults to alphabetical.

    It would be nice to have the ability to customize the order of the search options, so the most used fields can be placed closer to the top of the list to avoid extra scrolling.

    For example, searching by Title is common, but the option is near the bottom of the menu. Staff need to scroll down to it every time they want to search requests by Title.

    It would be nice to at least be able to identify a favorite search field,…

    4 votes
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  4. Customize secondary search menu under Borrowing/Lending requests

    When searching under Borrowing & Lending requests, the order of the search field options defaults to alphabetical.

    It would be nice to have the ability to customize the order of the search options, so the most used search fields can be placed closer to the top of the list to avoid extra scrolling.

    For example, searching by Title is common, but the option is near the bottom of the menu. Staff need to scroll down to it every time they want to search requests by Title.

    It would be nice to at least be able to identify a favorite search…

    1 vote
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  5. Support Processing System Control Number (035) Updates in Imported Authority Record Updates

    Currently, Alma's authority-control jobs do not process updates to MARC21 authority tag 035 (System Control Number) when the update occurs via an authority import profile as the update of an existing record, i.e. there is a match between the existing authority record in Alma and the incoming authority record via the authority import profile. In contrast, the update is processed when there is no match with an existing record, i.e. the record is new to Alma, or, when the authority record has been updated manually via the MDE.

    This was clarified by Ex Libris in a support ticket (case 07255325).…

    11 votes
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  6. Set colour layout depending on physical location

    If you are working on a project in acquisitions and someone comes to the desk to check out a book, the acquisitions project must be scuttled in order to switch over to fulfillment. It would be great to have access to both desks at once (https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/48521747) and additionally to this, to have an option to configure the color of Alma depending on the desk you are working with. This helps to recognize at a glance which applications are available.

    17 votes
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  7. Improve Library Only Note field in reading lists

    We would like to propose the addition of the Library-only note field in Alma to the panel on the right side of the reading list page. We would like to propose a modification to the Library Type note in Alma to improve workflow efficiency. We would like this note to appear in the Reading List Information panel or the panel where the 'view in Leganto' link can be found, rather than in the Notes tab. This should be editable directly from the panel to allow Library staff to add comments or further information related to a list (e.g. summary of…

    3 votes
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  8. Searchability for MARC 361

    We would like to be able to search MARC-361 in Alma, if possible also specifically in subfields of the 361.

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd361.html
    https://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/hd361.html

    105 votes
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  9. Add Ability to Exclude Holdings Records from LHR Publishing to OCLC When Holding/Bib Records Are Suppressed from Discovery

    Currently, Alma's LHR Publishing job for OCLC does not exclude holdings records from publishing when the holdings record or the related bibliographic record is suppressed from discovery.

    We request the addition of an option in the LHR publishing job to exclude such holdings records from publishing to OCLC. This functionality is particularly important for suppressed holdings records, as the management tag for publishing to OCLC is set at the bibliographic level. Currently, if a bib record contains two holdings records, it is not possible to publish one holding to OCLC while excluding the other.

    25 votes
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  10. Dreams of Growth The Final Exam Journey

    Lena had always been anxious about exams, but this time, it was different. In the days leading up to her high-stakes final, she began having vivid dreams. Each night, she relived moments from the past year—times when she struggled, failed, and learned. She saw herself pushing through challenges, asking for help, and growing stronger with each setback. One dream even led her to a ghostwriting company where she learned the importance of collaboration and research. These dreams transformed her mindset. When the day of the exam arrived, Lena walked in with confidence, knowing she had already passed the toughest tests.…

    1 vote
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  11. Ability to add labels while creating set

    It would be very useful to be able to add labels to sets when they are created. Currently you have to save your set and only then you can add a label.

    1 vote
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  12. 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
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  13. ITEM_UPDATE: info about the FIELD NAME modified.

    When we receive a webhook of type ITEM_UPDATE, it would be great to receive WHICH IS THE NAME OF THE FIELD IS THE ONE THAT IS MODIFIED? In the history of an issue, it appears as “FIELD NAME.

    8 votes
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  14. Display NZ activated Portfolios even if Related Records Services are enabled in an IZ

    In our consortial environement, we have activaded a number of portfolios on NZ level, which we would then expect to also be available in our IZs. Often this is not the case and instead of a specific article that is part of the portfolio, only the journal it belongs to is displayed under Services for Related Titles. As Ex Libris informed us, this is because Related Records Services are activated in our consortium, which leads the link resolver to display those related journals instead of checking if there is an NZ activated portfolio. Their solution to this would be to…

    58 votes
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  15. 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

    5 votes
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  16. Add an ability to change the "owning library" at acquisitions level

    Organizational mergers or splits of libraries can occur at any time, necessitating the management of changes in the library landscape even after the migration process.

    They involve the transfer of collections and data between libraries. While Alma supports the transfers of holding and item information between libraries, there are currently (as of Dec‘24) technical limitations when it comes to moving acquisitions data. This functionality is not yet supported by Alma.

    We therefore propose implementing a solution that facilitates the seamless transfer of purchase orders, invoices, as well as linked vendor data and budget transactions between (owning) libraries within Alma. There…

    14 votes
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  17. Add number of requested pages of a Digitization Request to Analytics

    In Alma a digitization request shows a note field containing the Start page and End page as submitted via the request form.
    This information doesn't appear in Analytics.
    We would like to be able to report on the number of pages requested for digitization.

    12 votes
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  18. Add a "Pick up location" line under the "Pick Up Requested Resources" columns

    For institutions with multiple campuses that share items, there is no way to see what the pick-up location for an item is on the Pickup Requested Resources page. you must export the data to excel, print it out, process the hold, or search for the item's request separately. This creates a lot of unnecessary steps for such simple information and makes it difficult for institutions that track item movement between campuses. My suggestion is to add a line in the columns under each request that states what the pick-up location is. View files to see example. Thank you

    18 votes
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  19. Option to NOT receive ticket updates 'Report to ExLibris'

    Add a 'Report to ExLibris' option to NOT receive ticket updates.
    Use case: I report that an ebook title in a huge Open Access collection is, in fact, not open access. I view this as a standard cleanup task. We've likely already suppressed the record from our catalog and don't need to track the ticket or receive updates. It generates many unnecessary emails.

    3 votes
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  20. thumbnail download blocking function from ALMA-D viewer screen

    In addition to the Main Window where the image is shown in the Universal Viewer, user can right-click and print in a separate window showing the guide and the empty space of the Contents window showing the file of the title as a list. Please block the download function so that the function is not used.

    1 vote
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