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Manage Library Folders: Show column

Make the "No" in the Show column for managing folders something other than grey, ideally blue and underlined so it appears to be clickable to users.
Guest almost 2 years ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

Ability to transfer and make derivative copies of GOBI Folders, Searches, Templates between user logins

My library has had lots of staff turnover and we also collaborate on ordering/collection development projects frequently. I would like GOBI templates, folders, notifications, etc. to be searchable across the library so that I can easily transfer t...
Guest almost 2 years ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

Show when a title is already in my GOBI Select Cart

In GOBI, when looking at a record, I want to be able to see if it is already in my Select Cart. I find myself putting titles into the Select Cart two or three times because of my library's workflows. I search for titles to consider selecting perio...
Guest almost 2 years ago in Selection Workflow 0 Future consideration

Add "Exclude titles already owned" from GOBI Add titles by ISBN search

Add a checkbox to "Exclude titles already acquired or on order" from GOBI's "Add titles by ISBN" search. This function is extremely useful in the similar Alternate Formats search. Having it available in Add Titles by ISBN would allow my library to...
Guest almost 2 years ago in Acquisition Workflow 0 Future consideration

Toggle between alternate editions

Allow me to add an item to a folder one time and select or change the edition with one click. (Currently to swap paperback for hardcover or eBook I have to click away from my list to alternate editions, add the edition to my folder, then delete th...
Guest over 2 years ago in User Interface 1 Future consideration

Search library activity by cancellation date

Each week we search our cancelled orders under "library activity" to update our records and reorder. However, we can only search cancelled orders by an order date range, then manually check the cancellation date of each title. The ability to searc...
Guest over 2 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / Reporting and Analysis 0 Future consideration

Integration with library system

We need integration with our library system (Alma) to better expose the following within the selection process: current available balance on selected funds current holdings including whether we own or only have access to a book title
Guest over 2 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration 0 Future consideration

Order Acknowledgements Sent to Multiple Emails

We would like the Order Acknowledgements that are automatically sent to individual users upon completing an order to be sent to multiple email addresses automatically after purchase. We have a number of individuals who need access to this order in...
Guest about 1 year ago in Acquisition Workflow 0 Future consideration

eBook Manager: more options to refine search, and export result lists

We have the following suggestions for improvement of the eBook Manager interface: An option to refine search by titles that have "Copies reserved for online use". Currently, it's possible to refine search by "Title-level download settings". We wou...
Heidi Jahnsen over 1 year ago in eBook Management 3 Future consideration

GOBI sell books with more languages around the world

My library collects titles written in non-English languages, and GOBI's options are limited. I would like GOBI to profile Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and other world language content.
Guest over 1 year ago in Profiling and Approval Services 0 Future consideration