Esploro
Your feedback matters to us. Help us improve Esploro by telling us what you’d like to see using the message areas below. You can also can support something already posted.
We would love to be able to respond to every idea that is submitted, but this is not feasible. We are, however, committed to responding to the most popular ideas—those that have received the most points.
For more information please review our FAQ and guidelines. Thank you.
28 results found
-
Add an Investigator column in the ‘Assets grants and funders’ section of the asse
It would be helpful if we could see the investigator (the owner of the grant) displayed in the ‘Assets grants and funders’ section of the asset in the repository.
This would come in handy in case we have two (or more) grants used in the same asset.9 votes -
Fields that have content should be visible when editing an asset
It should not matter what the asset type is, if it was brought into Esploro by DOI or Title, while the system populates fields automatically, all fields that were populated have to appear in the ‘Edit’ version of the form (and not only in the ‘Edit in Generic Form’, as it is today).
25 votesCustomers can configure the system to use the Generic form as the default form for editing an asset. The configuration is set per-asset type. When the generic form is selected, all fields display.
-
External Organizations: track local additions to learn if they have a duplicate on the “Central’ tab
There is a mapping process that allows 'Mapping Local to Central Organization'. But, to use it, we need to know that a duplicate exists.
We would like to know of a way to follow what is added to the “Central tab” – more importantly – to learn of external organizations that are now duplicated (as we have them on both the ‘Local’ and ‘Central’ tabs).
Reference to 'Mapping Local to Central Organization':
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Esploro/Product_Documentation/Esploro_Online_Help_(English)/Configuring_Esploro/010_Configuring_the_Organization#Mapping_Local_to_Central_Organization17 votes -
New option: “Populate only empty fields and overwrite all authors” in the Asset’s “Confirmation message”
In the Deposit Article title field in the “Confirmation message”, we would like to add the option: “Populate only empty fields and overwrite all authors”.
In the current situation, if we update authors, we have to check all the fields in an asset and fix them. We want to avoid this.
We would like an option to overwrite only authors and populate empty fields (if there are any).
9 votes -
Include Archives and Databases in the Publication title field
We would like to include Archives and Databases into the Asset "Publication title" autocomplete list.
This will create consistency in the “Publication title” field.For example, we are missing "BioArxiv.org" which is an Archive with ISSN: 2692-8205.
8 votesAs other sources are added to the CZ they are included in the auto-complete list.
-
Map programs & research units to ETD types
Now that undergraduate students can self-deposit in Esploro, it is essential that the process be as straightforward as possible. Currently the programs and research units that they must select from are all possibilities. We would like a way to identify the relevant programs and research units so they are given a subset of relevant options. Without having an appropriate subset it will be much more challenging for everyone, and we are sure we will get a lot of incorrect information in the form.
8 votesClosed per PWG recommendation
-
Display department in the previous Researcher affiliation
Hi,
When a researcher's affiliation is former/previous, only the Institution's affiliation is displayed in the asset, without the department.
The full affiliation, including the department, should still appear, even if the researcher is no longer in the Institution.8 votes -
Publication details > Publication Title - autocomplete option should include Journal names, Repositories, Databases for optimal consistent
Currently, Ex Libris Support insists that the autocomplete list (Asset > Publication Details > “Publication Title” field) includes only Journal names.
This is not true as we know that ArXiv.org (https://arxiv.org/) is already on that list. ArXiv.org is an open-access archive/Repository.
chemrxiv.org (https://chemrxiv.org/) is another example. ChemRxiv (pronounced 'chem-archive') is a free submission, distribution, and archive service for unpublished preprints in chemistry and related areas.We ask that other databases and repositories will be added to the Publication Title autocomplete list. This is very important consistency-wise.
The one that we ask to add:
BioArxiv.org (https://www.biorxiv.org/…5 votes -
Lock asset to prevent simultaneous edits
We've developed a backlog of deposits to process. When multiple staff are working on processing these deposits it's currently possible for editing conflicts to occur if the same asset is edited simultaneously.
Could a lock please be added to the asset to prevent such conflicts?
thanks
13 votesI suggest using tasks to assign deposits to specific admins. This will prevent multiple admins from starting to work on the same deposit.
-
Add job to bulk import asset metadata and files
Currently there is actually no mechanism by which a batch of metadata and files for multiple assets can be imported into Esploro. Strongly recommend adding this functionality ASAP.
31 votesThere is a POST Asset API and the CSV loader and an XML loader. If there is still functionality that is missing, please list it in a new IE as this one is being closed
-
Embargo end date calculation should consult the “first Online Publication” date, not only the “published date”
Currently, If there are, in an asset, both “Published Date” and “First Online Publication” – Esploro calculates the embargo end date based ONLY on “Published Date”. The embargo end date should first consult the “First Online Publication” date.
We suggest this workflow when calculating the Embargo end date:
Take “First Online Publication”
If none -> take “Published Date”
Any non-standard use cases (which are probably the minority) can be handled by entering an explicit embargo end date.Thank you, Maya Amichal
11 votes -
Deposit form that exists independent of researcher authentication
Some departments award honors degrees to undergraduate and one of the requirements is that those students must write a senior honors thesis. Today, the deposit process is generally tied to a researcher profile (or the integration of ProQuest ETD admin for masters and doctoral ETDs).
I would like to see a deposit form for ETDs that doesn't require the person to have a researcher profile. This would be particularly helpful for our undergraduate ETDs.
18 votes -
Facet drafts by category or priority
By adding a facet to drafts it will be possible to filter and order the sub-categories within drafts to organise, prioritise and focus on work items. This could be achieved by applying flags which could be filtered in the facet. Flags could be applied to a set of assets e.g. by Primary Identifier.
1 voteClosed per PWG recommendation
-
Local copyright permissions
Over the years we've negotiated permissions with some publishers. Our local permissions can differ to information in Sherpa.
We'd like a way to upload these permissions into Esploro so that we could interrogate it in a similar way to how we can through Sherpa in the form.
15 votesClosed per PWG and USC recommendation
-
Link Esploro asset records to Alma bib records
Permit Esploro asset records to be linked to bib records in Alma in the same way that holdings, portfolios, and digital representations are linked.
Create an Alma job by which library staff can link assets to bib records by uploading a spreadsheet of asset IDs and their corresponding bib MMS IDs.
Currently, we have two records for every ETD in our collection, the Alma bib record and the Esploro asset record. Both describe the same resource (the bib better than the asset record) and so they should be linked and not turn up in Primo as two separate search results.
23 votes -
Series Title and abbreviated name are Missing from Conference Proceeding
A conference can be published in a book and the book can be labelled as part of a series.
There is no series field in the conference proceeding record.
Note that there is also no field for the abbreviated name of a conference.10 votesPlease use the generic form to edit conference proceedings so that there is access to all of the fields that are needed.
Thanks,
Naomi
-
Include asset status (provisional or approved) in Author Matching Report
When using the Author Matching Report to approve individual researchers on records that were imported via smart harvest, we would find it very useful to be able to distinguish the asset status -- that is, to be able to tell if the asset is still provisional or if it is approved. If we approve one author on an asset, and then create an Author Matching Report it is useful context to know that there is a local co-author. It is also helpful to know there is no local co-author for authors that would typically write with other people at our…
1 voteClosed per PWG recommendation
-
Add text formatting options to the Abstract Field
When adding new records, it would be great if text editing options could be included to increase the efficiency of abstract editing. Things such as italics, bold, superscript, subscript and paragraph breaks all have to be entered in using HTML coding withich is cumbersome and time-consuming.
Our previous Institutional Repository software included text editing options allowed for very quick and efficient addition of abstract information.10 votesThis feature is only available in the New UI. It will become available for Assets when Assets are moved to the new UI.
-
More options for adding asset metadata to notification approval emails
It would be good if additional metadata options can be added to the notification approval emails, such as whether the asset is open access, value from a local field, or the complete citation of the asset. This would provide more detailed information to the researcher about which asset was approved, as well as whether it is open access.
17 votesClosed per PWG recommendation.
-
Overlay Option for Import Profiles
To mirror the functionality that already exists in Alma, we would like to see an Overlay option for Import Profiles in Esploro. The current functionality for updating assets in bulk is very limited. The only real solution for bulk updating is to export research assets, update them, and then reload via the import profile process. However, because there are only matching options 1) Do Not Import and 2) Import New Record, this process will lead to unnecessary duplication of asset records. This is particularly important for assets where the master records are maintained in Alma (or OCLC), such as theses…
13 votesHi,
We have developed the export/import assets in CSV functionality to support bulk update of assets. If needed, we can discuss improvements there. We will not add overlay via the Import Profiles.
- Don't see your idea?