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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 about 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration 0 Future consideration

Set default sort/filter

It might be useful to enable users to set up a default sort/filter for their search results on the new ordering platform so they don't have to apply the same filters every time as we do in GOBI. If they are often searching with the same parameters...
Guest over 1 year ago in Selection Workflow 0 Future consideration

notify us when an order is cancelled

Please email us when a print or ebook order has been cancelled.
Linda Nilles over 2 years ago in Acquisition Workflow 1 Already exists

show number of available copies

Show the number of copies available. This helps when ordering multiple copies. Knowing that number on hand ahead of time will avoid having orders cancelled.
Linda Nilles over 2 years ago in Acquisition Workflow 0 Future consideration

Add description of the book to data displayed

Please provide the publisher's description of the book so I don't have to check the publisher's website to get an idea of what's the book about.
Susanne van Rijn almost 3 years ago in Selection Workflow 0 Future consideration

Allow "ebook only" limiter for YBP-US/UK Titles when setting up Notifications

When selecting "eBook only" for a Notification, the only universe options are "All titles," "My Library Slips" or "New Editions of my library's titles." This option should also be made available for "YBP-US Titles" and "YBP-UK Titles"
Guest over 2 years ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

GOBI reports format - request for csv

It would be helpful to be able to export library activity reports, on specific suppliers, in .csv format. currently my only options are TabDelimited/HTML and PDF. none of these make it simple for me to go through the data as require.
G D 7 months ago in Invoicing 1 Future consideration

Acquisition workflow when ordering print duplicates of ebooks

Lately I have had to order print copies of ebooks that we own. When the print record finds the print isbn in the FOLIO ebook record, it attaches to the ebook record. It is a lot of work to remove the print isbn BEFORE placing the order in GOBI, an...
Guest about 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration 0 Future consideration

Mosaic selector workflow

Ability to add notes and "GobiExpress" feature to add information (adding fund code, etc.) to titles in search results rather than only in Select/Order cart
Guest over 1 year ago in Selection Workflow 2 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 about 3 years ago in Demand-Driven Acquisition 0 Future consideration