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1. Polaris 8.0 - Fix the Leap Bibliographic Find Tool Search to use Initial Articles like the Polaris Client

   Currently in Leap there is no equivalent Bibliographic Title search to the "Exact match (implicitly truncated)" in the Polaris Client. The Leap search "Bibliographic>BasicSearch>Title>Exact ()" doesn't utilize the Initial Articles entries in the Bib record so any title search with a "The" or "A" or "An" in the title are not returned in the search results. This has caused a push back to adoption since the very real perception is that Leap has inferior search capabilities. I'm not sure why the the "Bib Exact ()" search requires staff to strip out the A, An & The initial article to return results when that hasn't been the standard method of searching in the Polaris Client.

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   To provide a Bibliographic Title search in Leap that is equivalent to the extremely functional "Exact match (implicitly truncated)" that has been in the Polaris Client. This is needed to remove the obstacle for staff to implement Leap. Having to retrain all staff to drop the initial article to achieve a successful title search just doesn't make sense to me. Currently there is no client parity in this area.

   Currently in Leap there is no equivalent Bibliographic Title search to the "Exact match (implicitly truncated)" in the Polaris Client. The Leap search "Bibliographic>BasicSearch>Title>Exact ()" doesn't utilize the Initial Articles entries in the Bib record so any title search with a "The" or "A" or "An" in the title are not returned in the search results. This has caused a push back to adoption since the very real perception is that Leap has inferior search capabilities. I'm not sure why the the "Bib Exact ()" search requires staff to strip out the A, An & The initial article… more

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2. Polaris 8.0 - Better Handling of "Display" Items

   : In its current configuration, a "display" shelf location can be used to indicate an item has been placed on display. However, changing this shelf location is a semi-permanent change and when the display comes down staff must change the location codes, either manually or through a record set, to the original location. Because displays are often very popular, this often results in items being checked out and returned. Without markings on the books that indicate they're on a temporary display, these items are often reshelved in their original location while their Polaris record indicates they're still on display, hindering findability. The idea is to create the ability to set a "temporary display" designation on an item (or several, depending on the number of display spaces in a Library) that is automatically cleared from the item record when the item is checked in.

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   This would save staff time in multiple ways. Shelving staff would be able to quickly check-in and shelve items without having to monitor the shelf location to ensure they're shelving on the correct display; staff creating displays wouldn't need to remember to revert record sets back to the original shelf location; and the occurance of items shelved incorrectly (in standard shelving with a "display" location code) would decrease, increasing findability for both staff and customers.

   : In its current configuration, a "display" shelf location can be used to indicate an item has been placed on display. However, changing this shelf location is a semi-permanent change and when the display comes down staff must change the location codes, either manually or through a record set, to the original location. Because displays are often very popular, this often results in items being checked out and returned. Without markings on the books that indicate they're on a temporary display, these items are often reshelved in their original location while their Polaris record indicates they're still on display, hindering… more

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