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    Open Order Status Reports -- allow recipient designation by subaccount

    We have around 25 subaccounts, but one of them is completely handled by an administratively separate library on campus which orders many fewer orders than our main library. It would be helpful if open orders could be split out by subaccount and al...
    Guest over 2 years ago in  Administrative and User Account Controls 0 Future consideration

    Get notification when ebook becomes available when I select a print book of interest

    When a publisher releases a new book print only, and I'm only interested in purchasing it as ebook, I want to set some kind of notification on individual titles I am interested in, so that when Gobi gets the ebook, I get emailed telling me it's no...
    Guest almost 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow 3 Future consideration

    More non-english language publishers on the platform

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    Jenn Pothier over 4 years ago in Content 0 Future consideration

    Print on Demand Status Indication

    I ordered a book that has a status of in stock and turns out it is a print on demand item and will take extra time to get it. I don't see anything in the record that indicates print on demand. It would be nice to know that before hand. Instead of ...
    Guest over 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / User Interface 0 Future consideration

    Give us an email heads up of e-titles to be removed by publisher before they are removed

    ProQuest used to do this. Maybe it is contractually disallowed, but if not libraries may want to add or trigger titles before they go away permanently on the EBSCO platform.
    Guest almost 4 years ago in Demand-Driven Acquisition 0 Future consideration

    Make eTextbooks available via GOBI

    Add eTextbook platforms to GOBI
    Jon Elwell over 4 years ago in Content 0 Future consideration

    Share GOBI order templates

    Allow sharing of GOBI order templates with other GOBI users in our library. Currently, each GOBI user must create their own order templates. This is labor intensive and prone to errors. Our library has multiple subaccounts and numerous required fi...
    Carmel Thompson over 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow 0 Future consideration

    Clearer DDA availability status

    Library DDA general availability is often confused with local library's DDA program. Better clarification needed as to what the "Library DDA: yes" status means.
    Guest almost 3 years ago in Demand-Driven Acquisition 0 Future consideration

    Calculate Est. Net total for selected items

    In the Gobi platform, being able to see the net and list price totals of selected items would cut down on extra work to make sure funds are not over spent.
    Guest almost 4 years ago in Selection Workflow / User Interface 0 Future consideration

    Show Purchase History in eBook Manager

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    Kara Kroes Li over 4 years ago in eBook Management 0 Future consideration