Export reading history
Our customers want the ability to export their reading history. There should be options in the format it comes out in, including csv/excel.
They want this because they keep their own records due to our titles getting deleted after withdrawal, so their Vega list is no longer accurate for all their reading.
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Alison Pruntel
commented
We randomly get asked about this and actually yesterday (8/20/26), our director received a long (winded) letter asking when this feature would be available. The longtime patron is wondering why he is forced to go back to the Classic WebPAC catalog to be able to access this feature (you can export a text file, also not great but it's something). This turns into asking why we are forcing people to use Vega and bury the Classic Catalog, when the Classic "works." He wants to export (csv) and then be able to annotate with notes. Patrons often turn to Good Reads because that platform provides this function.
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Wouter Lavrijsen
commented
We got this question within 3 days of "go live" too, so apparently it's a popular functionality.
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Vicky Smith
commented
Our patrons would be very happy to have this feature as well.
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Elizabeth Wright
commented
We moved from Encore to Vega Discover and not having a method of exporting this data is actually a step back for us. Customers need this. The only way to export the titles is by printing via the browser and given that there only 1 display (with the cover art) it is not user-friendly to do so.
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Mats Nordstrom
commented
We went live with Vega just last week and have already also gotten a request for this from a patron. It worked in Encore so he is used to it being possible.
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Pam Wills
commented
We also get asked this often. The most recent need was an elderly patron at home, without access to a computer, asked her neighbor if she could print her reading history for her. She said she can't remember which books she has ready and keeps requesting the same ones. Her reading history is literally HUNDREDS. It would be lengthy for staff to currently print in Leap.
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Elizabeth Swift
commented
Our patrons ask for this all the time. It would be so nice to offer it.
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Greg RIcker, WTCPL
commented
We have received several patron requests for this functionality as well.
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Madison Ward
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We have gotten several requests for this option.