Sort Folders Automatically by Alphabet

Please add a function/button that automatically and alphabetically sorts the folders. I understand that we can manually organize our folders, but with large libraries, an auto-sort feature will be a helpful and efficient feature.

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CSD shared this idea · Apr 20, 2018 · Admin →

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AdminShalhevet Bar-Asher (VP, Research Information Management, Ex Libris) responded · Jun 10, 2019

I am happy to update that as of the June release, folders can be sorted alphabetically, in addition to customer sorting. Default sorting for new users and new projects will be alphabetical. Existing projects will maintain their custom sorting, and users can toggle to alphabetical sorting with the new sort button.

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Anonymous commented · June 13, 2020 4:54 PM

Autosort (alphabetically) now works fine in RefWorks, but not in publically shared folders. There only the 'physically' order is displayed, which in my case looks rather chaotic.

Sorting the folders manually might be a solution, but I can't manage to shift subfolders. Then the main folder as a whole, with all subfolders, is picked up and moved around, not giving a soluction.

PS. I'm using subfolders because tags are not displayed when publically sharing folders. If tags would be displayed that would be an other and maybe better way to present the references.

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Anonymous commented · June 2, 2019 3:06 PM

My Folders list. When I add a new folder it goes to the bottom of the list of my main folders. I would like that these main folders are automatically re-arranged in alphabetical order. I sometimes create a similar one by mistake. Thank You

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Bart de Vries commented · May 22, 2019 6:54 AM

Yes please! We are using public sharing as an institutional repository, so an alphabetical presentation of the folders is a must have.

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Jean commented · January 29, 2019 7:01 PM

Agreed! We would like to be able to adjust the order of subfolders - sometimes we want them to display alphabetically or in another specific order.

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Xiaoyu Guo commented · December 29, 2018 2:14 AM

I do think it is useful!

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Jill commented · July 18, 2018 7:51 PM

Allow for manual or alphabetical sorting of subfolders. Having newly added subfolders automatically placed at the bottom without a way to alphabetize makes locating them inefficient.

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Elizabeth Mamo commented · June 28, 2018 3:42 PM

Agree auto sort is so much more user friendly than manual, especially with a large library./

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