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  1. Currently, we are able to see a few of our e-items when searching in Kiosk mode. I would suggest full e-materials (Hoopla, Libby, etc) integration in Kiosk mode. If that is not possible, is there a way to exclude all e-items in Kiosk mode as we don't want our patrons to think that the e-items showing up are the only e-items we have?

    5 votes

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  2. We have configured a few of our custom header links to point to popular searches (ie. New Items, On Order, etc.). We are getting a lot of feedback from patrons that are frustrated by the number of new tabs that are created since these links always open in a new tab. I understand that these were likely designed this way because they were intended to link out to other pages. It would be great if there was a setting to apply to links that are internal to allow them to open in the same tab, streamlining the user experience.

    5 votes

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  3. 5 votes

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  4. Could you please make it so we can create a view later list, just by adding an icon to the corner of the book image. This would be easier than having to click on the book to view it and then find the request or save button.

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  5. 5 votes

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  6. Problem:
    Our library spends a significant amount of staff time and resources ingesting and maintaining third-party MARC records (e-content providers, databases, and external links) into Vega Discover. Currently, we lack the visibility and metrics needed to determine whether this workload directly benefits our stakeholders or influences patron behavior.

    Objective
    Track and quantify patron redirect events—specifically when a user clicks a URL within a resource record to leave Vega Discover for an external, third-party resource.

    Data Requirements (Desired Metrics & Dimensions)
    The tracking solution should capture the following:

    1. Target Domains: The top-level domains patrons are redirecting to (e.g., overdrive.com, ebscohost.com).

    2. Exact…

    4 votes

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  7. It would be helpful if clicking on an author's name in Vega would result in a list of titles by that author, in addition to the short synopsis currently associated with the author's name.

    4 votes

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  8. The update to the account portal for City/State/Postalcode being text entry allows patrons to make these entries anything. These create new entries in the the Postalcode table, making it very messy (Made up cities/states/postcodes or incorrectly spelt, ect). These new entries then show from the drop down when patrons join online compounding the issue if new patrons choose the incorrect one. Example from our system using the State: NSW not the full text state New South Wales. Someone has created a New South Wales entry and other patrons have joined selecting it.

    4 votes

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  9. We are a special case, with more than 2000 admins. When we need to manage them in Vega staff > Settings > User management we would like to have some kind of sorting by name, or a search box which makes us easier to retrieve the person we are looking for. It would save us a lot of time.

    4 votes

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  10. We would like there to be an option to hide the request any edition button, so that patrons would always have to pick a specific edition. We do very little weeding of older editions and have a large collection of early printed books which can be mixed in with regular open access copies, so depending on the holds ratio patrons could get served up a much older edition of a book than is useful for them if they use the more prominent "Request any edition" button.

    4 votes

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  11. Currently there is only one error message for all eContent errors: no message from overdrive available. This is confusing for when the error is due to the patron not having a Hoopla account.

    4 votes

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  12. The current "address" information in the Account Portal consists of the Street 1 field from Polaris on the top line and the City, State, and ZIP fields grouped on the second line. Our library uses Street 2 for apartment numbers and would like the option to display Street 2 in account portal so that patrons don't think part of their address is missing from our records.

    4 votes

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  13. It would be great if 3rd Party Integrations for other providers could be developed for Vega Discover. For international libraries it would drastically improve the user experience if local databases could be connected for reviews (ex. Chilifresh) and author information (ex. Alex Författarlexikon here in Sweden).

    4 votes

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  14. We feel the Hero Carousel is a good way to highlight items that do not have a cover image (ex. digital content such as streamed video).

    However, it is currently limited to 5 showcases/URLs. It would be great if the number could be increased.

    4 votes

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  15. Google translate currently works on Vega, but there is not a way to add the plug in to the header. Vega only has a limited amount of language translations built into the site. We want to give our patrons the ability to translate the site into additional languages.

    4 votes

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  16. As the 245$c field is not indexed we are struggling with how to find authors of translated works. The 775$a often has the anglicized version of the author's name that appears on the cover of a work. This cannot be searched for right now because the 245$c is not indexed. If the 775$a were indexed, this would help.

    Example:
    Title of book: Cursed bunny /|cBora Chung ; translated by Anton Hur.
    The 1XX and 6XX fields is the name authority: Chŏng, Po-ra,|d1976-|eauthor.

    The 775 field is this:
    ireproduction of (manifestation):|aChung, Bora, 1976-|tCursed bunny|dHandforth : Honford Star, 2021|z9781916277182

    Please index the…

    4 votes

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  17. We are a system with a single listing for both Level 1 and Level 2, and all of our 'locations' (and future/placeholder locations) are Level 3.
    1 - Level 1
    2 - Level 2
    3 - Library Name - Level 3
    4 - Library Name - Level 3
    5 - Library Name - Level 3

    We had intentionally placed our internal services 'locations' at the end of the list so they would be less likely to be interfiled with our listed locations.

    These locations seem to be sorted by digit (1, 10, 11, 12) even when its number isn't listed,…

    4 votes

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  18. If you are on a resource page, log in, and then use the browser back button, there is an authentication error. The error page cannot be edited. The error page is not intuitive and provides no way back to the main catalogue.

    The error is: Unexpected error when authenticating with identity provider".

    That has not been well received by our staff & customers.

    4 votes

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  19. In our part of the world, APA is mostly used for citations. We would like to see this added to the format list alongside the existing MLA and Chicago.

    4 votes

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  20. When searching for Serials within Vega, and attempting to Place Holds, we'd like to point out / suggest two things:

    • Add a Select All option and/or individual checkboxes on each issue (add ability to place bulk hold for multiple serials)
    • Address the empty Search results modal / dialog box, since it gives users no feedback on what they're seeing when there are no matching results. It should at least show "Your Search Returned (0) results" or something.

    Attached first screenshot show a typical list of serials with the individual Place Hold buttons. This is where it would be…

    4 votes

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