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E-Resources: Make public note and authentication note translatable
In the editor of e-collection / service / portfolio, it is possible to set up the public note and authentication note. These are then displayed to the patron in Primo VE in the box with full-text link in view it section.
Currently it is a simple text box with no translation possibility. In our network we use 4 languages for the UI. Therefore, we require this field to be translatable so the note language adjusts to the patron interface in Primo VE.
21 votes -
Deleting Network Zone Records from and Institution Zone in Bulk
Members of Consortia (with appropriate privilege's) need to be able to delete bibliographic records managed in the Network Zone in Bulk from within the member institution Zone
19 votes -
Ability to convert from digital/electronic to physical request
we have encountered issues when a citation for a digital/electronic request for an article/chapter is either beyond what is permitted within copyright policy or is insufficient to determine what is needed
rather than cancel the request and have it hit the next institution on a rota, we prefer to be able to to convert the request to physical and route the entire item to the borrowing institution, much like the functionality available in ILLiad
would it be possible for there to be an option to convert a digital/electronic request to a physical request?
currently, we are required to close out…
17 votes -
Improve OpenURL generation to remove blanks and duplicates
Openurls generated could by Alma/Primo be shorted by:
- Not sending duplicate parameters.
- Not sending empty parameters.
Background:
We have noticed that OpenURLs produced by Alma/Primo (which are then sent on to our ILLiad server, which can require redirection to get the patron authenticated) can be VERY long. So long in fact, that they can produce errors for our ILLiad web server. The ILLiad server will end up reporting "Request header is too large", and the user is left with a HTTP Status 400 Bad request error.
We believe the responsibility here is on the Alma/PRimo side as the urls generated…
15 votes -
Create "Quick Cataloging" placement default as "Institution" rather than "Network"
When creating an item at checkout, or a brief record, Alma opens up a Quick Cataloging window that defaults the "Placement of new record" into the network. Since these records most often end up with the Cataloger under review, I feel that Alma should default to the Institution Zone instead. This will ensure that we do not unintentionally add these records to the Network zone.
15 votes -
Make "Send Query to Patron" option available in other areas of Alma
The Send Query to Patron function found under Fulfillment - Resource Sharing - Borrowing Requests - More actions (on item) is a great tool for notifying patrons within a request without having to cancel the request to send a note. Can this be made available elsewhere in the system (e.g. Pick from Shelf, Patron Requests, Network Activity, etc.) for quick and easy access to the function?
12 votes -
Include Item Description in the ASRS Remote Storage Update Job
When an item is added into the ASRS, Alma's Inventory Remote Storage Update Job sends the following item record fields to our Dematic EMS system:
- Item barcode
- Call number
- Author
- Title
This is described in the Developer's Network documentation here: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/remote_storage/asrs/
We would like to have the item description field added in addition to the call number since it holds the volume and other essential enumeration information.
Not having the volume and enumeration information in our Dematic system makes it extremely difficult to inventory a journal series, or locate an individual volume in the Dematic/EMS software.
12 votes -
Duplicate Title Analysis should include match option for Unique OCLC number match method
The Duplicate Title Analysis job and report currently include matching on only one attribute at a time, rather than on all of the attributes that might be covered by a given match rule. For instance, matching on system number provides only matches between 035$a in different records, while the Unique OCLC number match method covers both 035$a and 035$z. As a result the duplicate title analysis report is missing records that would otherwise be found by an import profile or the match method in the network zone.
7 votes -
Items with fulfillment notes cannot be checked out on self checkout machines
Currently items with Fulfillment Notes loaned through the Automated Fulfillment Network (AFN) cannot be checked out on the self checkout machines. Locally owned items with fulfillment notes can be checked out through the machines. Having the ability to checkout all loans on the machines regardless of notes will streamline the process for patrons and service desk staff. It will also eliminate the confusion that occurs when users encounter this situation during the time of checkout.
5 votes -
Add Volume number to Matching Records summary results in the Metadata Editor
When a single ISBN is assigned to an entire set of multi-volume works, sharing the record for one of the volumes with the Network Zone may retrieve multiple matching records. In these cases, it is difficult to find the correct record because the Title, Author, ISBN, and Subjects are the same. We have to open each record using the View option to check the Volume number, and when dozens of volumes exist, it will take a long time to find the right one. It would be helpful if we could see the volume number in the brief results without opening…
4 votes -
Functionality to manage unique URLs for NZ local collections
In instances where there is no CZ collection for an e-resource, we have to create Network Zone local collections in Alma to allow our consortium members to discover and access the content in Primo. However, we are not able to do so if each member has a unique access URL for the resource.
We would like to see functionality in Alma that would allow us to manage unique identifiers for URLs for each member in NZ local collections.
3 votes -
Network Zone indicator for centrally paid collections
In our instance of the Network Zone, we have collections that the central office negotiates a price for the libraries but the central office does not pay for those collections. We also have collections that are paid for by the central office. Currently I add internal notes indicating if the collection is centrally paid or not. Can an indicator be added to the CZ collections, in which during activation, you could check a box in the Activation Wizard: Electronic Collection and Services Setup that indicates the collection is centrally paid for.
3 votes -
AFN Loans on library loans webhooks
We manage home delivery requests. We need to print labels and generate a file of deliveries once a day with all loans.
Alma did not provide a list of home delivery transactions the same day, you need to wait the next day to generate a Analytics report.
We have developed a solution that makes a list using Loans Webhooks. Now we are using AFN (Automated Fulfillment Network) in our consortium and those transactions are not published on our Webhook, because books are from other institutions even though the loan was made in our system.
In order to have all home delivery transactions we need all loans made…6 votes -
Ability to queue borrowing requests for a temporarily inactive partner
Hi,
For resource sharing, we use Alma partners with the ISO profile type that are part of the Libraries Australia Document Delivery (LADD) network.When partner libraries suspend themselves from LADD services, their Status updates in Alma to Inactive.
However, sometimes a Library is the only possible lender of material. In these cases, we would prefer to wait until the Library becomes Active again, instead of trying to source a partner overseas (for us in Australia, time-consuming and much more expensive, plus challenges with postal delays). At present, we add a Note to the request that it is to be…
3 votes -
Fulfillment Network Users get roles assigned by Role Assignment Rules
Network Zone/Fulfillment network users get roles scoped to our institution zone by the role assignment rules, which makes it appear that they have access to user and financial and other data of our institution, even if they don't.
I propose changing the behavior so that users who are not local, and from another institution are ignored by the role assignment rules.
1 vote -
Run the job ‘Change Physical Items information’ with user role ‘Physical Inventory Operator’ at library level
Background
Currently, a user with ‘Physical Inventory Operator’ role at institutional level can perform physical inventory change by a batch job ‘Change Physical Items information’ in Alma. This applies to a set of any physical items owned by all libraries in an institution. A user with this role at library level has no way to run the job ‘Change Physical Items information’ in Alma as it is not on the job list.Request
In an institution of a network of libraries, a branch library staff often updates information of a batch of physical items owned by branch library. The user…1 vote -
Increase report limits on Delete bibliographic records job
The Delete Bibliographic Records job does not include a report on the records deleted and any errors if the set is larger than 10,000 records. This number is not sufficiently large enough for operations in a network zone, and the main workaround is to create smaller sets of records and running multiple delete jobs.
Please increase the reporting limits on the delete bibliographic records job.
1 vote -
Allow AFN loans and returns via Offline Circulation
AFN (Automated Fulfillment Network) items can neither be loaned nor returned via Offline Circulation. The Offline client accepts the AFN barcodes, but when we attempt to load the file into Alma the resulting error message is "Item not found. Barcode: [barcode number]". Since non-AFN resource sharing loans are considered “local” records in Alma, they can circulate via Offline Circulation. Please add this functionality for AFN loans and returns as well.
1 vote -
Add API name as an Analytics field in Physical Items subject area
I am looking to create an Alma Analytics report for quality control purposes for the numerous Ex Libris Developer Network's apps we use. Currently, the only way to monitor item record changes using the APIs in the Physical Items subject area is to select "Modified By" but the only option recorded is "exl-api". I cannot monitor which APIs are updating which records with this generic "exl-api" response. I would like to add either a different field to select API by name or update the "exl-api" response to "exl-api_[name of API]".
1 vote
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