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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 almost 4 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration 0 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 almost 4 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration 0 Future consideration

List author affiliations in GOBI notifications so we don't have to check them ourselves before deciding whether to purchase.

Useful for librarians who prefer not to purchase titles in their subject areas by authors outside those disciplines.
Guest almost 4 years ago in Profiling and Approval Services / Selection Workflow 0 Future consideration

Approval Platform

The more parameters we can set on the platform ourselves for our approval plans, the easier is the administration of the approvals.
Guest almost 4 years ago in Profiling and Approval Services 0 Future consideration

Allow user to set basic limits one time but changeable as needed. Ex: no abridged books, certain language, ebooks or audiobooks.

Would like to stop checking the same limits or exclusions with each new session or searches.
Jo Shimmin about 4 years ago in User Interface 1 Future consideration

Add "Submitted By" & "Initials" to Library Activity Search

Currently, there is no way to generate a report of who submitted orders/selections in GOBI. It would be very useful to have the "Submitted By" and "Initials" fields available in Library Activity Search.
Guest over 3 years ago in Reporting and Analysis 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 about 2 years ago in Selection Workflow 2 Future consideration

Allow customizable invoice filenames

Our accounts payable department requires a very specific file naming structure. If GOBI could deliver the PDFs with a customizable filename, it would save us from having to rename every single file.
Guest over 2 years ago in Invoicing 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 over 1 year ago in Invoicing 1 Future consideration

GOBI Order cancellations email alerts should be able to be sent to the person who selected or ordered the book

GOBI Order cancellations email alerts should be able to be sent to the person who selected or ordered the book in real-time. This is important at my library because each individual selector is responsible for closely tracking their budget allotmen...
Guest almost 3 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / Reporting and Analysis 0 Future consideration