Make it easier for patrons to see when copies checked out by other patrons are due to be returned
We often get questions from patrons when copies that other patrons have borrowed are to be returned. In Encore, they could see this as soon as they opened a resource. In Vega Discover, this is very hard to find (click two small arrows and ignore the multiple "details" buttons, one of which shows absolutely no relevant information for them - even harder on a mobile phone where you need to scroll to see the date).
Our suggestion is that the due date can be included in "Find a copy" for checked out items. Maybe this could be included in a larger "makeover" of "Find a copy", as we also would find this previous idea very useful for our patrons: https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/48512717-add-shelf-location-to-find-a-copy-all-location-vie
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Emma Olmstead-Rumsey
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We'd like this feature to be optional if it is added. We prefer not to show due dates of checked out items because patrons don't understand that sometimes things are returned prior to or after the due date.
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Wouter Lavrijsen
commented
In addition, we want "Find a copy" to always be there (not just when there are more than 6 copies).
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Wouter Lavrijsen
commented
We often get questions from patrons when copies that other patrons have borrowed are to be returned. In Encore, they could see this as soon as they opened a resource. In Vega Discover, this is very hard to find (click two small arrows and ignore the multiple "details" buttons, one of which shows absolutely no relevant information for them - even harder on a mobile phone where you need to scroll to see the date).
Our suggestion is that the due date can be included in "Find a copy" for checked out items. Maybe this could be included in a larger "makeover" of "Find a copy", as we also would find this previous idea very useful for our patrons: https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/48512717-add-shelf-location-to-find-a-copy-all-location-vie
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Wouter Lavrijsen
commented
We often get questions from patrons when copies that other patrons have borrowed are to be returned. In Encore, they could see this as soon as they opened a resource. In Vega Discover, this is very hard to find (click two small arrows and ignore the multiple "details" buttons, one of which shows absolutely no relevant information for them - even harder on a mobile phone where you need to scroll to see the date).
Our suggestion is that the due date can be included in "Find a copy" for checked out items. Maybe this could be included in a larger "makeover" of "Find a copy", as we also would find this previous idea very useful for our patrons: https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/48512717-add-shelf-location-to-find-a-copy-all-location-vie