Alma Digital
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Add an API to automatically update the User ID Lists used in Alma Digital Access Rights rules.
We are a large consortia (150+ libraries). We need to grant access to resources for specific patrons for a given library. There is no user group to select them, there is no fixed ip, all we can use is a list of users ids generated from analytics (based on the loan history of the patrons). We can use a list of user ids but updating this list manually is unmanageable. An API to create, replace, or update User ID Lists would allow automated synchronization from Analytics, keeping Primo VE access rights current without manual intervention.
12 votes -
Enable copyright watermark on PDF files
Currently, the watermarking feature only works with image files (e.g. JPG, PNG) and does not support PDF files. This is a significant limitation, especially considering how widely the PDF format is used in our digital collections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xqzt4eZcb4
We strongly encourage you to remove this restriction and implement support for watermarking PDFs: it’s an important improvement for our workflows.
Thanks12 votes -
Digital Usage Anonymization
We would like to be able to anonymize digital representation usage, just like we are able to anonymize completed physical circulation and requests. Our students are concerned about their privacy and we want to ensure that they have the same level of privacy when using our digital resources as our physical ones.
16 votes -
Please add the ability to run jobs on a representation level in digital records
Hello
Currently, the jobs for digital records run only on "Title" level.
If we run a job on a record that has more than one representation, the job will run on all the representations, even if we want it to run only on a specific one.In electronic records and physical records we have jobs that run on a portfolio level and item level.
The same should be applied on digital records.
The job should include changing information (for example public note) and deletion if needed.
This should also help the following idea:
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308173-alma/suggestions/42199792-enable-withdrawing-digital-representations-job-basThanks,
Dafna54 votes -
The ability to add a public note at Collection level as we can for Electronic Collections
Currently, the only type of public note we can add in Alma Digital is at the item or representation level, and that is specifically for copyright information. We would like to suggest that you make it possible to add a public note at the collection & sub-collection level. This field should be multi-purpose and not limited to copyright information.
This is possible with Electronic Collections, and it should be possible with Digital Collections as well.
Thank you for your consideration.
University of Auckland.8 votes -
Allow selection of one collection from multiple options on one record when adding a representation
When using the route Resources -> Add Digital Representation, you can search for and add a representation to any existing collection. However, if you have a bib record with multiple collections, and you use the "..." -> "Add Representation" menu option on that record, the representation defaults to one of those collections and you're unable to change it; this forces you to use the first route instead if you want to add that representation to a different collection.
Using the "..." -> "Add Representation" route should allow you to select which collection you want to add it to if there's…
3 votes -
Edit Entity Type
Entity Type is a hard-coded list for objects, and it is not possible to add/configure new Entity Types. But the entity types are constantly evolving and require localization for each institution. The Entity Type Field could be editable, allowing institutions to manage the list accordingly to their needs
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Create new workflows to allow POLs to handle digital-only resources/purchases
As we continue to find new ways to leverage Alma Digital, we are now using it to host our purchased streaming films (i.e. upload the digital streaming video file to be viewed in the Alma Viewer). Part of our process is attaching a POL to the corresponding record in Alma. However, there doesn't seem to be a straightforward way to associate a POL with a bib record that only contains digital content.
It would be great if an Alma workflow could be created to allow POLs to be attached to Digital resources the same way that they can be attached…
8 votes -
Public note should not overwrite other label
When we add a public note to a digital representation, our configured ViewIt label regarding copyright disappears. That label should stay there, even if a public note about the representation is added. Public note is “stronger” than the default copyrights label c.uresolver.viewit.repcopyrights.copyrightsicon. Thus – if Public note exists – it will show it in the View Online services. It would be very helpful if multiple notes and labels could show at the same time.
2 votes -
Link between restricted access rights and thumbnail configuration
When we select a restricted access rights policy in the digital representation editor (ex. only members of the university can view and download the representation), the thumbnail of the representation is still visible in the search results on Primo, making it possible for all users to view the image. This is especially problematic in the case of photos for example.
One solution could be adding a different thumbnail to the representation, which would overrule the automatic thumbnail generation of the image. However, this is not possible to do in bulk. It would be very useful if we could add thumbnails…
1 vote -
Display video length/duration for Alma Digital videos
Alma Digital video files listed in the Online Access Options of Discovery list the file type and size but not the duration. It would be helpful for our patrons if the duration of the video was also included in this same area.
2 votes -
Allow expiration dates for Alma digital representations
When editing an electronic portfolio, you can set an "available until date" under the general tab. We'd like a similar feature available for Alma Digital representations. That way the representations would automatically become unavailable on a particular date.
6 votes -
The record (Deposit and Staff-mediated Deposit) can only be saved if at least one image, video, or MP4 file is uploaded.
Your assistance in implementing this idea would be greatly appreciated, as students completing the form frequently forget to include images. Enforcing this requirement would help prevent such omissions. Thank you.
3 votes -
Download ZIP file in digital viewer and IIIF viewer
In the digital viewer and IIIF viewer, each file can be downloaded individually. Currently there is no option for patrons in Primo/NDE to download a ZIP file containing all the files in the representation. The only people who can do this are librarians in Alma. An option for patrons to do these bulk downloads would improve efficiency in our workflow.
3 votes -
Add a Public Note to all representations at the collection level
This function, that exist in the configuration of an electronic collection, doesn't exist in a digital collection, so there is no other way to add a text to all records that will be shown in Primo.
18 votes -
The record (Deposit and Staff-mediated Deposit) can only be saved if at least one image, video, or MP4 file is uploaded.
Your assistance in implementing this idea would be greatly appreciated, as students completing the form (thesis) frequently forget to include images. Enforcing this requirement would help prevent such omissions.
2 votes -
"The record (Deposit and Staff-mediated Deposit) can only be saved if at least one image, video, or MP4 file is uploaded.".
I kindly ask for your help in implementing this idea, because the students who will be filling out deposit need to remember to add their pictures (images, files).
2 votes -
Remove/edit boilerplate copyright statements - digital
We would like to replace the list currently in boilerplate "copyright statements - digital" with our own copyright statements, as we want to limit the use of too many different statuses in the drop-down list. Currently it is not possible to remove the standard statements or to make adjustments to it.
2 votes -
Bezalel archive contains many vimeo files. so it is necessary to add vimeo files to digital titles, we ask to develope a solution that the f
Bezalel archive contains many vimeo files. so it is necessary to add vimeo files to digital titles, we ask to develope a solution that the file name will be included in the section זמינות גירסה דיגיטלית with name, not in קישורים wihout title.
2 votes -
Allow Citations as Logical Set for Digital Collection Creation
Currently only "Titles" sets are able to be used in the creation of logical Digital Collections:
We would like the ability attach logical sets of Citations to digital collections so that as reserves are added/removed, we do not have to delete all the titles and re-perform the search, nor do we want to add/remove one-by-one. This way, our course reserves digital collection will always be up to date every semester, without worrying about whether professors have submitted their reserve requests on time.
2 votes
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