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Vega Discover version identifier needed for administrators
Hello,
Vega Discover administrators need a way to identify the software version.
Why? I find that the upgrade schedule is not always accurate. We are in North America and the upgrade can be delayed by a day, or happens during the middle of the expected day. It would be helpful to have a version stamp somewhere on the site or admin site to help administrators know when they can begin testing the new features.9 votes -
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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Allow customers to rate and review titles
Allow customers to rate (number of stars) and write reviews for titles that would appear in Discover for other customers to see.
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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.
11 votesThis is planned for later this year.
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Better Error Message for Users Trying to Return OverDrive Kindle Titles
I'm not sure if it's possible, but it would be really helpful for users who try to check in an OverDrive title they have on Kindle to get an error message other than the general one that says to try again later. Titles that have been sent to Kindle need to be checked in through Amazon. Most of our patrons go through the Libby app, which gives them return instructions there, but we've had a few try to return these titles from their Vega account portal and are confused when they get an error.
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Author Holds based on authority record.
Allow patrons to place a "hold" on a specific author's authority that would generate a process in which new releases/linked bibliographic records automatically trigger a holds process
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add author to checkouts & holds lists (as it appears in circ history list)
Please add the author details to the holds lists (as it appears in the circ history list). I see many ideas about sorting holds and current checkouts by author, so I thought I would include the obvious, and ask that the author display for both lists. It does appear for circ history, and customers need this to manage their circulation.
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Add More Options for "Results Per Page"
Some patrons have reported they would like more options for the "results per page" when searching -- specifically, an option for 100. The PAC gave options up to 100, but Vega Discover only gives options up to 40 per page.
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Add LitText to the Literary Form facet
Expand the Literary Form Facet to Include Audiobooks with LitText Coding I am requesting an enhancement to add LitText to the Literary Form facet, as audio materials are currently not represented. Audio materials that contain Literary Text (LitText) coding should be included in the Literary Form facet to provide a complete and consistent discovery experience. Including these titles would improve patron access by allowing users to accurately filter and find fiction and nonfiction audiobooks that match their interests, while also supporting reader's advisory efforts and reducing staff time spent locating materials manually. Currently, the exclusion of audio materials results in…
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Geolocation authentication for Vega's patron registration
We would like to see Vega's patron registration to include geolocation authentication so we can limit patron registration to only those residing in NYS, and potentially just our service area.
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Cover images displayed for saved searches in Account Portal should reflect newest content
We received feedback from a patron to say that the Saved Search view in Account Portal is not as helpful as the previous view since you cannot tell at a glance that there are new materials that meet the search criteria.
Previously, if a search was sorted by "newest first" you could see at a glance when new titles were added. With the current display in Account Portal, the latest title does not show up on top of the cover image view. A patron would have to run each search daily to see if there are any new titles and…
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display patron message (fixed field in Sierra patron record)
Sierra has a fixed field in the patron record that can be used by Sierra libraries in many different ways. It is not a free text field. It has a controlled vocabulary.
This field has the ability to block Patron activity via APIs and SIP2.
Libraries may use this field to request that library users have address checks, promote services, ILL updates, or other standardized messages rather than manually editing individual messages.If libraries use this field to block circulation, it would be helpful for this to display in the patron account in the catalogue. These messages could alert patrons…
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display patron message (non-marc field in Sierra)
Sierra has a non-MARC field in the patron record that is used by staff to communicate relevant, timely information to a patron within the context of their catalogue activity. This is a free text field. It used to display in Encore.
Why this is helpful for library?
1) we developed workflows that include this field
2) Messages could alert patrons to issues such as an expired card, account restrictions, required updates, or other actions they need to take.Why is this helpful for the library user?
1) Messages can be targeted to a specific patron rather than displayed as a…3 votes -
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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Kids Catalog - Advanced Search
The Advanced Search page with the applied Audience Theme (Interface configurations > Experience Settings) is coded in such a way that the help text (the strings are "Refinement" and "Search Instructions" in the translation file) is obscured. If you have more than 4-5 words in the "Refinement" string, you then also can't really see the link for Basic Search. This isn't a problem when you're not using the audience theme.
It would also be great if we could have strings for "Refinement" and "Search Instructions" specifically for kids in the translation file. That way you could use language for very…
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Wording for Cookie Preferences
The current wording for the cookies is not clear to patrons. Clicking on "Manage Cookie Preferences" displays a pop-up that doesn't actually give the user any option to manage their preferences. It also includes some wording that says "the types of cookies we use are described below" without actually describing them. At the very least, a clearer description about what the strictly necessary cookies are that are being used would be helpful.
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Customize no-reply@iiivega.com
Now that the Citation function has been improved to include the ability to copy or email, we are happy to have it as an option for patrons. Please allow us to set a from email for this as patrons will be confused by the no-reply@iiivega.com email address.
The same goes for the Share/Email option.
Even better, add Citation and Resource Page sharing to LX Starter so that we could customize a branded template for these patron-initiated emails.
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Possibility to disable fee-payment section
We do not offer online payment to our patrons. We therefore want to be able to disable this in the account portal. Even though we can change the text in the button, we cannot disable the button and the text while the text underneath can be changed, curiously the 1, 00 kr part of the text cannot be edited. This is causing confusion for our patrons.
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Keep Existing Kiosk Homepage Configuration When Upgrading to Vega Premium
This seems to be more of a bug than a feature, but if you are a Basic customer and upgrade to Premium, the one home page you've configured, which also appears on your kiosks, is removed and must be reconfigured individually for each kiosk site (as well as collection sites).
While the documentation -https://knowledge.ag-software.clarivate.com/vega-discover/admin/ConfigureHomepage.htm - states, "Vega Discover customers can configure one home page, which also appears on your kiosks. Your home page can contain a maximum of five rows of content. If you have Vega Discover Premium or if your library belongs to a consortium, you can configure…
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Give patron ability to add titles to Reading History
We have patrons that read books not provided by the library and would like the ability to add those titles manually into their reading history. This way they can have all of them in the same spot. I imagine this would act similar to something like Goodreads.
34 votes
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