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An error occurred while saving the comment Elizabeth Wright
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Absolutely Alison - this could be optional. The bottom line is that we have no way to communicate with our individual library users. We could in Encore. Perhaps many libraries don't have a reason to reach out to an individual, but for those that do, any kind of solution would suffice.
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I see that Automatically add date/timestamp to Notes and Messages has been added to Sierra 7.1!! Unfortunately, we have no way of displaying any Patron Notes or Patron messages in Vega Discover - please add!!
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Sierra has a fixed field in the patron record that can be used by Sierra libraries in many different ways. It is not a free text field. It has a controlled vocabulary.
This field has the ability to block Patron activity via APIs and SIP2.
Libraries may use this field to request that library users have address checks, promote services, ILL updates, or other standardized messages rather than manually editing individual messages.If libraries use this field to block circulation, it would be helpful for this to display in the patron account in the catalogue. These messages could alert patrons to issues such as an expired card, account restrictions, required updates, or other actions
they need to take.Elizabeth Wright
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I am unsure why this has not been implented. Is it that no one has voted for it? Or it cannot be done? This is a major issue for us.
An error occurred while saving the comment Elizabeth Wright
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This is incredibly important. Patrons want to manage their holds, and some libraries (like ours) allow for up to 100 holds. Sorting by title, author, date placed, frozen hold date, and where they are in the queue is needed.
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Patrons would like want more sorting options to manage their holds.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Elizabeth Wright
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There is a similar request for this from Sierra libraries:
https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/51589949-display-patron-message-non-marc-field-in-sierra -
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Another benefit mentioned by an IUG member:
This would be great - we often get feedback from customers who are surprised that when they unfreeze holds all of them come right away, even if their queue position was 35 or something.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Elizabeth Wright
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I was asked recently to create a list of items added to the database based on a fund code. I don't believe that I can do that in Create Lists. This is because order records and item records have no common field to link them.
I also cannot use Create Lists to pivot item records to their attached order records or vice versa.
We need to be able to do this because 1 bibliographic records may have items attached that were purchased from different funds. Example. 1 Fiction title may have items purchased from an ARP (automatice release program), and "SAI" (suggest an item).
If the item record included a field called "fund code" that would link the 2 record sets together. Alternatively, a field called "order record" would work as well.
NOTE: We cannot run this type of report in Decision Center, so without using SQL we cannot run a report of items that were purchased using a specific fund code.
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Thank you for your comment Elias - our primary concern right now is the user experience when they approach the kiosk mode. Those concerned about privacy get a mixed message when they see cookie options on an anonymous access point to the catalogue.
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Mike asked for some clarification, and I can see why because I refer to "statement of charges" and then mention "a list of what they have out". I would like the ability to customize a notice that prints what appears on the Fines Summary print out.
Where do I need to print this report?
From the checkout module after I have opened a patron record.How do I print this report now?
I print it using the "print" icon at the top right of the checkout module.Why do I need to modify the list?
1) There is a privacy issue for us when the patron name appears at the top of the current "fines summary" report.
2) We need more metadata for the customer including date due
3) The status defaults are meaningless to customers - they can see "remaining lost", "lost", "manual" etc.
4) We would like the report branded with our library (text and/or icon)
5) We would like to increase the font size to be our approved standard.
6) We want to remove the "location" field from the report.Elizabeth Wright
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The product team will review this idea for consideration for a future release.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Elizabeth Wright
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There is an open idea with 120 votes that asks if Sierra libraries can delete reading history - https://ideas.iii.com/forums/951766-vega-discover/suggestions/46584634-ability-to-remove-a-title-from-my-reading-history
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Innovative staff - please tell us if this is a Sierra enhancement and not a Vega Discover enhancement. The idea has 120 votes and is probably scheduled to "age out". Thank you!
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We find that teenagers and children want to get rid of those old titles they read when they were younger. Also, those that have moved past a medical illness also want to remove the titles from long ago.
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If a library's circulation or OPAC rules allow a customer to place a bib or item hold, the customer should also be able to freeze that hold at any time. This functionality is available in Polaris, but not Sierra.
Currently, customers cannot freeze a bib-level hold if there is an available item that could fill the request. This prevents customers from managing their holds the way they want. In many cases, they do not know an appropriate "Not Needed Before" date, but they do know that they are not ready to receive the item immediately.
Allowing holds to be frozen regardless of item availability would give customers greater control over their accounts and reduce unnecessary hold fulfillment.
This enhancement is particularly important for:
Libraries that catalog DVD seasons on separate bibliographic records, where customers may want to request an entire series but receive the seasons over time.
Libraries with heavy users who routinely place the maximum number of holds and prefer to manage when those holds become active based on their own reading or viewing schedule.
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Is this only for linked subject headings? Any result list should include the filters. I have been told by library users that landing on a result with no filters feels like a "dead end".