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  1. Allow replies to emails sent to users to be received in Alma

    When the system sends an email to users, it should be possible to for the user to reply to that email and the response to appear in Alma in the appropriate place (prob along with a notification so staff can see that there is a reply for them). This would avoid having to manage email conversations outside of Alma. Not only would this be of benefit to Alma, but it could benefit other Platform products such as Esploro and potentially Leganto.

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  2. Assessed Fines Letter - Ability to Send a Letter Notifying Users That Fines Have Been Assessed

    We need the ability to notify patrons at the point that fines are assessed on their library accounts. Some libraries use the Borrowing Activity Letter for this purpose, but we find that this approach causes confusion for our library patrons. The solution to these problems is to send a letter when fines are actually assessed on user accounts. The letter would be triggered either by the renewal of items resulting in fines or by the return of items resulting in fines. The existing Return Receipt Letter contains all the necessary data elements for this purpose. We request a similar letter…

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  3. Identify the staff operator who marked an item as missing

    When a user marks an item as "missing" in Alma, the history record for the process shows the operator as "System" rather than an operator ID. The operator who made the change should be identified in the history.Managers with the ability to identify the source of a problematic "Missing" status change can engage the source with questions or training as needed.

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  5. Please reduce overall number of clicks

    One huge disadvantage of Alma is its very click intensive ui. It is very hard to point out all sections where I'd like to see 'straighter' user guidance. I think, it is a general problem in working with Alma.

    Please, please, please add more keyboard shortcuts and think about how you can reduce clicking in Alma.

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  6. Renovación de préstamo vencido

    Actualmente no es posible bloquear sólo la renovación de los préstamos vencidos y permitir la renovación de las préstamos no vencidos en el mismo tiempo. O bien se está bloqueando de todas las opciones de renovación o no.

    Por este motivo, proponemos que se incluya una configuración que permita a los usuarios renovar un préstamo que se encuentra en término aún teniendo otro préstamo vencido.

    Esperemos apoyen nuestra solicitud.

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  7. Updating Community Zone records in batch

    When there are obvious deficiencies in Community Zone records it would be good if we were able to update them in batch using a user-defined manual job.This is currently not possible see SF 681264

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  8. Add edition & more metadata elements for matching purposes

    When metadata is coming into Primo through an OpenURL, mismatches occur "due to ambiguity on title matching after no match was found based on identifier (ISBN). Title matching is not as reliable as ISBN matching, and can lead to different editions being returned" (ExLibris Tier 1 Analysis).

    This proposal is to add edition information and other metadata elements from the bib in Alma for matching purposes

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  9. Scan to remove item from Awaiting Shelving status

    The August 2019 release included an option to set a designated time in which returned items are in an "Awaiting Reshelving" status. However, items aren't always shelved in a consistent amount of time, meaning that items could show a status of "Awaiting Reshelving" when they are already on the shelf. This could be solved by being able to manually scan items out of "Awaiting Reshelving" to restore the "In Place" status just before they are shelved.

    The ideal function would be when an item in "Awaiting Reshelving" status is scanned in as an in-house use, it would change the item's…

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  10. Ex Libris should use an online calendar for Alma, Primo, etc. release dates that can be subscribed to in popular calendar software

    Ex Libris posts the Alma release schedule (for prod, sandbox, etc.) at https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2019/Alma_Release_Schedule_-_2019

    This is great, but what would be even more useful is an online calendar that I can subscribe to in my calendar program of choice (MS Office 365, Apple Calendar app, etc.).

    Even better - separate calendars for Alma, Primo, and other products that list release dates. As dates change, the calendar is automatically updated, etc.

    This would be a great timesaver for System Admins who need to coordinate library work to avoid release windows, etc.

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  11. Display "Available For" information for collections in DARA "Link Electronic Resources to the Community"

    When DARA's recommendations are displayed, we cannot tell whose collection is whose and therefore who should be investigating the issue and making the corrections. We have to separately search for the collection in another window to see the details and compare to DARA's recommendation. Displaying this information in DARA would make these recommendations actually functional.

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  12. Add "physical items" to Course Reserves Subject area

    Since all course reserves circulation times are location-based we NEED to be able to select temporary location when creating a course reserves analytics set. It does me no good to get a list of all items on reserve and the associated courses if I can't report out WHAT the circulation times were. It would also be helpful to be able to measure loans from the Course Reserves Subject Area, since the Fulfilment Subject Area won't allow you to put the associated professor. It makes it impossible to get a comprehensive Course Reserves Analytics report that is of any use. It…

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  13. Prevent choosing an invalid item policy when editing a physical item

    When editing the information for a physical item you have the option to select an item policy that overrides the default fulfillment rules for the chosen location. The drop-down list shows all item policies available in the system, regardless if we have configured any corresponding exception rule or not. As we have several item policies that should only be used for specific locations this leads to confusion and mistakes. It is too easy to unknowingly set an invalid item policy without any warning from the system.

    We suggest that the drop-down list of item policies should only display policies that…

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  14. Letter sent to patron when fine waived

    Although there is a letter when a fine is paid, we'd like a letter that would automatically be sent when a patron's fine is waived.

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  15. Add a Donor field to the physical item record.

    Adding a "Donor" field to the item record would make it easier to track and manage items that are given to the library by a specific donor and reduce multiple Local 591 fields. This information could also then be displayed more prominently in PRIMO. With the donor attached to the actual item, it would help Special Collections departments.

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  16. Improve the export to excel from the physical item records search list

    When I export a set of physical item records from Alma to Excel, the Type / Creator / Imprint all end up in one field (column). This means that I can't easily sort by Author name. Please separate these data points into their own columns when exporting for easier manipulation in Excel.

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  17. Sorting on Physical Items Labels Job

    When you run the job named "Export Physical Items Labels", you cant select the order by field on the xml file that ALMA gave you. This is a problem when you take that xml file and with Biaf system print the Labels. For example if you print 100 or 200 Labels you have to search phisically, label by label for paste it on the books.

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  18. Add Fulfillment "Hold Shelf Period" option for total days (rather than only offering open days)

    An Alma Institution might have more than one library, and those libraries may have different operating calendars (such as, a branch library may only be open 5 days a week, while, the main library may be open 7 days a week).

    It would be more consistent for that institution's patrons if it was possible to have the option to set the "Hold Shelf Period" to be for total days, rather than only having the option for "open days."

    Similarly for institutions in a consortium using the AFN, where there are consortially mandated policies for linked users, being able to set…

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  19. Prevent hold requests for users not eligible for Resource Sharing from being converted into Resource Sharing requests

    When you convert a hold request into a resource sharing request, Alma does not check the resource sharing library's borrowing resource sharing fulfillment unit rules to make sure the user is allowed to submit resource sharing requests. This makes it possible to create resource sharing requests for users who do not have resource sharing privileges. When converting a hold request into a resource sharing request, Alma should check the check the borrowing resource sharing fulfillment unit rules. If the user is not allowed to submit resource sharing requests, a warning message should appear.

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  20. Easier Removal from Large Itemized Sets

    It would be helpful to be able to search within itemized sets and then remove undesired items in those search results. Right now the only way to find an item to remove from an itemized set is to browse through the set which can be unwieldy for large sets.

    This search functionality (by title, ISSN and ISBN) already exists in other areas of Alma such as displaying a portfolio list for an electronic collection.

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