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Add mandatory choices for Digitization Request page
For the Get It option of Digitization Request page in Primo, we want to be able to set some fields in the form as mandatory on demand, as a digitization request without specifying the detail is invalid. Only if we can set the following fields as mandatory, the number of invalid requests could get reduced.
*calculateDigitButton
*calculateQueueButton
*chapterArticleAuthor
*chapterArticleTitle
*comment
*endPage
*fullChapter
*generalUseLabel
*issue (For future use)
*manualDescription (For future use)
*notNeededAfter
*part (For future use)
*partial
*publicationDate (For future use)
*startPage
*volume (For future use)17 votes -
Add to the "Monitor Request" screen a filter which will allow users to see "Rejected and active" requests
On behalf of the Product management team we would like to understand the need and use cases of the following Idea (which it's need was raised by a specific library) - any comment is welcome.
When trying to delete a circulation desk user is notified: 'This circulation desk is attached to one or more requests and cannot be deleted'. User goes to the monitor request screen and does not find any request that prevents the desk deletion...
The reason is that the request was rejected but it is still active (item was not scanned)
Due to the fact the 'Monitor…
17 votes -
Differentiate “regular” Hold Request and Interested User Request or Change “Interested User Check” Order
Because Alma does not have the granularity to separate an Interested User request and a regular hold request, our Interested User hold process does not work.
When the “Non-Requestable Processes Fulfillment Unit Rule or Change Order” is configured to prevent “in process” items from being requestable, any items that have an Interested User that are in our Technical Services Work Order are treated as “in process” and therefore, the interested user request is blocked. While we do not want most “In Process” items to be requestable, we do want our Interested User requests to be fulfilled.
Because of this configuration,…
15 votes -
Improvements to Pick From Shelf list needed
Currently our staff spend too much time managing requests. Improvements to the interface for Pick From Shelf would help in some of these cases. We would like to see:
- A search box.
Very often we need to target a particular request, a task made more difficult by less than ideal facets (see #2). Search functionality exists under Monitor Requests & Item Processes, but not all options for handling requests are available in that view (such as "Skip Location").
- Better facets.
Two of the facets available in the Monitor Requests & Item Processes view would be great for Pick from Shelf:…
15 votes -
Repeat equipment bookings
We often have multiple repeat equipment bookings which are time consuming in the current format, as you have to make one booking per item per time e.g. every Monday 12-5 for a whole semester 15 week per term. Preference would be to have the ability to have a start and end date for each recurring booking
14 votes -
Change the pick up location when an item is "On Hold Shelf"
When an item is "On hold shelf" (in a library A), by clicking on "Edit", we can change (only in Alma fortunately) the pick up location (to the library B for example).
It's a good option, useful when a user has made a mistake and would like to change the pick up location.
In Alma, currently, when you use this option (so edit > change the pick up location", there is no notification to the library A (livrary A have to send the book to library B).
So, in the patron folder, the pick-up location is B (as the user's…14 votes -
New UI - request pickup location
When placing a physical item request for a user the 'Pickup at' box is confusing. If you just click in the box or hit the drop-down arrow the only suggestion that comes up is 'No campus' . You then need to click on 'No campus' to get up a pickup locations list to choose from. The old UI gives 'No Campus' but also lists the other pickup locations as well. I'm told this is because the new UI groups libraries to improve the clarity of the list, but it seems to have created a backwards step in usability. Can the…
13 votes -
Add seach box to Active Hold Shelf
We often have 1500+ items on our Active Hold Shelf. While we have the ability to sort, this does not help much when we are looking for a particular item. A search box would allow us to locate an item easily without clicking through page after page.
13 votes -
Lead time for booking requests
We use the Reading Room functionality for our Rare Books and Special Collections items. These items are not on open shelves and are securely stored with access only available to staff to retrieve items. Currently there is no way to specify a lead time between making the booking and the start time of booking (ie. you can make a booking for an item at 10am, with a booking start time of 11am that same day). Staffing levels, item availability and item condition can sometimes mean that items are not available for use immediately (if at all), which creates problems for…
13 votes -
Generate alert when patron places request for print book that is available as an ebook.
Alert a patron to the availability of an ebook when they place a request for the same title as a print book.
13 votes -
More default fields for digitization requests
Please add three fields to the default fulfillment request pick slips: 1) the unique Request ID number associated with each fulfillment request, 2) a scannable barcode for the Request ID number, and 3) All possible notes/comments fields that patrons might use to submit information about digitization requests. (Sometimes the article/chapter information prints on the pick slip, and sometimes it doesn't). Thanks.
12 votes -
Allow other libraries to handle digitization
Under
Add a Library or Edit Library Information>LibrariesAdd an "Allow other libraries to handle digitization" tick box similar to the "Allow other libraries to handle personal delivery"
This intention would be that the item to be digitized would not need to be sent back to the library originally listed as the managing department.
This is particularly useful for those with multiple digitization departments in different locations. It would save on postage, time taken to complete the request and reduce manual intervention and monitoring by library staff.
For further clarification: Information on- Allow other libraries to handle personal delivery is…
12 votes -
Ability to assign fulfillment proxy to existing users
We recently tested the fulfillment proxy feature as we have a few departmental workflows we have been using shared internal accounts for. We find the functionality to be the inverse of what we would like to see. For example, we have about 10 users who place RS requests for the law review. We would like to add the fulfillment proxy to these existing user rather than making them new internal accounts.
12 votes -
Send patron a confirmation email once a hold request is submitted
Patrons are expressing confusion as to whether their request was actually submitted. We propose that a request confirmation email be sent to the patron as soon as the request is submitted, as is done with other online order forms.
11 votes -
Digitization Slips to automatically print
We would like for the digitization slips to automatically print upon scan in of an item (like the slips print for Hold requests).
At the moment it can be manually printed but we would like an opt in to automatically print.
Our workflow is:
Item placed on pick list, collected from shelf.
Item Scan In
If a hold, slip printed
If a digitization, no slip, even if automatic print is ticked yes.As we have a number of sections within the library using the workflow, it is easier to print the slip and have all details on it rather than…
11 votes -
Limit to the number of request per item
We would like to have a limit on requests per item? Would it be possible to add this as an option to select (or not), with a self-chosen number for the limit. Otherwise a book could be requested by 25 people for example and after a while (months) it wouldn't be picked-up due to lost interest.
11 votes -
Add task list- item request be rejected or be cancelled and become to "transit"
found that when the request(any request) is rejected in any way (by patron or librarian) the item's next step is "Transit", but there do not have task or list to let the librarian know.
it will cause these items stuck in "Transit" until someday we need them.
If we can add the task list to let the librarian know which item we should handle it should be better.
(according to case 06525736 )11 votes -
Item barcodes on Pick from Shelf List
We would like to be able to include item barcodes as a field on both the Pick from Shelf and the Print Slip reports. Since holds are placed on a specific item in almost all cases, it makes sense to be able to confirm you are retrieving the correct copy from the shelf. Many of our locations work in a way that requires them to search for specific items rather than simply by title or call number and having barcodes associated with holds would also make this work easier
11 votes -
Allow users to enter an address for home delivery
Users should be able to enter an alternate address when requesting home delivery as most students put in a parent address when they enroll and then never update the info again. If students do want to update their address, they need to go into the campus system and wait another day for it to be loaded to Alma. At our institution, faculty and staff never have personal addresses loaded into Alma. In addition, that address entered at time of request should be pushed to the personal delivery notification letter.
11 votes -
Add support to scan in item screen to allow requests to be satisfied by items in hand
We would like to be able to directly deal with requests in the queue via way of the scan in item screen in Alma. Currently if you scan in an item to satisfy a request, and it's not part of the requesting pool then you cannot satisfy the request - even if the request is for something simple like partial digitization, and you have the item in hand. You also cannot currently satisfy requests in the queue which aren't at the head of the queue - ie ready to process at position 0.
The idea would be that at the…
10 votes
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