Institutions will be able to configure Alma's session timeout duration, allowing greater flexibility for staff who require longer active sessions. Administrators can set institution-wide defaults and enable user-level overrides to suit individual needs.

• Additional session timeout configuration options will be introduced (15, 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes. Default remains 60 minutes).

• Institution-wide configuration via a new "Session Timeout" page.

• The option for administrators to allow users to override the institution’s default settings will make this option visible for user-level customization under "User Details".

This enhancement provides institutions with greater control over session durations, improving staff efficiency by reducing frequent logins while maintaining security. Institutions can tailor the session timeout to meet operational needs, ensuring a better user experience.

The AI-powered Online Help Knowledge Assistant will be embedded directly in Alma, enabling users to access instant, natural-language responses to documentation-related queries without leaving the platform.

• Seamless integration with Alma for quick access to documentation information assistance.

• AI-powered responses to natural language queries, enhancing user efficiency.

• New and easy access points from the Alma UI.

• Opens in a right-side panel similar to "Recent Entities" with an option to pin for continuous use.

This enhancement empowers Alma users with immediate access to relevant documentation, streamlining workflows and improving overall efficiency. The intuitive AI assistant minimizes search time, ensuring users can focus on core tasks with greater ease.

Align keyboard shortcut behavior between the current and new layout pages and introduce new customization capabilities.

• Supporting shortcuts in the new layout pages, similar to current pages.
• Additional shortcuts for common actions.
• Users will have the ability to customize predefined shortcuts within the provided framework.

These enhancements will significantly improve accessibility within Alma, reducing the reliance on mouse interactions and enabling users to perform tasks more efficiently using familiar keyboard shortcuts. By offering greater customization and consistency across the platform, users will benefit from a more streamlined and accessible experience.

In addition to the existing main menu, the librarian will have a simplified menu and will be able to choose entries commonly accessed.

• A new simplified menu will be implemented by default with the most common entries.
• Easy ability to customize the simplified menu.
• An easy access to the full menu when needed.

The menu will be customizable according to your needs, allowing quick access and improved usability focusing merely on the menu entries you actually need, based on your selection.