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  1. Separate Alma "attach existing file" from Leganto "upload file" for automatic citation statuses

    We have set citationuploadedfile to "ReadyForProcessing" so that when an educator uploads a file we know we have to pay attention to copyright audit and process the citation promptly.

    When library staff use the "Attach Existing File" function in Alma it sets the citations to "Ready for Processing" seemingly using the same parameter.

    We would expect that an Alma user attaching a file is very different to an educator uploading a file and we should be able to define the automatic citations separately.

    Note: an Alma user uploading a file when editing a citation does not trigger this…

    3 votes
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  2. Automatic hold request when adding physical item

    We need requests to be placed on items that have been added to a reading list in Leganto. Otherwise students see that the item is available in the stacks and may go pick it up before our staff can OR be confused at the location since course reserves are always behind our front desk.

    There's also no alert in Alma stating that the item has been added to a reading list and to double check.

    In our current workflow, we do not employ the manually-set "move request" on items we pull from the stacks because it's extra clicks. This should…

    4 votes
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  3. Auto publish option for instructor rollover

    The new autopublishon_create functionality works when an instructor creates a new list from scratch in Leganto, but when they rollover it doesn't take effect.

    This is counter-intuitive for us, since instructor rollover is precisely the situation where the library has previously seen the list so doesn't need to review it again.

    Can instructor rollover be included in the scope of the autopublishon_create functionality?

    Or even better, instead of a binary true/false setting, it could take a list of different situations so libraries can choose when they want auto-publish to take effect: eg new lists, instructor rollover,…

    10 votes
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  4. Section details visible and editable in Alma, also for citation-free reading lists

    Librarians should be able to view and edit section details in Alma, the same way they can in Leganto.

    Sometimes instructors fill the section's description field with a citation or the list itself, which librarians working exclusively in Alma won't notice. Worse, if the list doesn't have any actual citation (even though the instructor might think they have added them), the section description field won't show and potential mistakes won't necessarily be discovered and fixed.

    In other words, we would like both the section title and section description fields to be visible and editable in Alma when these fields are…

    5 votes
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  5. Enable customization of new edition tag

    Use case: a librarian identifies an open textbook, or other title that would make a good replacement since an ebook of the prescribed text cannot be obtained. This is NOT a new edition of the title, but the functionality can be used to good effect in this scenario.

    There are other scenarios for using the new edition functionality where the system tag "New edition" is not meaningful. We would like to customise it to something like "Alternative Suggested"

    The notifications labels for this are customisable so it makes sense that the tag should be customisable too.

    Case: 06705050

    18 votes
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  6. Improve handling of expired user accounts for course owners during rollovers

    For rollovers we copy the collaborators from the original list and usually this is OK, however we then start getting bounce back emails for Leganto notifications being sent to email addresses that are no longer active.

     

    A couple of options that would be helpful...
    1. Provide option in the integration parameters to prevent an expired collaborator being copied on rollover
    2. Job report to provide a warning that a course owner/collaborator has an expired user account

     

    19 votes
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  7. Expanding Parent Lists – changes reflected on children lists

    The new functionality of Parent lists (12/22) allowing folks to easily identify, and copy parent lists is appreciated. However, we feel that the functionality needs to be made further functional by allowing updates to the parent list to be reflected on the active copied or children lists. As it currently stands it’s exceedingly time-consuming to manage changes and broken links as it requires staff to make updates in multiple locations.

    7 votes
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  8. Ability to configure order of course terms

    When applying multiple course terms to a course, we would like to arrange them in a logical order that makes sense to Instructors ie the main teaching period first, followed by other teaching periods. However, currently course terms automatically order alphabetically by the description. Could we have the ability to configure the order in which we would like our course terms to display? Thanks.

    4 votes
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  9. Enable a forced SSO login for users accessing openly published reading lists Leganto via a CMS.

    We publish all of our reading lists to "Anyone Full" which means that anyone with a link can access the list; we have partners or prospective students who may need to view the lists. Access to subscribed resources is restricted to registered users and anyone without a university login cannot access the links to resources, they can only view the citations.

    Currently when students login to a reading list through Moodle, they automatically enter the list as a Guest and there is no prompt to login (unless you add a message to the list) which means that users may miss…

    14 votes
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  10. Show explanation when file removal is disabled

    When instructorremovefile = true, instructors get the option to delete a file as long as that file hasn't gone through the copyright clearance process. If it is in/has gone through copyright clearance, the option disappears - but there's no explanation why, so it's confusing to them.

    It would be beneficial to show instructors a brief explanation that file removal has been disabled because it's subject to copyright clearance.

    2 votes
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  11. If reading list can be restored, do not purge citations when deleting a course

    If you have configured the setting deletereadinglist to logical, then deleted reading lists can be restored.

    However, if you delete a course that has a reading list attached, and then wish to restore the deleted reading list, the citations on the list have been purged.

    If you have set a deleted reading list to be able to be restored, it does not make sense to purge the citations on the list. We would like citations to also be able to be restored when the deletereadinglist setting is logical.

    1 vote
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  12. Enable subscribed content for class discussion and assignments

    (I'm not sure if this comes under the roadmap item "Support websites for Read and Respond assignments and Social Reading" or if it would be additional work.)

    We have a lot of subscribed content where (depending on publisher T&Cs) we don't have a license to save a PDF in our reading list for class discussion etc.

    It would be useful if Leganto could embed the content in a frame or similar (letting the student login where necessary, either by single sign on or EZproxy or some other method) so that it's not stored on the system but lecturers can still…

    9 votes
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  13. Enable embedded videos for assignments and class discussions

    (I'm not sure if this comes under the roadmap item "Support websites for Read and Respond assignments and Social Reading" or if it would be additional work.)

    Currently instructors use a third-party tool where they can paste in a YouTube video link and the video is embedded in a page where students can add comments at relevant points. (So comments are associated with a timestamp.) This is like social annotation as students can see each others' comments in order to have a discussion, but the instructor is also able to grade each student's participation and send grades back to the…

    6 votes
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  14. Push citation due dates to student To Do list

    In the LMS, students use the To Do list to keep track of course deadlines. Instructors would like the due dates entered in their reading lists to be included there, but currently citations have to be added to an assignment to make that happen. An assignment is not always needed or wanted, so functionality would be improved for the instructor if due dates for citations were automatically pushed to the To Do list in the LMS. Students would benefit from having all due dates in the same place.

    4 votes
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  15. Enable class discussion for assignments

    Currently it looks like instructors can choose to enable class discussion on a citation OR set up a read and respond assignment. Sometimes they want to combine the functionalities: set up a reading for the class to discuss together, and the instructor then grades students based on their participation.

    Read and Respond assignments should have the option for instrutors to either set up student responses to be private between student and instructors (the default) or to be an open class discussion but with grading still available.

    Libraries should be able to disable the open class discussion option on an institutional…

    10 votes
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  16. Allow courses to be marked as not requiring a reading list - in bulk

    The NERS 2022 enhancement #7744 delivered in Jan 2023 allowed individual courses in Alma to be marked as not requiring a reading list. However it did not allow for any bulk method of marking courses as not requiring reading lists.

    It would be a distinct advantage for good and accurate administration of course details to allow for bulk methods of marking courses appearing in Alma as not requiring reading lists.

    This could be achieved in multiple ways for example via bulk options from the Courses search, or via the Course Bulk Update, but the need is to be able to…

    5 votes
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  17. Allow instructors to set a course as deliberately having no reading list

    After the Jan 2023 release, a course can be marked as deliberately having no reading list in Alma (NERS 2022 #7744).

    However there is no way for instructors to set this flag by themselves which would be a logical and convenient way of adding this information which the Library itself would not necessarily know itself from year-to-year or term to term.
    It would also allow the Library to promote the flagging of courses as not requiring a list each year.

    Instead, instructors have to contact the Library to set it on their behalf which creates extra work.

    We would like…

    18 votes
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  18. view videos directly via a Leganto/ Alma Viwer

    Uploaded video in Leganto can only be downloaded and cannot be viewed online. We think it would be a great feature if ExLibris could implement the option to view videos directly via a 'Leganto/(Alma)' viewer

    3 votes
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  19. Allow configuration of list-level "Import" options for creating a list

    Currently (Feb 2023) it is not possible to configure - and specifically to disable - the list-level "Import" option when creating new lists - i.e. whether via MyLists/New List, OR when instructors enter Leganto via LTI from the CMS/LMS/VLE (say BlackBoard) and are prompted to create a list. Currently there is no way to hide this option or control the types supported. This is inconsistent as it is possible to hide the option from the Section menu for example.

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  20. Colour coding importance tags

    Importance tags are an important way of indicating to students what their reading expectations are. We are encouraging list creators to reduce the number of sections in their lists and combine essential and background readings into single sections, using the importance tag. The tags are the same colour regardless of the criteria.

    We would like to suggest a means of colour-coding tags so it is visually clearer to the student what the importance of a reading is, e.g., an essential reading could be customised with a green importance tag; a background could be customised with an orange importance tag. Each…

    22 votes
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