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 services
This 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 useful if Alma Staff Interface could also support thumbnail display from MARC 956 URLs, similarly to Primo VE.
Benefits:
Better visual identification of records by catalogers and library staff
Improved consistency between Alma and Primo interfaces
Greater flexibility for institutions that maintain their own thumbnail repositories or use external image sources
Reduced dependency on ISBN-based enrichment services
Suggested enhancement:
Allow Alma Staff Interface to use configurable MARC fields (such as 956) as thumbnail sources, similarly to Primo thumbnail templates.
Alexandre Medeiros
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