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Make subtype display more prominently
The subtype field could make our existing asset types much more flexible if it displayed in the brief results (both in the portal and on profiles). We use it to clarify "other" and to add more specificity to an existing type, for example Statutory Drafting, Brief of Appellant, Documentary, and Audiobook. A facet is actually not a good solution (despite having previously suggested it and that being implemented) because it makes these minor subtypes appear very prominently for broad searches. (We turned on this feature when it was introduced and almost immediately turned it off). The real need is both…
1 voteDone in Dec 2025 release. Please create a new Idea for Project Type of ETDs. Thanks.
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Option to make file upload required on researcher deposit form
Our institution requires that researchers upload an electronic copy of their work to add it to the repository. However, researchers often submit the deposit form without adding a file. In order to prevent this from happening and avoid having to return the deposit as incomplete, we would like the option to make file upload a required field in the researcher deposit form. See screenshot: https://app.screencast.com/UinpbBIjMkU7D.
1 voteThis is available as part of the configurable deposit feature.
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Make subtype facetable and display more prominently
The subtype field could make our existing asset types much more flexible if it was a facet and if it displayed in the brief results (both in the portal and on profiles). We use it to clarify "other" and to add more specificity to an existing type, for example Statutory Drafting, Brief of Appellant, Documentary, and Audiobook.
4 votesThe subtype is available as a facet in the Public portal.
The display has not changed.
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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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Esploro datasets in Google Dataset Search
Making Esploro datasets discoverable in the Google Dataset Search is a high priority for positioning Esploro as a robust data repository solution. A prominent research program has deposited several of their datasets in Esploro. At a recent meeting, the PI indicated that not having their Esploro datasets discoverable in the Google Datasets Search was a significant disadvantage when compared to other data repositories like PANGAEA.
Schema.org tags are required for inclusion in Google Datasets, these tags should be added to Esploro assets.
15 votesMetadata tags were added in the May 2023 release to help discovery and indexing by Google.
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Show "view online" link resolver links regardless of other links
The view online option of link resolver only displays when there are no other links or files attached to an asset. Our procedure is to always add a link to the published version of the record, therefore the link resolver never displays.
We would like to have the option to display link resolver links even if there is already a link in the record. This would ensure our staff and students could still access the resource if we have a full text subscription AND visitors to the portal could link to the published version.
In 2020 when we were launching…
34 votesAvailable in the May 2025 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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Display of grant acronym in the Esploro portal asset – Horizon Europe
The European Union's Horizon Europe grants require that a grant acronym appear in the repository metadata. Esploro's asset view only includes grant name and id.
Source: EU requirements https://erc.europa.eu/managing-your-project/open-science
Sample Record: https://weizmann.esploro.exlibrisgroup.com/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Identification-of-presented-SARS-CoV-2-HLA-class/993292223803596
Grant displayed: ImmuNogenomics TArgeting Cancer, 754282, European Research Council (Belgium, Brussels) - ERC
Grant acronym in Esploro grant record > Funder abbreviation field: INTACtThese new Horizon Europe requirements will apply to articles published starting in 2022.
It is important that Esploro fulfill these grant requirements in order to be a legitimate institutional repository.14 votesIncluded in the November 2022 release.
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Add a facet for "Type of Degree"
In case of different degree in the same faculty, such as School of Education offers both EdD and PhD. Currently, the search will return all ETDs in our repository that are associated with the School of Education. So it should capture all the Ed.D.'s, but it also include results of Ph.D.'s as well. There is no facet for type of degree. Therefore, it would be more user friendly for filtering search results by "Type of Degree".
This is about as fine as we can parse it at the moment: https://researchdiscovery.drexel.edu/esploro/search/outputs?query=any,contains,*&page=1&sort=date_d&enable_asterisk_search=true&institution=01DRXU_INST&scope=ResearchETD&mfacet=facet_academic_unit,include,01DRXU_INST___3852,1
62 votesFacets for Degree In, Degree Awarded, and Project Type have been added to the portal in the November 2024 release.
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Export of search results from Portal
Whereas in Primo, it is possible to export the results of a search (or at least, up to 50) by selecting them and then Exporting them, there does not seem to be the same option in the Researchers portal. We would like to be able to export search results from Esploro. Ideally, this export would not be restricted to 50.
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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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Ability to control the public visibility of grant information
Give customers the ability to manage the public visibility of grant information. The details of certain grants cannot always be made public. Therefore, institutions must have the ability to selectively suppress grants from discovery and control the public visibility of certain elements (e.g., amount). Ideally, this control should be available both to Esploro staff as well as the researcher/grant recipient.
15 votesDear Collegues,
This idea have been implemented - Grants can be hidden from the portal or the profile, by the admin or the researcher.
Best Regards,
Na'ama
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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…16 votesPlease see documentation for this feature here
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Offer separate search scopes for faculty and student research assets
Our institution uses Esploro to provide access to two different types of research assets: faculty publications and ETDs. Currently, Esploro offers the option to search ETDs separately from other assets. However, it is not possible to search our faculty assets separate from ETDs. We would like the option of parsing students and faculty assets into completely separate search scopes rather than having them combined into one.
24 votesThis has been included in the December 2022 release.
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Automatically update Embargoes whose date has passed
Esploro records are Opened automatically after the embargo period had passed – But:
• The records still have "Embargo" in the "Access rights" section of the asset
• "Embargo" still appears on the article’s cover page.It was suggested by Ex Libris support that once in a while we will create a set of all the records for which the embargo date passed, And run on them the 'Update Set of Research Assets' job - replacing the access rights to ‘Open’.
We would like this process to be seamless. We request a job that automatically updates Esploro records whose embargo…
38 votesAs promised, with the December release the coverpage no longer mentions “Embargo” for previously embargoed files.
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Populate permalink with local DOIs/handles
We are able to generate DOIs for ETDs, but we have found that users are sharing the generated permalink instead of the assigned DOI.
In any instance where there is a local DOI or handle, it would be great to have it populating in the permalink field.
14 votesHi all,
This has been completed in our July 2021 release.
Kind regards,
Na'ama
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