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Unpaywall OAI-PMH Output
Here at RMIT University, we would like to make available our open access repository content to Unpaywall. https://unpaywall.org/
In order to do this, Unpaywall have advised us of two changes that need to be made to our OAI-PMH output to enable harvesting by them.
Firstly, they require us to configure our OAI-PMH to include clear identifications of the versions of the attached open access files, i.e.. Published Version, Accepted Manuscript and Submitted Version.
These descriptions are used in our current Esploro Repository instance and it would be ideal if these could be included in our OAI-PMH output. Unpaywall have recommended…20 votes -
Request access to restricted files via the Research Portal
In 2020, an enhancement was released that allows repository staff to generate a temporary access link to restricted files. The 2022 roadmap included a second phase of this enhancement that promised a dedicated interface allowing users to request access to restricted files from the Research Portal. See screenshot: https://www.screencast.com/t/TBWet5cr. However, this enhancement was never delivered.
We request this enhancement be added back to the roadmap.
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Allow researchers to manage notification preferences
Currently, only library staff can subscribe or unsubscribe researchers from Esploro notifications. Researchers must contact the library and library staff must update their notification settings in their researcher record. This workflow is inefficient for both parties. To save time and effort, researchers should be able to manage their notification preferences directly from their researcher profile without library intervention.
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Allow researchers to reorder Members and Member Organisations in Projects.
In the Projects section of a profile Members and Member Organizations appear in the order they are added by the researcher. It is not possible for researchers to change the order once added without deleting and starting gain. Please allow researchers to reorder these fields in their profiles.
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Ability to reorder fields with multiple lines via drag and drop in back end and on profile
We would like to see drag and drop functionality implemented across all fields in both the repository and the portal that have mutlitple lines, e.g. relationaships on assets so that relationships can be displayed in desired order. Links on the profile page. Education. Research topics and keywords. Related content on the asset.
Currently many of theses fields display in the order they are entered and some display in a random undetermined order. If links need to be reordered they have to be deleted and re-added. This is a duplciaiton of effort.
2 votesThanks for raising this idea . In the next couple of releases we will gradually add support for reordering of fields on the researcher record – both in the Research Profile and the Researcher Management page – and on the asset page.
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SWORD deposit compliance with Date formats
Currently SWORD deposit date validation gives errors when Dates in records do not match YYYY-MM-DD format and does not allow deposit. This is problematic as many Published Dates do not contain Month or Day. This also makes Esploro non-compliant with date standards, including EDTF. SWORD date validation should account for the variety of Date formats that can be submitted for bibliographic records, preferably aligned with bibliographic standards like EDTF.
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The organization sub-unit should be searchable by Alternative Names
This functionality is already planned.
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