Suggest a purchase
Libraries would like the ability for patrons to suggest a purchase if a title is not found in Discover. Please comment below on your library's use case.
Maisam Nouh
shared this idea
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Andrew Teeple
commented
Yes, please! We currently allow our patrons to set OCLC WorldCat as a secondary database when they can't find what they want in our PowerPAC, then they can place their hold there and staff can then decide whether it is a purchase or ILL request.
I am disappointed to see that Vega Discover doesn't have that capability as we transition over to Discover.
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Margaret Rose O'Keefe
commented
Yes, and please give us the ability for this request to go to the patron's registered home library and not a central email account. Thanks!
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Brian Edmond
commented
In addition to having Suggest a Purchase as option in discovery it can also notify the patron when the item is purchased (or not) and offer the patron the opportunity to place a hold when the item is added to the collection.
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Margaret Rose O'Keefe
commented
(Update - this is no longer listed on the roadmap.)
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Margaret Rose O'Keefe
commented
Not sure why it says Anonymous... I submitted this idea!
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Eric Lozauskas
commented
Yes, please give us the ability for this request to go to the patron's registered home library and not a central email account. Thanks!