Renewals remaining
We use Polaris and our old catalog showed the number of renewals remaining/available for patrons. We've heard from patrons and staff that this would be appreciated versus the current view (number of renewals taken). Thanks for considering!
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Vanessa Schwegman commented
We've received a large number of comments about the inability to see remaining renewals, but one of our patrons in particular has given us great feedback about why this feature is so useful and how they use it:
"I'm not someone who complains every time something changes, but these new changes are interfering with the way I usually use my account. Most importantly is that I can no longer sort my checkouts list by number of renewals. The only options are by due date and by title. I have sorted my checkouts by number of renewals almost every time I've ever looked at the list. I don't care when the due date is, I care how many renewals are left on an item. When deciding a new book to start from my stack, I look at which one has 0 renewals left so I can make sure to get it read before it has to go back. The due date isn't really relevant if there are renewals left."
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Christine Sneed commented
We've received a large amount of complaints specifically about this information not being included. Folks used this number to decide which item they've checked out to read first.
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Derek Brown commented
This is a huge request from our patrons since we went live with Vega Discover Premium.
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Elaine Sloan commented
REQUEST: We use Polaris and our old catalog showed the number of renewals remaining/available for patrons. We've heard from patrons and staff that this would be appreciated versus the current view (number of renewals taken). Thanks for considering!
FEATURE DETAILS
Job Story
As a user, I see the number of renewals remaining from the My Bookshelf Checkouts tab.Acceptance Criteria
When looking at the Checkouts tab of My Bookshelf:
Replace "Renewed X times" with "X Renewals remaining"
Show the number of renewals remaining from Polaris
Add a translation string to the translation file for all languages.From original idea: https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/47184533-renewals-remaining
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Luke Patterson commented
Both would be ideal! That way it is the best of both worlds and there is no confusion between renewals taken and renewals remaining...
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C Mulder commented
We've also had requests from our patrons to display the renewals remaining, particularly in cases when a hold has been placed on their check out. It is an important piece for patrons who are used to seeing this information in the PowerPAC and are missing it in Vega Discover.