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Possible to build a workflow into Alma to accomodate third party WCAG compliance?
UK Libraries are monitoring this as individual institutions - could Alma build a workflow to flag electronic resources that meet / are working towards WCAG compliance? If details are stored (Yes/No) and links to URL compliance statements users could then use Analytics to report on progress and perform annual updates with suppliers to meet our responsibilities. Perhaps to save each Institution handling it themselves? https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/accessibility-regulations-what-you-need-to-know
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Sort collections by creation/modification date
It would be very helpful to be able to sort collections in the Community Zone by creation date, modification date, and total activations. Some collections (especially older ones) are not well maintained, or newer versions are added without older versions being removed. Being able to sort collections by creation date or modification date would help to be able to select the most updated collection. It would also be beneficial to be able to sort by the total activations, as the ones with the higher numbers are more likely to be the best one.
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Ability to add an accessibility note at the electronic collection level
Because some MARC bibliographic records may be attached to e-portfolios in multiple e-collections, adding a 532 in the MARC record may not apply to all e-portfolios. Many e-collection providers will include accessibility information on their site. Perhaps an accessibility note could be added at the e-collection level separate from the Authentication and Public notes.
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royal society of chemistry gold 2026
Please advise on the ETA on when the Royal Society of Chemistry Gold 2026 package will be loaded into the Community Zone for activation. The vendor rep I am in communication with has mentioned that they are currently in progress to send EXL their 2026 files. It would be great to know when to expect it to be available for activation. Thank you!
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Marine Corps University Press ebooks and journals
Add Marine Corps University Press open access ebooks and the following journal titles to the Community Zone:
Journal of Advanced Military Studies: JAMS
Marine Corps History
International Perspectives on Military Education: IPME
China: Military Studies Review
MCU Insights
Expeditions with MCUPThe starting URL is https://www.usmcu.edu/MCUPress/
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Has Local Information on CZ Updates Task List shows up even when Global Coverage is being utilized instead
If a portfolio is using global coverage information, but has local coverage information remaining, the portfolio shows up in the CZ Updates Task List under "Has Local Information" when updates come in, even though local coverage is not being utilized. If local coverage is not selected, it would make more sense for it not to show up in the list since it's not being utilized and therefore does not really matter at that point.
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Add portolios from CZ Updates Task List to associated collection in bulk
The Community Zone Updates Task List displays portfolios that were added to a non auto-active collection. But you can only handle these portfolios one by one. It would be helpful to select the desired portfolios and to add them in bulk to the associated collection.
The planned solution from ExLibris to manage collections as auto-active collections is not wanted because not all portfolios that are automatically activated are interesting to the library (e. g. when the library has a specific book stock and does not provide its readers with all scientific disciplines).1 vote -
Make electronic collection portfolios searchable by MMS ID
Within an electronic collection, we would like the ability to search for portfolios using MMS ID. This would be useful for some maintenance tasks. Currently, it is only possible to search by Title, ISBN and ISSN.
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Add configurable Electronic Material Type field to Electronic Collections
Electronic Material Type is only configurable at the portfolio level, not the electronic collection level. In many cases, all the portfolios in an Electronic Collection share the same material type. Electronic Material Type should thus be configurable at the Electronic Collection level and inherited by all portfolios in the collection, indexed in Alma searching, included in Alma Analytics, included in the portfolio Extended Export, and modifiable using the Change Electonic Collection Information job.
With the addition of this field, libraries could assign appropriate Electronic Material Types to all our collections (except those that are a mix of material types, which…
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Electronic Resource Activation Task List - Enhanced Assign to
In the "Electronic Resource Activation Task List" the list can only be assigned to specific users (or unassigned so everyone can see it), it would be nice to be able to assign it to a group of people, (perhaps by user role profiles, or a new profile type of 'group user' that links other profiles together, like user role profiles) as different tasks fall on different areas of the department.
This would also be helpful in "Reading Lists Task List", as in our case it is location specific handling of the tasks.
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Add filter for presence of POL to electronic collections portfolio lists
Currently, the only way to determine which portfolios in an electronic collection have an attached POL is to export the portfolio list and check column Z "Orders" in the Excel file. You must then search each portfolio individually to act upon its POL. A filter in the portfolio list for "POL attached" would be much more efficient.
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When running a Remove local coverage indicated, set Which coverage statement will be applied to "only global"
When running a Change Electronic Portfolio Information job with "Remove local coverage" indicated, in addition to removing all local coverage information, also set the portfolio's "Which coverage statement will be applied?" field to "Only global."
Leaving it as one of the local options incorrectly marks the portfolio as having local information if it is listed in the Community Zone Updates Task List.1 vote -
Add an API access for creating a task in the Electronic Resource Activation Task List
We would like to set up an automatized workflow to import records and el. inventory into Alma. It would help in the daily management of these imports, if we could create a task for the e-resource staff via the API once the import finishes.
We would like to have a way to use the API to generate a new task in the Electronic Resource Activation Task List for an electronic collection or an electronic portfolio.
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Add the ability to apply multiple rolling embargoes to a single electronic portfolio
If a portfolio has access to two sets of rolling publication dates, it would be helpful to have the option to apply multiple rolling embargoes. For example, an institution might access to the last 10-20 years of publication as well as the last 3 years of the publication, both on a rolling basis.
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Need more facets electonic collection search
When searching for items in the CZ, I find the left side facets and sort by options to be too limited.
Would love a way to sort electronic collections by most recently added to CZ.
for example, I am looking to see if any new gale collections were added so I can activate them. There is no way to sort by this, and there is no facet on the left to limit to non-activated collections. Adding a left facet to search for In IZ or activated/non-activated collections would be very helpful.1 vote -
Add Alma Analytics search and reporting features for the new Administrator tab in license records.
Please add Alma Analytics search and reporting features for the new Administrator tab in license records. This will help facilitate management of staff members' assignments, reducing the risk of duplication/ confusion to occur within the workflow. Thank you for your consideration.
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Create a new PressReader China–specific collection
As notified by Exlibris Support, the PRESSREADER collection is no longer be updated and there is a PressReader China–specific collection that does not currently exist, so we would like to submit the idea to create a new Cina-specific collection . Thank you
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Batch Clear Local Information from Community Zone
Sometimes local information is added to a portfolio because the community zone updates are still pending. It would be helpful to have the option to clear the local coverage info as a batch process from the Community Zone Updates Task List
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