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  1. Develop a mechanism to allow subscribers to add 3rd party CSS/javascript

    In Alma/Primo we can add customized CSS and javascript code to our sites by uploading customization packages. This functionality does not exist in Esploro and it's preventing us from using the UserWay accessibility widget - https://userway.org/ - on our site.

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    0 comments  ·  APIs and Integrations  ·  Admin →

  2. 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
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    0 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  3. Add mapping to broad DataCite subjects to improve interoperability with DataCite

    DataCite https://commons.datacite.org/ has a facet for field of science (see datacite-facet.jpg). We would love for our Esploro created DOIs to be able to use a subject term that will appear here. Looking at the backend, it appears they are from “REVISED FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FOS) CLASSIFICATION IN THE FRASCATI MANUAL” https://www.oecd.org/science/inno/38235147.pdf . This is built in as a default vocabulary in the DataCite Fabrica interface. The terms are very broad, but they still look helpful in this context. It would be great if research topics could be mapped to these terms and be included in the information sent…

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    0 comments  ·  APIs and Integrations  ·  Admin →

  4. Esploro Portal – add Labels for all title pages

    We want to be able to configure title pages for every page in the Esploro portal using a label. A title page is what we see when we hover over the browser’s tab. Currently, there is only a label for the main title page.

    4 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Research Portal and Publishing  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminNa'ama Shamir- Keinan (Esploro Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Dear Colleagues, 


    This idea was open for a very long time yet it has not gotten many votes. Due to other priorities, it is not likely that it will be developed in the near future and I am closing the idea. 


    Thank you for your input and if this is still a need for you, please contact the Esploro Product Team. 


    BR

    Na'ama


  5. Esploro Portal - Enhance color settings

    We would like to have one of the following options:
    1. Enhance the color setting options available in the admin panel, allowing complete color control in the portal
    2. Allow uploading a CSS/SASS file that will overwrite the preset CSS/SASS settings

    4 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Research Portal and Publishing  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminNa'ama Shamir- Keinan (Esploro Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Dear Colleagues, 


    Thank you for your input. It was decided that Esploro will not support CSS changes. In addition, we do not have plans to enhance the branding color options in the near future. 

    Due to these reasons I am closing this idea. 

    If this is still a need for you, please contact the Esploro Product Team. 


    BR

    Na'ama

  6. Add a 'Back' button after clicking on ‘Additional approval tasks exist’ in the 'Author matching approval task list'

    Many of us work on approving an asset of a specific researcher or a specific academic unit in the 'Author matching approval task list'.

    Once we choose an asset to work on, and we click on ‘Additional approval tasks exist’, there is no way to get back to the specific filtered list we were working on, and we need, again, to select the relevant filters.

    We ask to add a 'Back' button.

    You can look at the attachment for an example.

    6 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Smart Harvesting  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTami Ezra (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,


    I do understand the need for this but given our current UI infrastructure it is not technically possible.   


    Opening in separate tab can  also create problems.


    I am sorry. 


    Tami



  7. Resize the asset’s title in the portal

    The Asset’s title takes a lot of the Asset’s page real estate in the portal.
    We request an option to resize the title or that the title size be appropriately responsive to screen size.
    The existing title size is 40.5px. It uses 30% of the screen area
    This is a serious problem on small screens like laptops.
    On a phone, this title uses HALF of the screen OR MORE!
    Please see the attached examples.

    10 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Research Portal and Publishing  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminNa'ama Shamir- Keinan (Esploro Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Dear Colleagues, 

    This enhancement is not a something that we are going to pursue in the near future in Esploro so I am closing this idea for now. If this continues to be an issue for you please contact the Esploro Product Team. 


    Thank you for your suggestion, 

    Na'ama

  8. 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
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    0 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  9. 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 votes
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    2 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Customers 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. 

  10. 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
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    1 comment  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  11. 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 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  12. 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
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    0 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  13. 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_Organization

    17 votes
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    3 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  14. 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 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    I suggest using tasks to assign deposits to specific admins. This will prevent multiple admins from starting to work on the same deposit.


  15. 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

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    0 comments  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  16. Ability to create a set of researchers using Internal Researcher ID

    As part of smart harvest and CDI migration (i.e. adding assets in bulk via DOI or PMID or PMCID) we get a lot of non-affiliated researchers. Unfortunately, non-affiliated people may be conflated. We would like to add basic keywords to non-affiliated researchers (for example, co-authors on Nursing publications could have the keyword "Nursing" which would make it more obvious to the matching algorithm that they are not in Geology). The current functionality allows us to add keywords to a set of researchers, but we lack a way to easily make a set of non-affiliated researchers. We can get the internal…

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    1 comment  ·  Researcher Profiles  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTami Ezra (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,


    there is an option to Import Non-affiliated researchers (Researcher > Import Non-Affiliated).


    We also add the option to bulk update researchers (affiliated or non-affiliated) and this includes the option to add research topics (Admin --> Run a job --> Update Set of Researchers)


    Tami


  17. Allow records from Alma and records from esploro to be part of the same collection in Primo

    In Alma we can group records into Collections (Inventory -> Manage Collections).
    The collections are presented in Primo.
    Esploro records are also displayed in our Primo. We want to be able to attach records from Esploro to display in a collection together with Alma records.

    Scenario:
    The "Science Teaching" department asked us to create a collection for them in Primo. They would like to see in this collection publications of their scientists (coming from Esploro) along with books and journals published by them (which are coming from Alma - physical and digital items).

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    0 comments  ·  Research Portal and Publishing  ·  Admin →

  18. Integrate calls for papers (Papers Invited) into researcher profiles

    Integrating the submission form (https://www.papersinvited.com/#submit-paper) into researcher profiles makes it easy for journal editors and conference/event planners to quickly and easily advertise their call directly within their profile and continues to build up the practical functionality of the platform for researchers.

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    0 comments  ·  Researcher Profiles  ·  Admin →

  19. 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
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    Closed  ·  1 comment  ·  Research Repository  ·  Admin →

  20. Esploro's | Customization of the Home page and Portal

    The CSS/JS load Idea was closed - https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/929326-esploro/suggestions/42304072-esploro-portal-and-home-page?tracking_code=c69bab7468ff8e896a94196d9e242aba
    and proposed to open the new Idea
    If there is specific functionality or customization option that we think we should add to Esploro, We have to open a dedicated idea for this idea and Ex Libris will be happy to evaluate it.

    Please Vote:
    We would like to receive the options in Esploro’s configuration pages to edit:

    Home page and Portal:
    Width of the page
    Tabs
    Headers
    Font colors
    Background colors

    On the Portal
    Logo size
    Header height, background-color
    Font colors - part of them is not readable - following Accessibility rules.…

    59 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Research Portal and Publishing  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminYaara Galili (Director of Product Management - Esploro, Ex Libris) responded

    Dear colleagues

    This ticket includes a list of features, and it's impossible for us to distinguish the relevant ones and to prioritize.

    For this, here's the current status of the requested features, now that the new portal was launched, we're closing this ticket.

    For features that are still needed, please open a separate idea (one per feature)


    Home page and Portal:
    Width of the page – done – increased page width – configuration is not available
    Tabs– can be configured
    Headers– can be configured
    Font colors - can be configured
    Background colors - can be configured


    On the Portal
    Logo size– not available (you can load an image with a different scale though)
    Header height – changed, but not configurable.  background-color – can be configured
    Font colors - part of them is not readable - following accessibility rules.  (Like email addresses > yellow on grey).  - Can be configured (also…

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