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Afiliations in profiles should have more flexibility
We would like researchers to be able to add an affiliation, whether or not that affiliation is listed in GRID or other system. This would allow them to list commercial entities, as well as smaller organizations that may not be included.
We also do not want the list of titles in affiliations connected to our internal list of titles. Some of the terms (Assistant/Associate/Professor are fairly standard in the US, but other of our local titles are not as standard in at every institution, and definitely may be different internationally.
13 votesHi all,
This ability has been recently added - when selecting the "Enable creation of new external organization" check box in the setting, the user can add new affiliations that are not part of the controlled list.
To see all the places where new affiliations can be added - please see in our online help.
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Display book subtitle on researcher profile
When we add a book for a researcher by ISBN, the system correctly puts the book title in the title field and the book subtitle in the subtitle field (example: Title = Epidemic invasions
Subtitle = yellow fever and the limits of Cuban independence, 1878-1930). However, on the researcher record, only the title (Epidemic invasions) displays. When you click the title to get to the Esploro research portal, both the title and subtitle correctly display.Because our profiles are not public, we can't share a link with this example, but you can see it on a Brandeis profile: https://scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/profile/jonathan_sarna/output/publication.book?institution=01BRAND_INST
11 votesDear Colleagues,
This idea has been implemented in our August 2021 release.
Thank you for your suggestions,
Na'ama
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Add more Esploro information to Analytics
Please include the Abstract, Pages, and Bibliography fields from the Esploro asset record in Analytics.
9 votesDear Colleagues,
Pages and many available fields have been added to Analytics.
Abstracts cannot be added to Analytics since it is a text heavy field and we can't add it at this point.
If there are additional fields missing, please contact our support team to request to add them.
Best Regards,
Na'ama
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SWORD for non-ETDs
The SWORD integration currently allows only ETD deposits. Since we have a lot of works that would be deposited by non-researchers that are not ETDs, such as masters projects and posters, we would want to be able to create a SWORD tool that allows deposits of those assets as well by the user themselves. This request is specifically asking for a new SWORD endpoint that allows deposits of normal, non-ETD assets.
8 votesI am happy to let you know that Esploro SWORD supports records in the Esploro format for all asset types. See here for more information: https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/esploro/integrations/sword/ Happy Holidays, Shoshana -
Export Esploro assets (Mainly Theses) in known formats
Hi,
We have Theses in Esploro which we want to export to another system.
We would like to be able to export the theses in at least one of these formats:
Marc
Marc XML
DublinCore (DC)7 votesWe support OAI publishing in Marc XML for ETDs.
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Add the ability to Expand All research units
Research units are currently displayed only in hierarchical list. Therefore, to find a research unit, the user must know the organization's hierarchy. The enhancement idea is either a way to list all units in a browse A-Z, or, more simply, a button to expand-all hierarchy.
7 votesThis is available in our July release.
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Improve search options for DOIs in avanced search (and/or analytics)
We need to identify which assets had reserved DOIs in order to run a bulk job to register them.
It is currently not possible to use advanced search to search for this, or is it possible to obtain this information via analytics.
We need to be able to create a set of assets where DOI is reserved and asset is approved, without having to do export all assets with DOIs, use excel filters to identify those that are reserved, and import those citations back into Esploro to create a set.
We need to identify better within Esploro whether the asset…6 votes -
Customise tabs on Researcher Profile
We would like to be able to showcase a researcher's Teaching and Supervision and Service and Engagement. therefore we would like to be able to add and edit tabs across the top of the profile. Teaching and Supervision would include current and completed HDR students, Teaching experience as Unit Assessor, Course Coordinator etc. Service and engagement would be somewhere to include editorial board membership, committee membership both internal and external, Working party memebership etc.
5 votesHi all,
This enhancement is supported in our November 2023 version.
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Add job to batch suppress asset records
At times we may need to suppress asset records from discovery in our repository. Having a job that will process a set of records and suppress them would be helpful.
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Associate ETDs automatically with the relevant author
Currently, When an ETD is loaded to Esploro, its author, the student, is not associated with a researcher.
We ask to add an identifier field in the load file that will allow us to assign a student to an existing researcher.
If the field is blank, no match is attempted.4 votesThis has been done for Import Profiles and Student Deposit. If needed for ETD Admin flow suggest a new Idea be opened.
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Add Primary Identifier to Esploro Researcher analysis in Analytics
It will be very helpful to include an identifier field that can be used to match researchers with other campus systems. Currently researcher internal ID is the only identifier field available but this field in not available outside of Alma/Esploro. Please make Primary Identifier and/or primary email address available in Esploro Researchers analysis.
3 votesDear Colleagues,
The primary identifier was added to the Researchers Subject Area.
BR
Na'ama
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Smart Harvesting - Sorting of Very Strong, Strong and Uncertain Match lists alphabetically by title.
The alphabetical sorting of titles in the Very Strong, Strong and Uncertain match lists would make viewing and comparing records much quicker. It would increase administrator efficiency and reduce the possibility of errors.
3 votesIT is possible to sort the author matching tasks lists alphabetically
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Add WOS id as part of Smart Harvest / Smart Expansion
Now that we can display WOS citation counts, we need to find a way to update all our records with the WOS id. For this we are planning to export, match via DOI, and reimport. Moving forward it would be ideal if the WOS id is added to the asset at the time of Smart Harvesting / expansion.
3 votesThe WoS ID is now added when Esploro records are normalized to the Esploro format. This will start working in the July release.
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Configure Homepage Entity Link Sorting Options
It would be nice to have the ability to configure sort options for entity links on the homepage.
Under Configuration->Portals & Profiles->Research Portal->Research Portal Configuration->Header/Footer->Header->Entities, the entity links listed can't be configured. There is an item for portalLink that can be enable/disable but can't be customize. The resulting URL that is generated contains the parameter: SORT=RANK.
Since the portalLink displays a browsable listing of Esploro items, it would be more desirable to show items sorted by DATE_D because no search query is specified. The setting SORT=RANK displays records in seemingly random order.
3 votesDear Christian,
This request has been implemented in our April release (2022).
You can control the default sort of asset search results by reordering (by drag and drop) the sort options in the configuration screen - the default would be the first option in the list.
Go to Configuration > Portal and Profiles > Research Portal Configuration and select the Asset Search Page tab.
For a more detailed explanation you can also see our online help here - https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Esploro/Product_Documentation/Esploro_Online_Help_(English)/Configuring_the_Research_Portal_and_Profiles/Configuring_the_Researcher_Portal#Asset_Search_Page_Tab
Best Regards,
Na'ama
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Add ability to change asset type from author matching review screen OR in editing provisional asset details screen
When approving Smart Harvest matches in the client, sometimes it is easy to tell that an asset is not a journal article, etc. For example if the title has the word Comment or Abstract as part of the title.
Right now you must approve the match and exit author matching to update asset type. This is not efficient, and I often forget to update these.
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Make more Asset Fields searchable in Esploro
Several important asset fields are missing in the Esploro search function. Some of these fields may be required filters when creating logical sets for ongoing OAI publishing and all of them would be extremely useful for Esploro users in daily operations. It would be great if asset fields in general were made searchable in the system, similar to the way Alma works. Most of the fields are searchable in Analytics but this is not really an alternative to direct searching in Esploro (e.g. when there is a need to create logical sets for the automated OAI publishing.) Please see below…
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Add ability to send list of unapproved Smart Harvest matches to confirm
Sometimes it is impossible to confirm Smart Harvest results unless you have a current CV or publication list.
We would like to be able to send lists of unapproved Smart Harvest results to individual researchers to confirm or reject.
Initially, we would like to just send an email to researchers. Eventually, we would like them to be able to mark confirm/reject and reply and the Smart Harvest list would update.
2 votesHi. The ability to select tasks and send them to the researcher has been added to the August release
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Orcid affiliation status available in analytics
We would like to be able to run a report of all our affiliated researchers and indicate which of them have affiliated their orcid.
This could be a yes/no flag similar to the "has access to researcher profile" field.Currently, the only way we can get this detail is through the back-end by searching for researchers with Settings :
Has established trust with ORCID1 voteDear Colleagues,
This field and others have been added to our May 2023 release. It is now possible to analyze whether a researcher has added their ORCiD to their profile, established trust and whether you have run the Push to ORCiD job and for which outputs.
We hope you will find this useful,
Na'ama
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Lock Editing of Specific Fields in User Profile
Prevent users from editing specific fields, such as job title, that are controlled by the institution. Some institutions might also want to apply this to educational history.
Suggestion from Brandeis.
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