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Accessibility Needs Field for PDF Requests in Rapido
Overview
This proposal recommends enhancing Rapido request forms within Alma/Primo to allow patrons to indicate accessibility requirements for PDF document delivery at the point of request. Capturing this information upstream enables resource sharing staff to proactively produce accessible documents, aligning workflows with current accessibility standards and regulatory requirements.
FOR FULL PROPOSAL SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTProposed Solution
Introduce a configurable field within Rapido request forms labeled "Accessibility Needs".
Option 1: New Dedicated Field
• Add an optional checkbox or dropdown field:
o "I require an accessible PDF"
• When selected, display a conditional message:
o "Accessible PDFs require additional processing and…50 votes -
Resource Sharing Requests: Make sorting order sticky
Currently, in the list of Resource Sharing Requests the Borrowing Requests are by default sorted by update date descending and the Lending Requests by creation date ascending. Our preferences differ from this, and we would like the sorting order to be sticky.
81 votesVoted into 2027 roadmap via CERV RAENH-I-1322. -
Patron wants to receive particular material type through Rapido
Patrons select sometimes a particular material type, e.g. an audio book in our Primo VE. With Rapido, if patrons request their preferred media, e.g. the audio book of a title, the Rapido lending request is sometimes placed on a different material type, e.g. a physical book. This is not what patrons expect.
The lending library cannot not know which format the patron wants, and therefore sends a wrong document to the pickup library.
This happens when there are separate bibliographic records per material type in the Primo VE search result. However, in the Global Title Index (GTI), the material type…
189 votesUsers will be able to specify which resource type they're requesting on the request form. The request will be routed to lenders accordingly.
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