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Overview

Alma Enhancements to Consider Word Document. The word document exists to describe the enhancement and allow the members of FuWG review and discuss asynchronously between meetings. The tables below is used to track reviewed dates and decisions over time.

Fulfillment

Enhancement NameRelease MonthDate ReviewedDecision/Assessment
Quick Printing Option for Multiple RecordsFebruary 20202/25/21In Production

Pop-up Messages in the Scan In Interface

March 20202/25/21
  • Action: Try turning some on (see list below) in SB and testing
    • Item has requests, feeback message
    • Transit, feedback message
    • Work Order, popup message

Option to Exclude the Grace Period When Calculating Fee

July 20202/25/21Not implemented because no fines are currently accruing

New On hold shelf reminder

December 20202/25/21
  • Action: SB testing
    • Test with Lamont and Countway – needs to be configured to reflect "normal times" (i.e. 7 days on the hold shelf)
    • Add FWG folx to email table so they receive notices from SB
    • 3 days before hold expiration; 4 days after hold date
    • Should say, where it is held; link to make a reservation if they haven't already; when the hold expires
    • Test to see what happens if patron has 1 item at Lamont and 1 item at Countway where the hold expires on the same day

Display Override Return Date

January 20212/25/21Shared logins shouldn't be able to override due dates; if staff want some student workers to have more privileges then they can get an individual login

Leganto

Enhancement NameRelease MonthDate ReviewedDecision/Assessment
Enabling Hiding the Collaborators PanelFebruary 20202/25/21Didn't warrant significant discussion

Automate Reading List Status While Course Active or Inactive

March 20202/25/21Reading List status not widely used among Access Staff

Primo Newspapers Scope Added in Leganto


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

overlay_no_type


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Purge menu added to Reading List actions list


2/25/21
  • Action: Alma Enhancements to Consider Communicate with relevant Access Staff the difference between "Purge" and "Delete" for Reading Lists and update Staff Libguide

Generating Citations Based on Reference Files (Beta)


2/25/21

Hide or Show Newspaper Menu when searching for resources


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Notification to Students of upcoming due dates


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Subscription Letter for List Owners after Rollover


2/25/21Group didn't see much value-added to this enhancement as most rollovers are initiated by the List Owner (aka instructors). However, If someone is rolling over a list that I [AS staff] have to deal with, then I [AS staff] would like to receive the letter/notice
Personal Copies
2/25/21

Group liked the idea, but wasn't clear on how it would appear in Alma for the librarian processing the item

  • Action: Someone should look at the documentation to see how this is represented

Create Reading Lists by importing RIS, BibTex, References, and Folders


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Leganto has integrated with Syndetics Unbound


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion
Leganto now displays the View online or Check availability links in the brief display of a citation
2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Citation’s Public Notes in Compact View


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

YouTube how-to videos for Leganto


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

How to install Cite It! video


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Changes to label values


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

URLs can be included in a citation’s public note


2/25/21Group sees use case for this if DRP continues post-Spring 2021
The Lists view now displays the instructor(s) for the list's course
2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Move a citation to a different list or section within a list, using the new Move Citation option


2/25/21Didn't inspire significant discussion

Lock section for editing


2/25/21Group didn't see much value-added to this enhancement

Reading lists in the Recently Deleted lists group will now be automatically removed from the system once they have spent more than 30 consecutive days in the deleted lists group. 


2/25/21
  • Action: Spruill Harder Communicate with relevant Access Staff the difference between "Purge" and "Delete" for Reading Lists and update Staff Libguide

Citations Insights job


3/18/21Currently available to staff with the appropriate permissions
Guided Tours
3/18/21
  • Action: Kara will activate in Sandbox;

    • Add an item based on library resource

    • Add an item with a file

    • Create a sharable link

  • Action: Reserves folx will review and provide feedback
Locate citation source config
3/18/21There are options for tweaking this if we find that citations are not being located properly or if it becomes an issue

Create reading lists by import


3/18/21Group didn't identify any use cases for this enhancement (other than the current Ares>Alma migration project underway for HKS)
Duplicating course lists in Leganto
3/18/21Different behavior depending on how it is duplicated, training issue. Duplicated lists can appear in a queue of unassociated lists that need cleanup
Using tags to update citation status
3/18/21
  •  Action: Are there any applications for this functionality? Spruill Harder will take this to March's reserves meeting
Edit multiple citations within 1 reading list
3/18/21Group is uncertain what the options are and cannot think of many use cases for this enhancement

Default section name


3/18/21Option to make certain default templates available when a new list is created, this could come in handy when the project to improve the reading list experience for students begins (based on URC study) – otherwise, the enhancement was viewed as both "harmless and pointless"

Configure notifications for when new notes are added to a list




You can now add a second page range for citations of type Book Extract




Update a set of courses with the Course Bulk Update job




Display item’s chapter number in brief display




Add general message to top of reading list citations




Select how permalinks appear in export file




Automatically Calculate Total Chapter Count




Add/Edit public notes, due dates, and visibility dates on edit and create item forms




Reminder email to instructors to create reading lists




You can now create a set of courses from an uploaded file




Help page customization




Update of text labels for links




New filter menu in Leganto




New display_in_process parameter




You can now use multiple digital viewer services in Leganto




general_message_dates and general_message_role parameters




default_list_sort_instructors parameter




Find lists by course year and term




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