Availability of “Request digitization”: Take item policies and existence of a digitization department into account
In the Leganto UI, the option “request digitization” is sometimes displayed although digitization is actually not possible. There are two different cases:
he item belongs to a library without digitization department.
If an item belongs to a library without digitization department, the option “request digitization” is still available in the associated citation in Leganto. If an instructor tries to send a digitization request for such an item, an error message is displayed.The item has an item policy that does not allow digitization.
If an item associated with a citation in Leganto has a “no copy” item policy, the option “Request digitization” is still available. If an instructor sends a digitization request for such an item, the request is actually sent to Alma and has to be declined by the library.
It would be a very user-friendly improvement if the option “request digitization” would not be available in a citation if one of the cases above applies. Additionally, this would be a considerable step towards a desired harmonization of the two products Leganto and GetIt in Primo in terms of their behavior in alike situations.