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catalog set
The current limit of 30 titles that can be pushed to 'catalog as a set' is too low.
It would be useful if this limit was raised to at least 50 or could be set at an institute level.
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Making the search history in Alma configurable
Currently, the search history in Alma is hard-coded to show 10 results and cannot be changed. We would like to make this configurable so that libraries can chose how much, or how little search history is retained.
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Add Back to results button to Browse bib headings after Editing each record
Currently if we want to edit an author name form, and use the Browse bib heading function, Alma will give a list of records with the author name. But if we want to edit the bib records, after clicking Edit, there is no Back to results button. So it is very difficult if the list of records is very long.
There is the Back to results button if we choose to view the record. But often we need to edit the bib records also. Please consider adding this Back to results button and all navigation options as many as possible…
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Add title column to Receive new material > Received items list
When receiving titles for a membership/package we need to see the titles displayed in an extra column on the Received items list in order to distinguish between titles in such a membership/package. See screen prints.
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Change Alma so that holdings information in angle brackets < > displays in all views.
The only place that holdings information in angle brackets < > displays is in the edit function. Angle brackets are ANSI standard punctuation, and we have used them in many holdings records. This information does not display in index screens in Alma or Search It, thus making it difficult for users to accurately interpret our holdings. Please change Alma so that information in angle brackets < > displays in all views.
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Add the 019 field as a match profile in import profiles
In managing import profiles, adding an option under Match Profile to match records on the 019 field would be very helpful. Some libraries use the 019 as the OCLC number and some use it for LibrariesAustralia numbers.
Matching on the 035 and 020/022 doesn't cover all situations for importing records.
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Make Brief Levels more visible
Now that we have defined our local Brief Levels for Alma bib records, it would be very helpful if we could view the Brief Levels more readily. For example, it would be helpful to include the Brief Level as a column in spreadsheets of exported search results. And it would be very helpful to see the Brief Levels in the Receiving work bench to help with initial sorting of incoming material and identifying items most appropriate for rapid cataloging at the point of receipt.
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relinking
Relinking monographs is clumsy, time consuming, and inefficient.
Add an option to search by MMS ID or OCLC Number in the NZ during the split screen search.
An automatic prompt asking whether to suppress or delete the old record from the IZ zone (upon saving) would be helpful.
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Additional Input Parameter Options for Item Description Templates
When creating an Item Description Template it would be very helpful to include additional Input Parameter options such as Permanent Physical Location. We utilize different description orders on our labels dependent upon the different locations items are shelved and there doesn't seem to be a way to distinguish the differing order with the current parameter options. More input parameter options would allow for greater individual institutional nuances and their unique practices.
For example, I could have an unclassed serial shelved in "serials" with material type issue and I want the description to display as:
v.{EnumA} no.{EnumB} {ChronI} {ChronJ}
I could…3 votesHello All,
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Make the link to the items/portfolios attached to a title in the Collection resource editor
In the ‘Titles list’ tab of the 'Collection Resource Editor' in Alma, it would be useful to have a link to the items or portfolios attached to every selected title. This option could be added in the contextual menu.
3 votesHello All,
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I suggest that in Alma in the Resources area / Metadata Editor the Spanish translation to of the LDR position 6 = "a" which says "Libro" be
I suggest that in Alma in the Resources area / Metadata Editor the Spanish translation to of the LDR position 6 = "a" which says "Libro" be modified and this word replaced by "Texto" (in the facets), because there is a lot of textual material that is not necessarily a "libro" (book).
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Ability to see more of the 2 records on the match/merge screen.
Currently, when manually handling the matches one at a time, the view of the 2 records is only using the upper half of the screen. The ability to scroll each side is great but why not be able to see more of the records by increasing the viewing area? Thank you for considering.
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Email CZ Contributor
When a library contributes a portfolio to a CZ e-collection and there is an issue with the portfolio, Ex Libris Support is unable to update the error because of the policy in place for local contributions. Would it be possible to have the contributor add their email address to the contribution so errors could be reported to the contributing library? A link similar to Report to Ex Libris could be added, Report to Contribution Library. It isn't easy to locate someone at a contributing library to notify them of the an error with the portfolio.
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Allow for work orders to be placed against MMS IDs
It would be helpful if we could apply a work order against ALL the items attached to an MMS ID in a single go, rather than go through Actions against each item. I know it's possible to create a set and do it that way but it would be much easier to be able to click on a work order option and have that applied to a whole list of items.
3 votesHello All,
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Shorter turn around time needed...
In Cataloging/ Metadata Editor: We need a shorter than 6 hour turn around time when we make changes. An example would be adding an 856 URL link, wanting to look in PRIMO to see if the link looks correct and test it.
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Zone tab colors
Make the current zone tab you clicked easier to see by having the tab color change (or become darker) when the user clicks on it. This way you know what zone you are working in. Currently it is hard to see the little triangle pointer under the tab.
3 votesHello All,
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Modify predictive pattern template season capitalization, SS chron fields.
We are wanting to modify the template that holds the formatting for the Season - SS chron fields- so that it follows the rules in RDA and AACR2.
21 - Spring
22 - Summer
23 - Autumn
24 - Winterto
21 - spring
22 - summer
23 - autumn
24 - winterThank you for reviewing this request.
3 votesHello All,
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Give us more lines in the holdings record so that 866's are generated, so that our inventory shows up in Primo.
At present when holdings records become too big, Alma does not generate the 866's neither by saving nor by enhancement (even though Alma falsely claims a successful enhancement). Because of this, our actual holdings are not displayed in Primo. This is not okay. The inventory records do not show what we actually hold in cases of incomplete volumes that have been bound: thus the need for accurate holding records. Also the 866's are NOT being updated when changes/additions/deletions to the 863's, 864's, or 865's are made. Again this is not okay, and updating the 866's becomes a time consuming manual…
3 votesHello All,
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Environmentally friendly printing
It uses more papers to print an item record since the switch to the new UI of 2017. The fields take up quite a lot of space. And often it uses 2 sheets of paper (i.e. 3 pages) to print an item record, whereas previous it occupied 1 to 2 pages only.
3 votesHello All,
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Add the ability to search 008 holding fields
I would like to see the ability to search 008 fields specifically method of acquisition (purchase, gift, depository,etc. ), retention coding and lending policy.
3 votesHello All,
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