Electronic Resource Management
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Electronic Resource Management
Overview
Manage Electronic Resources efficiently, leveraging Community Zone services, community collaborations, and integration with providers.
2024 H2
Automatic Upload of Electronic Holdings - SAGE
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Upload Electronic Holdings from SAGE will replace the current manual, multi-step workflow for managing SAGE holdings. |
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Reduces manual work involved in activating and maintaining the library holdings of SAGE electronic resources. |
Network Zone Managed Electronic Resources - Library/Campus Level
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Today, the central office operator can manage electronic resources in the Network Zone and make these resources available for the entire network OR member(s) Institution Zone (s). |
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The central office will be able to work more efficiently by centrally managing electronic resources on behalf of libraries/campuses hosted in member Institution Zones. |
Electronic Titles Staff Search - Early Access Enhanced UX
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The Electronic Titles Staff Search will be updated and redesigned for better usability, performance, productivity, and overall user experience. |
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Workflow simplification will be achieved by an enhanced user experience, facilitating a smoother user-friendly layout and navigation options. The new layout will enable easy switching between ongoing tasks in your main workflow and any peripheral tasks, enabling efficient work with electronic resources. |
2025 H1
E-Resource Overview - Out-of-the-box Insight Dashboard
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An out-of-the-box insight dashboard providing an overview of E-Resource activity. |
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Providing e-resource librarians an overview of the resource activity to enable them to meet their KPIs and increase efficiency. |
Automated Bibliographic Record Suppression for Inactive Portfolios
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It will be possible to automatically suppress bibliographic records associated with inactive electronic resources.
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A streamlined process for suppressing bibliographic records when inventory consists solely of inactive portfolios ensures the catalog remains accurate, displaying only currently available resources in discovery. |
Improved Auto-Holdings Job Report
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The auto-holdings job report will be improved, including better report navigation and additional information. |
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The improved report will provide better navigation and additional fields, making it easier and more efficient for customers to understand which data was processed. |
2025 H2
Comprehensive Identifier Integration in Overlap Analysis
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Overlap Analysis tool will support comparison using multiple identifiers. |
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Enhanced overlap analysis features will facilitate decision-making in purchasing. |
Community Zone Update Task List - Early Access Enhanced UX
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The "Community Zone Update" Task List will be redesigned for better usability, performance, productivity, and overall user experience. |
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Streamline navigation and enhance usability for efficient electronic resource management. |
Notifications for Electronic Resource Insights Within Alma
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Insight notifications will appear to electronic resource librarians, with information such as electronic collections that were not in use lately, the number of updates in the last month, etc... |
Different types of insights will be presented to electronic resource librarians, for example:
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Insights provided will enhance electronic resource librarians' understanding of institutional resources, thereby facilitating informed future purchasing decisions. |