244 results found
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Preferences font settings can affect catalog display
When you increase the font size to 20 for cataloging, it enlarges all the other information except the title line which remains the same. As a result, the title line appears smaller in comparison to the other information. It would be great is the title also displayed in the larger font.
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Include hourly patron borrowing reports in Decision Center
We use the hourly patron borrowing reports in Web Management Reports to track patron visits at offsite hold lockers. We would like to have this report migrated to Decision Center since this is the tool already in use by our frontline staff.
8 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Allow Create Lists to export the best title and best author normalized fields
These two fields can be incorporated into searches performed within create lists but are not available among the fields that can be exported. Best title normalized is particularly helpful for data brought into a spreadsheet as the removal of special characters and diacritics can greatly improving sorts and searching.
These fields are available via SQL, where I make frequent use of them, but for most of our users Create Lists is the only option for extracting data from the system.
9 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Make Selecting 'All' Genuinely Purposeful
As I'd done in similar scenarios countless times before, yesterday, I was in the process of modifying the activeholds on my account in Sierra to change them to a newly created pickup location.
There were several that needed changing, so I selected 'All.' However, rather than make a batch change of the half dozen or so that needed updating, Sierra cycles you through each item individually, forcing multiple arguably unnecessary clicks, when the expected & more intuitive outcome in this scenario would be to indicate the desired change once & see it changed for all selected records.
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Current Location variable-length field in item records
Libraries with varied types of media in their collections require more location information associated with items than a shelfmark. We would like to see a Current Location field as standard in the item record. This field must be included in the data libraries for item paging notices as retrievals staff will need this information on retrievals lists/slips.
Idea Value
To record the exact location of items within the buildings, which will facilitate retrieval of less standard items or special collections items that are not easily stored in a standard sequence. Current location data is essential for museums accreditation.8 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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New "Booked" status for items scheduled in the Booking Module
Idea: create a new status that references a scheduled booking for an item.
Value: Currently, Sierra does not change the status of an item that has a scheduled booking. When using the API to reflect the status of an item on a catalog, the item will show as status - (On Shelf) even though the item is not available because it has a scheduled booking for that time. This makes it seem as if the item can be scheduled for a specific time when it is already booked. When an item has a booking, changing the status to "Booked" when…
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Allowing the Mobile Worklists app to rotate in iOS, making use of the camera as a scanner.
Requesting the Mobile Worklists app have the ability to rotate in iOS, making use of the camera as a scanner. Additionally, to have the app catch items shelved out of order
6 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Make Third Party API Transactions More Apparent for Sierra Customers
Some time ago, an idea was submitted to enhance the Sierra API to provide statistical group information, so that circulation transactions in third party applications could be credited to a statistical group other than 0 None.
The idea won the "Let's Connect Sierra API Challenge."
With the release of Sierra 6.0, it then became possible to include a new optional data parameter to specify the statistical group that should be used when recording a transaction performed using the APIs.
My library was excited to hear this, as we'd recently begun using the self-checkout feature in the Bibliocommons' app not long…
5 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Granular Permissions on Item Record
We would like to see more specific permissions on items records to allow staff who don't have access to edit entire item records to be able to do basic things like add and delete item messages or change the status of the item.
Frontline staff are discovering outdated item messages or finding that items are missing, and it's inefficient for them to have to contact someone else to change the status of the item, or delete an item message attached to it.
14 votesThe product manager will review this idea for possible inclusion in a future release.
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Make printer option defaults available by workflow, and have "send to email address" send only to staff email addresses
This is two fold. First, we would like to be able to set a default printer option determined by the staff users workflow (circulation workflow/function would default to "email to patron", and cataloging function would default to local printer, etc). So staff log in and select their function area and the system uses a specific printer default accordingly.
Secondly, we would like to have the "Send to email address" printer option changed somewhat. When selected, it would have a drop down of emails available to send to. These would be set up by the system admin. It would reduce the…
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Allow staff modification of frozen holds
The current "Frozen Holds" function in WebPAC does not allow for patrons to select a date at which they want their holds to be "unfrozen". Staff have the ability to set a "Not Wanted Before" date on behalf of the patron, but there is currently have no way to modify the date of a frozen hold on behalf of a patron in the Sierra Desktop App. SDA should have the option to change that date once frozen by the patron, in the event the patron cannot unfreeze it themselves.
Staff feedback: "We've had a lot of patron confusion around freeze…
18 votesThe product manager will review this idea for possible inclusion in a future release.
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The Z39.50 Server and Authority Records
Searches of Innovative databases that contain authority records using Z39.50 search do not return authority records.
The ability to search for an authority records would contribute to the quality of the database and make it easier to generate linked data.
4 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Allow Global Update of Fund Codes
Allow for Global Update of fund codes. I work in an academic library and will often get purchase lists from our liaison librarians for a specific department. The records are brought in and the attached order records are edited in GU with the correct vendor, and selector, etc. It would be a time-saver if I could also update the fund code (which are tied to academic departments) at the same time.
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Be able to create and edit paging list templates with LXStarter rather than Jaspersoft
I'm hoping that the great improvements to patron notices with LXStarter can be considered for staff use, like paging lists.
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Split the Patron_Name in the Item Paging Slip and Item Paging List data libraries into first name and last name
The element PatronName in the Item Paging Slip & Item Paging List Data library be broken up into Patronfirstname and patronlast_name elements like in the hold/transit slip data libraries.
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Display Circulation Statistics on Mobile Worklist
When scanning a book to add to a list show Last Use Date and Total Check Outs without having to go to Item Details.
5 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Notify the library staff of new ILL requests via email
An option for Sierra to notify the library of new ILL requests via email rather than a staff member manually checking the new requests function.
4 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Superuser account with access to all accounting units from one log in?
Could we have an enhancement option to create a Sierra user administrator account that has access to all accounting units? I am the only system administrator and cataloger for a library system with multiple accounting units and I would very much appreciate the ability to do everything I need to from one log-in (managing/creating new check-in records, for example).
9 votesThe product manager will review this idea for possible inclusion in a future release.
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Returning items not in hand
We were wondering if a “Return Item” button could be put alongside “Renew” “Claimed Returned” when in the Checked Out Items screen, so that you can return an item not in hand etc.
Simply select the item already issued to a member, and hit 'Return'.5 votesThis idea will be reviewed by the Innovative product team for consideration in planning the upcoming product roadmap.
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Allow an option for patrons to choose a different default pickup location in Encore instead of it defaulting to the patron's home library.
Currently, when a patron is logged into their Encore account and they place a request, the system will default to their home library for the pickup location. If they want to pick up somewhere else, they have to manually choose that option from the dropdown menu.
We want to keep the home library field limited to physical library locations, but allow for alternative pickup options that aren't specifically a home library (community pickup location, or hold lockers, etc). Right now, if you want to pick up somewhere other than your home library, you have to choose from a dropdown option.…
6 votes
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