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In the Alma Reading list view of citations, allow Citation Last Modification Date to take operators such as 'before/after or between' etc
It would make some checks on reading lists easier if it was possible to more effectively filter the citations displayed, not just by the facets, but by having additional operator options for the Citation Last Modification Date. Having not just a specific date but before/after and between dates would make this more powerful.
It might be useful it it was possible be more intelligent here by offering a date since list sent for review, etc
0 votesYou can now set date ranges for the Citation Modification Date when working on a reading list.
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DCS Synchronise job to run more frequently
The DCS Synchronise job can currently only be scheduled to run once every day at 23:00. It would be helpful if this job could be scheduled to run more frequently throughout the day, for example every 4 hours. This would streamline the DCS integration and allow requests to be updated and made available more quickly.
For example, if an urgent digitisation request has been processed via the DCS, it will not update on the reading list in Leganto until later on in the evening, unless staff manually update the citation using the Update DCS status action. If the job could…
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Allow website to be default CiteIt! material type rather than Other
When checking lists created by academics, when they use Citeit! and if the site is not recognised/supported, the default material type chosen by Citeit! is "Other", but other is not very helpful when almost all of the time the material type is effectively website at least by definition. It would be useful if it was possible to configure it to default non-recignised/supported websites to be added as Website citation material type (non repository citations added via CiteIt!) as it would save Library staff having to edit these for no real benefit, either in terms of metadata checks, or in terms…
22 votesAvailable in October release
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Add a "Set complete" option for Library staff to the Edit Multiple items options
In November 2020 the Edit Multiple Items option was added to the Leganto interface. One option which would really help Library staff when processing and checking lists would be to add the "Set Complete" option (only visible to Library staff) to the bulk options (delete, add notes, visibility dates etc.)
12 votesThis is available in the November 2024 release as part of the Library view.
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When copying a section from one list to another provide a 'search for' option to find the list you want to move to.
At present it gives a randomly ordered list of all lists on 'My Lists' so hard to find the one you want if as a librarian you manage a lot of lists.
1 voteAvailable in the new UI
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Hide instructors ability to restrict access to reading lists based on time intervals
In Leganto, instructors have a lot of opportunities to restrict access to the reading list by setting specific time intervals where resources are visible. This includes separate settings for entire reading lists, sections, citations and uploaded material. We have received reports from our libraries that these functions are sometimes used incorrectly by the instructors. The instructors often do not grasp all the consequences of using these features and end up causing these resources to become unavailable at inopportune times and not knowing why. For instance, an instructor might set the reading list to be visible from August 10th – December…
20 votesMost is resolved in the new UI. Please open a new idea if you would like further changes.
Citations: instructors can no longer set specific visibility dates per item.
Sections: Sections can still be hidden/display according to the section date, but requires a separate checkbox. No further changes are planned.
Lists: List dates no longer impact the list visibility.
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Automatically create first section when creating a list
All lists have at least one section, meaning creating the first section is a mandatory step. This step could be automated, and the first section created instantly as the list is created.
The tooltip could be used to inform about how to edit the title (not strictly necessary), instead of how to create the section (mandatory).An alternative would be to offer a template out of the box with one section, replacing the existing blank template.
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Add appointment button in the reading list
Implement an automatic citations button in the bibliographic lists (student view), similar to Primo. This will allow teachers and students to cite the course bibliography
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Improve usability of Get It in citation view (when primove_getit = true)
At present the size of the iframe for availability of physical resources is not customisable. It is of such a size that if the user wants to make use of request forms, or there are many holdings it entails scrolling.
It would be great if this area was responsive rather than fixed size, but even being able to customise the size might help in the interim.
Illustration: https://www.screencast.com/t/2RR7s2OVm
With primove_getit = false a responsive experience exists, but it has it's own usability issues and we want a consistence experience between Primo VE and Leganto and do not want to manage…
10 votesAvailable in August release.
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Make online links available while file is waiting for copyright approval
If a citation (added either via the Primo search in Leganto, or via CiteIt) has an online link, then this is displayed for students (even if the item is still BeingPrepared instead of Complete).
But if the instructor then also uploads a file to the item and copyright approval is needed then
a) the file is unavailable to students until it's approved - this is good! and
b) the online link is now also unavailable to students until the file is approvedWe'd like the online link to remain available regardless of whether or not a file is waiting for…
3 votesAvailable in June release
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Define course dates automatically from LTI launch
Currently when creating a course via LTI, the course name, course code, and course ID are automatically filled in. But the course start date and end date aren't, so default to the dates configured as default in Alma, or to the current day's date.
This is extra work for the library to maintain and/or for lecturers to update, and this risks errors creeping in which could affect our copyright clearance reporting.
Can the course dates data be automatically brought across via LTI into the Leganto course?
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Allow general messages to be scheduled
The ability to schedule general messages in Leganto would streamline the workflow for time-sensitive messages e.g. messages relating to scheduled downtime would automatically be taken down after the date the downtime occurs.
28 votesAvailable in Feb release.
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Configure general messages to be viewable to instructors only, students only or both
The general message feature in the December 2020 release is a useful way to display messages to all Leganto users (such as scheduled downtime or important library messages).
The functionality could be enhanced to allow general messages to be configured to only be viewed by instructors or students (or both if required). This would be useful in a number of scenarios and allow more targeted messages to be prominently displayed to relevant users at the point of need.
For example:
- reminders to academic staff to check their lists prior to rollover
- reminder to academic staff to submit lists…35 votesAvailable in Feb release
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Simplify copyright clearance request workflow
Currently instructors create an item, upload a file, and select the kind of copyright (eg self-declared, or no declaration, etc). At this point it looks to the instructor as if they've done everything they need to do. Nothing reminds them they need to also fill out a copyright clearance form, or where to find it (since this involves opening the item in a completely different way). As a result we expect most instructors will forget/skip this important step.
We'd like the instructors to be able to do everything on a single screen. Ie when they create the item, they should…
6 votesAvailable in March release in the new UI interface.
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Display percentage of copyright item
Currently when a lecturer puts through a copyright clearance form, it shows them the page range in Leganto, and in Alma it shows librarians the page range, the total required pages, and the total number of pages in the full item. We'd like it to also display the percentage, where this can be calculated.
Eg if a book is 400 pages and someone requests clearance for pages 21-40:
In Alma on the Approval Request screen where the librarian sees:
"Resource Total Pages
400
Required Pages
21-40
Total Required Pages
20"we'd like to also see
"Percentage
5%"And if possible…
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CiteIt - finish loading form after logging in
We're set up with SAML (Shibboleth) authentication, but lecturers aren't usually logged in with this already, so when they use the CiteIt button they'll be prompted to login.
Current behaviour is that they click the button, the SAML login screen opens in a new tab, and on successfully authenticating that tab takes them to the Leganto homepage. Lecturers have to switch back to the original tab and click the bookmarklet again.
It would be nice if, after the lecturer is logged in:
a) ideally the tab would close again;b) more importantly the CiteIt form would now automatically pop up…
0 votesAdditional login option was added in June 2021.
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Give book extract citation type its own title field
We like the concept of the book extract citation type, but would like it to operate more like a book chapter type rather than an article.
We would like to give them titles like "Questions from Chapter 14", or use section headings that may be on the page of the book. If there was nothing obvious to use in the book, then we could make up a description of the extract [Extract from ch. 4].
For students this would give them a clearer idea of what they are supposed to read rather than just seeing the whole book title.
For…
181 votesAvailable in October release
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Auto-populate start/end pages in copyright clearance form
When a lecturer submits a copyright clearance form it's pre-populated with the course availability dates, but the start/end pages aren't pre-populated even when they're already in the citation (see attached screenshot for an example). Automatically populating this information would save lecturer time, and decrease the likelihood of them neglecting to enter it so would also save library staff time.
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Include more search features in Leganto such as Subject Search, Sort by Newest, and more filter options that is available in Primo.
Leganto Search box is limited in comparison to Primo which means we need to do more complex searches in Primo and then import/export selected items, which is quite tedious with large and non-specific results. Please allow individual libraries to provide the option to add more Primo features such as filters, sort, and advanced Subject Search.
8 votesWe added additional options when searching the library in the November 2024 release.
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Ability to batch select and delete/copy/move citations in List sections (similar to Collections).
COLLECTION has a tick box feature that allows you to select multiple items to delete/import/export. In the List Sections, there is no such feature. For larger lists, it is cumbersome to delete/move/copy citations because it has to be done individually. It would be very useful to have the batch selection feature.
5 votes
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