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  1. Adding a lending request 'from search'

    Small thing: when choosing 'from search' for adding a lending request, can the cursor be active in the keywords search field automatically, please. Thanks.

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  2. Ability to edit barcode after receiving borrowing request

    Sometimes after receiving a borrowing request, we have a need to change the barcode. This could be because the wrong barcode was scanned in, the barcode is not responsive or another reason. However, there is currently no way to change the barcode in the borrowing request record. Staff can update the item barcode (and we do) however this doesn't affect the original barcode that was scanned in against the borrowing request. We therefore have to add a lot of physical and electronic notes to the front desk staff and to the staff who will be returning the item to the…

    10 votes
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  3. Resource sharing borrowing requests - Overdue Request status

    It would be great if Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests could be automatically allocated the status 'Overdue Request' when issued to the borrower, and when the loan 'due date' has passed.

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  4. Provide the ability to sort the order of Resource Sharing Requests and General Electronic Services requests.

    Right now he tables which control the orders of requests in the Get It Window are currently not "interdisciplinary", which means that it is possible to sort the order of all General Electronic Services among themselves, all Online Service, etc. But it is not possible to control the complete sorting of services in the ViewIt or GetIt. Would be nice to sort together.

    9 votes
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  5. Modify the renew request reject note sent to partner for lending request

    When a resource sharing lending request receives a renew request and is rejected, the following note is sent to the partner “Note: Cannot be renewed, maximum renew date DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS AEST was exceeded.” This note is confusing to the partner as the maximum renew date in the note is the date which the request was processed not the due date. In addition, the note implies the renew date of the loan has passed the allowed time, however the renew date has not been exceeded. The note could be improved by simplifying it to say “Cannot be renewed, maximum loan period…

    9 votes
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  6. Convert a lending request into a borrowing request.

    We can easily convert a borrowing request into a lending request, the other way around is impossible without losing all information about the lender.

    As we supply libraries with material from other libraries we now have to manage the request in both Lending and Borrowing.

    9 votes
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  7. Pin metadata editor toolbar when scrolling

    Our catalogers would like the metadata toolbar (file-edit-tools) to remain at the top of the bib record so that they do not have to use the far right scroll bar to scroll up and 'uncover' it. This seems to happen when they have been working with a holding and then return to the bib. It would be great not to need that extra step.

    9 votes
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  8. RS sharing partner list

    Being a library staff member, having role "Resource Sharing Partners Manager", I'm able to obtain a list of resource sharing partners, also including addresses and other important information which may affect RS workflows or communication.

    Having that list at hand, I can regularly check and correct RS partner records, if necessary.

    9 votes
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  9. An in process/holding status in Resource sharing lending

    We would like to see a status called 'In Process' created for Lending.

    There are often times when you need to contact a requesting library to confirm details. However as there is no applicable status to change the request to it risks being worked on by another individual if we leave it in unassigned.

    We could assign the item to ourselves however, if someone else receives the response or if the staff member concerned is away then the request gets held up longer because its not accessible. Ultimately you end up with double handling and it becomes a very inefficient…

    9 votes
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  10. Ability to Bulk reassign RS requests

    We would like the ability to bulk reassign requests in Alma RS, in terms of assigning a group of requests to one staff member to process rather than having to reassign individually.

    9 votes
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  11. Enable a user to upload a snip or screenshot to the resource sharing request form

    When placing a resource sharing request, our users sometimes wish to attach a screenshot or snip to give us additional information about their requested item. Could this ability be added to the resource sharing form please.

    9 votes
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  12. Hide Renew option when Patron Mediated Renewal is Rejected (Borrowing Requests)

    We use Alma Resource Sharing and have Primo VE. We want to use the Patron Mediated Renewal workflow for Borrowing requests. This means that users will be able to request Renewal of their interlibrary loans via their My Library Account in Primo.

    Whilst testing the workflow we found that when users request a renewal and the partner library rejects the renewal, after notifying the patron via email, the Renew option reappears in My Library Account against the loan. This was confirmed by Ex Libris as expected behaviour in our SalesForce ticket #00827864.

    This is misleading when the user has already…

    9 votes
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  13. Block lenders from updating expired lending requests to shipped

    Alma currently allows libraries to ship lending resource sharing requests even after they expire. This can occasionally create extremely confusing situations where the borrowing library receives multiple items from multiple libraries for the same lending request. Unfortunately, Alma completes both the borrowing and lending request when the lender who let the reqeust expire receives the item they shipped back from the lender. The only way to fix a problem like this is to delete the original reqeust at all three libraries and then create a brand new request. Can you please have Alma block any attempt to update a lending…

    9 votes
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  14. RS Cloud App

    When changing the format of a record using the App, we would like the original Creation Date to be transferred to the History tab of the new record. Currently, the Creation Date is the date the App fixed the format.

    9 votes
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  15. RS Search box

    We would like to perform searches based on two parameters: Title and Requester, so we can identify similar/duplicate requests by the same patron.

    9 votes
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  16. New Hold Shelf Request Slip Letter for Physical non-returnable

    The current hold shelf request slip letter only handles regular RS requests (books etc), but is not generated when a RS request is created and received as physical non-returnable.

    We would like to see an improved functionality to support this material type, so a slip is created as with any other request that are placed on hold shelf. It could either be an improvement to the existing letter, or a new letter entirely.

    9 votes
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  17. Enhance the locate profile for ISSN and Article Locate

    The current locate profile is able to locate Journals via ISSN but that fails to take account of publication years. Can we look to enhance the article locate function to take into account ISSN, YEAR and VOLUME.

    An example of a current issue we have is, a user requests an article with the ISSN 1234-1234 and the year 2020, the locate profile will currently match on institutions ISSN holdings only, so requests end up going to institutions that may have that Journal but not the year that the article is for.

    9 votes
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  18. RS Borrowing External Resource Search

    We would like to be able to perform Advanced Searches on our External Resources (from the RS Borrowing screen) and not just keyword searches. Alternatively, we would like to define the default search as 'Contains Keywords' instead of 'Contains Phrase'. This would make our searches more accurate.

    8 votes
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  19. Automatic selection of "Complete the request" when shipping Lending Digital requests

    For Lending Digital requests, could the "Complete the request" be automatically selected when we ship an item (or maybe the recent choice remembered) – so we don't have to select it each time we supply an item?

    8 votes
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  20. Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests back button

    For some reason the Resource Sharing Borrowing Requests screen does not have a back button or a method of clearing the search. Even if you quick link the screen the link takes you to the search you have just done. It would be extremely useful to have a back button or a method of clearing the search.

    8 votes
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