Allow customization of CDI resource types in Resource Type Filter Bar
We are using the Resource Type Filter Bar with general satisfaction, with one major problem. Since Articles and Magazine Articles are separate CDI resource types now, and it isn’t possible to select more than one resource type pre-filter (in Simple or Advanced Search) -- it’s not possible to allow the user to search within both types of articles. There are some magazine articles that seem good to exclude, but there are others that are scholarly sources, even Peer Reviewed, and I fear our users may miss them. Ideally, we might want to enable the search within both types and allow the user to post-filter as desired. Initially, I thought we might be able to create a local resource type to combine Articles & Magazine Articles, but of course that can't be done in Alma, since these are CDI types. I would like to advocate for a combined Article type option (including both Journal and Magazine articles) within the CDI especially for use in Resource Type filtering, AND/OR the ability to customize the Resource Types in the Filter Bar by combing two or more types or other local configurations, including CDI-only resource types.
Nancy Babb
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Nancy Babb
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It would be great and very helpful to our users if this enhancement could be incorporated into NDE development.