library information specific to collection site the patron is currently on
Right now, when you click on the library info icon in the top right, it seems to default to whichever library we have most recently been editing on the admin interface. It should default to the library site that you are actually on. as it is, the patron must use the drop down to find their library. I am sure others have made this request.
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Kristine den Boon
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Agree with everyone - there needs to be a default location that can be chosen based on the site. We have a workaround of a branch that we were able to rename to "Select Your Library". Every time we make a change to a different location, we have to make sure that we then go to that default branch before leaving that screen. And because it starts with an S, it's in the middle of the list of libraries. Not ideal at all.
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Gary Bauman
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Kathryn is absolutely correct here.
1) The patron signed in should be able to see their home library - from a useability standpoint, the feature doesn't make sense otherwise.
2) Guest library location default - this should, at a minimum, be tied into the preferred locations that are set within the collection site (e.g. allow admins to set the guest location, with choices filtered to the collection or kiosk site's preferred locations list). It cannot effectively work for consortia or shared ILS platform environments otherwise.
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Mary Miller
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Also agree 100% with Kathryn's preferences.
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Eric Lozauskas
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100% agree with Kathryn's preferences. This is much needed for consortium/multi-branch/location customers.
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Kathryn Brew
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My preferences would be:
Whenever a patron is logged in, the default library in the library info widget should be the patron's home library.
For collection sites, we should be able to choose a different "guest library location default" (the default that shows when no one is logged in) than the one set at the main site level.
For kiosk sites, the library associated with the kiosk should be the default, whether or not someone is logged in.