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Display item policy in item record

It would be useful if item policy could be configured as a field to display in either the brief or full item display. Currently, the loanable indicator is defined by the fulfillment terms of use, which is dependent on users signing in in order for Primo to calculate the loan policy specifically for that user.

Having the option to display the item policy from Alma as a field in Primo would be beneficial as this does not change dependent on the user type or fulfillment rules. It would also provide more information to users irrespective of whether they are able to sign into Primo (e.g. users not affiliated to the institution will be unable to sign in) and makes it clearer and easier for staff to explain to customers why a particular item can/cannot be borrowed.

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  • Nancy Babb commented  · 

    A way to prominently display additional information about the circulation status upfront is greatly needed. Our system is configured to display non-circulating items as Not Loanable -- but they still display as Available, which is confusing to users. Being able to display some combination of availability, such as Available - In Library Use Only, etc. would make a much better, less confusing experience for our researchers.

  • Erica Nutzman commented  · 

    Our users don't login to Primo and even the staff can't tell if something can be loaned or not without logging into Alma. We are on Primo VE.

  • Helen Barrell commented  · 

    Please could we hear from someone in ExLibris about this idea?

    I realise that some users might operate in a way that means say an item can be a 2 week loan for undergraduates and a month for academic staff and would need the facility of a login in order to display loan status.

    However, many institutions are simplifying their fulfilment processes. At my library, our items are either loanable or not loanable. There's no need to login to find this out because it doesn't vary by borrower type. It either is or it isn't.

    We field numerous complaints from users, sometimes external visitors, who can't get at this information easily, and it's forcing people to take an extra step which, under our set-up, is completely unnecessary.

    Please make logging in to find out loan status an option, not a fixed part of the system.

    We are using Primo 5.

  • Helen Garner commented  · 

    This would be really good, not being able to see the loan information does cause problems for users and queries for staff.

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