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Overlap and Collection Analysis reports enhancement
As a collection development librarian, I propose allowing the selection of multiple collections we want to compare. Repeating the same process for different collections is time-consuming. For example, we have 8 active IEEE collections, and I have to match them one by one with other collections.
Also, is it possible to re-run the Overlap analysis report if I forget to include some collections, instead of creating a new analysis each time?26 votes -
Request expiration date in Analytics
We are trying to retrieve a list of items that are about to expire on our holdshelf but it looks like the Request Expiration Date is not available in the Requests subject area in Analytics. We were expecting it to be in the Request Details section.
Of course, the holdshelf is just a specific case, limited to patron physical item requests, but this idea can be extended to any other request type in which an expiration date is meaningful.
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Item's inventory price
a) Instead of clicking Allocate every time to assign the item’s inventory price from the PO line, the process should be automated as was the case in Aleph.
b) The final price from the PO line should be converted to our local (and default) currency automatically and written to the item’s inventory price field.
c) When an invoice is paid in Alma, the item's inventory price should be updated automatically with the final amount in our local (and default) currency.
All of the above is required for reporting to our financial department and library management.
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Allow administrators to change the labels on Alma terminology.
Allow relabeling of field tags, such as changing CHRON I to YEAR, and ENUM A to VOLUME. Let libraries have the flexability to use the terminalogy that they prefer.
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Manage Multiyear Licenses for Electronic Resources in a POL
Hi,
It is common for libraries to sign multi-year price lock deals for e-resources (databases, journals, etc). Currently, we are keeping track of this information as "Notes" which is hard for us to follow since "Notes" used for other purposes. Also, we need to update the "List price" accordingly before we proceed with a renewal /invoice payment.
Would it be feasible to have a POL type that is catered for multi-year deals. I was somewhat inspired by the new feature in the Jan'18 release that is meant to record multiyear licenses in a Network Zone. A similar feature in the…
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Having the notes field displayed on the front screen so we dont have to go into each request to see if any notes
If we add any notes it would be helpful to see that there is a note in the request on the first creation screen so that other people can see it straight away without having to look at each one individually
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Set an "end of term" due date, by patron group, that would be prioritized over TOU due date
We would like the ability to set a set an end-of-term due date that would outweigh the due date calculated based by the TOU on a transactions.
And, we would like to be able to apply the due date to particular user groups.
The related functionality currently available includes using fixed due dates in the TOU, or relying on patron expiration dates.
Our use case includes:
1) requiring all materials be returned at the end of each quarter.
2) student loan periods that are not fixed date due dates, but instead are short duration.
3) expiration of student records in…
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Create "Quick Cataloging" placement default as "Institution" rather than "Network"
When creating an item at checkout, or a brief record, Alma opens up a Quick Cataloging window that defaults the "Placement of new record" into the network. Since these records most often end up with the Cataloger under review, I feel that Alma should default to the Institution Zone instead. This will ensure that we do not unintentionally add these records to the Network zone.
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Bulk Work Order Functions
A function that allows you to scan multiple item barcodes to create a specific type of work order on all items you scan.
This would also allow you to remove work orders in bulk.
This is a function we very much need; on Monday I had to create 140 work orders for one of our Resource Sharing services, and this took nearly an hour and a half to do. This is not feasible for us in the long term, and we very much need a rapid function for this process.
This function would, of course, need to inform the user…
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Improve Alma's Licence „Controlled Vocabulary“ functionality
Background (as it works now):
Under „Manage License Terms“ a field can be defined as „Controlled Vocabulary“ and the defined CV values can be selected within a License. However, these CV values are only some kind of text module / boilerplate text which are copied into a specific license field. This means: when a CV value is changed or deleted, the content of this specific field in all licenses did not change. The change must be made in each license itself. A deleted CV value is displayed in the license field as: „<CV value> (not listed)“. The CV values functionality…
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Show the same note both in Edit service and on Edit collection level
For a bether overwiev show the note addedd in collection service also under Edit collection. Saves a lot of work.
Note is a great field.25 votes -
Open Predicted Items feature in MDE should bring in the Item Policy value from the previous item
The feature of Open Predicted Items in MDE cannot bring in the Item Policy as it does for the Material Type, which is inherited well from the previous item.
25 votes -
Include International Standard Music Number (ISMN) in Analytics
ISMN is not present i Analytics, and is sorely missed.
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Fulfillment Proxy Should Receive On Hold Shelf notifications for AFN items
We have found:
---While Fulfillment Proxy users can request both local and AFN items on behalf of the Proxy Sponsor,
---And Fulfillment Proxy and Proxy Sponsor users receive On Hold Shelf notifications for local items,
---Only the Proxy Sponsor receives On Hold Shelf notification emails for AFN items. The Fulfillment Proxy does NOT also receive the letter for AFN items on hold.We would like Alma to send an On Hold Shelf notification to the Fulfillment Proxy patron for items requested through the AFN by a Fulfillment Proxy. This will mirror functionality for requests placed for local items by a…
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Add Financial System Code to the Vendor Dimension of Alma Analytics in the Funds Expenditure SA
The Financial System Code field is often the matchpoint between Alma and external payments systems. Being able to search or query on this would help avoid creating duplicate vendors, especially as vendor names can change so much over time, that a vendor name search will not return results. Having this reportable in Alma Analytics would be more beneficial than in the Alma Advanced Search, as it could also help to de-duplicate existing instances of having more than one vendor record for the same vendor.
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Check coverage dates on physical holdings by link resolver
When there is no full-text match for an electronic title, the link resolver can bring back a bib record for physical holdings. However, since the coverage in the 866 field is not being checked, this shows records which do not match the dates desired sent by the the open URL.
Please consider implementing a check on the coverage dates of physical holdings to make things less confusing for patrons.
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Rapid ILL: ALMA Created lending request. To have .PDF Preview viewer also in 'Download Electronic Resource'
In ALMA there are two different ways to upload a .PDF file to a Rapid ILL created lending request. The 'Ship item digitally' (Document Delivery) way allows upload and also content preview of the actual .PDF file. The other way is via 'Download Electronic Resource' which is better because citation information also appears. But the 'Download Electronic Resource' way does not have a content preview of the .PDF file. The idea proposed is to add the same .PDF file preview window, within the 'Download Electronic Resource' option. This will improve accuracy and efficiency in our workflow.
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Item Statistics Notes fields - choose controlled/not controlled individually
At present it is possible to choose for all three of the Item Statistics Notes to be controlled (i.e. select field contents from a drop-down list) or for all three not to be controlled (i.e. free text).
This is restrictive and inflexible. It would be preferable to be able to choose field by field which are controlled and which are not, i.e. have some of the Statistics Notes free text and others controlled.
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Tasks menu – customising display options.
UNSW Library are proposing that libraries can determine the options in the Alma Tasks menu “Citations” and “Reading Lists” display.
In Alma the Tasks menu displays as a widget or clipboard icon. (See screenshot)
The Tasks menu is an important feature for monitoring Citation/Reading List statuses. Over the years we have created local statuses and would like to build these into the display. As well as remove those statuses we do not need to monitor.
The benefit of this customisation allowing a library to configure these displays improves processing workflow.
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Resource Sharing API should consider coverage of local inventory
The API for resource sharing is currently not considering coverage when checking for local inventory, which means that all resource sharing requests for an owned title will be rejected by the API unless the override parameter is set to true. Resource sharing requests for articles not available due to embargos or limited coverage will thus be rejected by the API. Using the override parameter on the other hand, resource sharing requests for available material will be accepted. This is less than ideal.
The API for resource sharing requests should consider coverage for local inventory, and only reject requests that are…
25 votes
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