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Creating a showcase from a record set ("ILS list") should dynamically pull titles from the current state of the record set
Right now, using the 'create from ILS list' feature to create a showcase from a record set creates a showcase with every record that is CURRENTLY in the record set. However, if records are later added or removed from the record set, they are not added/removed from the showcase. This means that the staff member often has to do the same work in two places.
If this change can't be made anytime soon, documentation should at least be updated to reflect that the 'create from ILS list' feature is taking a snapshot, not permanently linking a showcase to a record…
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Show Hold Expiration Date in Holds View
In the new Vega Discover Account Portal launched this month, the Checkouts & Requests > Holds Requests area shows when a hold is Ready for Pickup, but can it display when the hold expires, e.g. when the item will be taken off the holds shelf? I realize the hold length is determined by our local policy, but can the calculation be done in Vega that this item was put on hold on X date, so "Pickup Expires" date could be X+7 days?
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Site Level Showcase Roles
We are a consortium whose libraries SHOULD be able to manage their own showcases but should NOT be able to manage each others' showcases. Only we should be able to have system-wide showcase admin privileges. However, there is currently no showcase admin role at the collection site level, which means that we can't assign the showcase admin role to ANY of our libraries' staff users, since the current showcase admin role is simply too broad and all-encompassing. So we are left managing all our libraries' showcase admin tasks ourselves, which is less than ideal.
To be clear, we don't have…
27 votesPlease comment on the following options for a Site Level Showcase Management feature:
What is the Problem we're solving and why?
Vega Consortia Libraries and Multi-Library Organizations would like to be able to manage showcase admin access by site. Site Level Showcase Admin Users should be able to quickly filter available showcases to those created in their Collection Site as well as retain view and use access to all showcases created by librarians in their organization.
Job Stories:
- As a Site Admin, I can assign Showcase Creators and Admins for specific sites, that are limited to creating and editing showcases in a particular site(s).
- As a Site Admin or Content Admin User, I can use the Home Page tools to filter, view, search, and find showcases that were made in the current Collection Site I am editing the Home Page display for.
- As a Site Level Showcase Creator or Admin,…
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wrap titles in checkout/holds/reading history lists
Titles in the checkouts/holds/reading history push the column to the right of the title farther to the right.
I have attached an image. This makes reading the lists very difficult. It does not matter if I change the scale of my font. All of the lists have this issue, and I would suggest that this layout is difficult to scan/read for most.15 votes -
Improved User Access Management
As a System Administrator managing over 100 Collection Sites, identifying which assets a user has access to requires manually checking every single site. This is prohibitively time-consuming and leads to errors when editing, auditing, or deleting user accounts and Collection Sites. A Centralized User Access Management feature would help audit and efficiently manage user permissions across all Vega Discover assets. Ideally, the feature should allow staff to:
1. Select a User
2. View a comprehensive list of all associated Collection Sites, Kiosks, and Showcases the user has access to.
3. Manage those access points centrally (e.g., bulk removal of access)…14 votes -
Item Status Mapping - Availability
Hello,
We would like to have additional Availability options for our descriptions. Currently it is a binary available/unavailable, but we would like an On-Order option for materials that are on-order.
Thanks,
Aaron
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Default to one request button when there is only one edition
Some patrons are getting confused with the 'request any edition' button and the 'request edition' button when there is ONLY one edition.
Is it possible for this to be dynamic? The 'request any edition' becomes 'request edition' and the 'request edition' button disappears when there is only one edition to choose from. Then back to the way it is when there are 2+ editions.
Please see attached screenshot.
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Include search result page navigation at the top and bottom of the page
To assist with accessibility of search results, include the ability to move between pages at the top and bottom of the page.
19 votes -
Update internal logic to allow selection of the identifiers (e.g. ISBN, UPC, etc) that Discover sends to Syndetics Unbound for cover images
The Nov 5, 2025 Discover Release Notes (https://iii.rightanswers.com/portal/app/portlets/results/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=250108121147587&guest=0#mcetoc_1j9d37oot2) introduced format level cover images. Now only one identifier is sent to Syndetics in the following hierarchy / order:
- Configured custom 856 Cover URLs
- ISBN
- EAN/IAN
- ISSN
- UPC
This purportedly fixed an error where incorrect cover images would appear when both ISBN and UPC identifiers were sent to Syndetics, since these ISBN / UPC numbers in the cover image link might come from different records in the rollup.
However, in the case of rollups of thousands of our AV records (Music CDs and DVDs/Blu-rays), this change introduced a new issue:…
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Sort hold queue numbers by their full value instead of just the first digit
In the account portal, users want to sort their holds by where they are in the hold queues. They can do this, but the sort is not by the full value of the number. I can't imagine that anyone would expect the current sort.
I have attached an example.
In this list the sort appears as : 10, 17, 157, 30, 414 votes -
Suppress the patron name when Account Linking is not on
When viewing checkouts in Account Portal, the patron name appears next to every checkout. I know this is groundwork for the yet to release Account Linking function but please do not show this when there are no linked accounts. Patrons have already reported that this is not helpful.
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Prioritize 800/830 for series display before 490 field
Sometimes the series displayed on the item (i.e. what goes in the 490 field) is not unique enough to distinguish it from another series with a similar title. However, the 800/830 fields allow for this distinction by displaying the unique authorized version of the series. Therefore we would like the 800/830 prioritized for display and the 490 to only display if there is no 800/830 field. Attached is the example we encountered where the series statement displayed on the graphic novel series (490 field) exactly matched that of the regular print (not graphic) series. This resulted in the link to…
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Kiosk timeout period
Please make it so that the timeout period for kiosks can be applied only when a patron has logged into their account. While there might be a need to end a session if a patron has only done a search for something, it seems much more important to make sure a patron's account is logged out in a timely manner if they've forgotten to that themselves.
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Hoopla Flex records should be included in Hoopla Ingests
We have both Hoopla Flex titles and Hoopla Instant titles. We're using the Hoopla ingest, but it doesn't include records from our growing Hoopla Flex collection. Our cataloging team has been looking at manually loading Hoopla Flex MARC records into our ILS. We had previously stopped manually loading eContent records even prior to purchasing Discover simply because it is so often a losing battle to keep records in sync. We'd be made whole if we could receive all of our Hoopla records through the ingest. Previously, we were waiting for Hoopla to update their API, but I’ve been informed by…
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Account Portal - limit default collection options
In the account portal we would like a way to limit what is displayed in the "default collection" drop down. Often times there are times when we might have a collection site used for testing or one not ready to be discovered that the patron will have access to.
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Overdrive/Libby Holds Display With Physical Holds
We have received multiple requests from patrons who would like to see their Overdrive/Libby holds display in the list with their physical holds.
Since Vega Discover displays Overdrive/Libby checkouts in a list with physical item checkouts, it is inconsistent and confusing/misleading to not have the holds display in the patron account portal as well.
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Sorting Volumes Numerically - Not By Digit
When a patron is looking at a monograph serial title and wants to place a hold on a volume, they click on place a hold and get the option to choose which volume they want. The volumes are listed by digit, rather than numerically. For example:
1
10
100
101
102
103
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12
13We would like to see the volumes listed numerically (preferably with the latest volumes listed first):
103
102
101
100
99
98
97This would help patrons find exactly the volumes they are looking for, particularly having the latest volumes listed at the top.
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account linking/associations
Linking accounts in the account portal appears to have no effect on patron associations in Leap. Because linking and associating accounts have similar functions and names, it makes sense to more fully integrate them with each other. For example, if accounts are associated in Leap, create the link automatically in Vega Discover rather than requiring patrons to go through the whole passphrase process, and vice versa. Having two functions that are very similarly named and do almost the same thing will get confusing for staff and patrons.
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Consolidate identical subject headings into a single concept in facets
In Vega Discover, Concepts are currently generated separately for each instance of subject metadata drawn from fields such as 648, 650, 653 etc, including distinctions based on indicators and thesaurus codes (e.g., LCSH, FAST, local/uncontrolled terms). As a result, identical subject headings can appear multiple times as distinct Concepts, even though the visible label is the same. This leads to unnecessary duplication and forces patrons to choose between several identical facet values, creating confusion and reducing the usefulness of the facet.
It would be highly beneficial if Vega could normalize and merge identical subject strings into a single Concept, regardless…
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Automatically hide suppressed records in Showcases
Currently, if a suppressed bib is included in a showcase, it displays but doesn't include details and is not clickable. It shows the default colour block with title instead of the cover image and does not link to more information. Additionally, if the showcase is embedded outside of Vega, the titles display this way and are clickable but lead to a 404 error.
This can be resolved by removing the title from the showcase but that requires someone to notice and report the issue and then for the showcase list to be updated manually. This workflow also doesn't allow for…
12 votes
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