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    Digital Resource Management - January 2017 Enhancements

    New Deposit Functionality

    A new Deposit functionality was added, allowing library staff to submit content to Alma to be added to the repository on behalf of patrons (Staff-Mediated Deposits). This will be enhanced next release with the ability to deposit via the SWORD API.
    To support the Deposit functionality, the following activities can be performed:
    • Deposit Configuration – There are several configuration activities that must be performed to allow you to use the Deposit functionality:
      • Configuring Deposit profiles – Before deposits can be made, a deposit configuration profile must be created that determines how submitted deposits are processed.
      • Configuring Deposit Return Reasons – You can configure the email message sent to depositors when their deposit is returned for corrections.
      • Configuring Deposit Decline Reasons – You can configure the email message sent to depositors when their deposit is declined.
      • Configuring Patron Deposit Templates – You can configure the template of the email sent to depositors when their deposit is submitted, approved, declined, returned, or withdrawn.
    • Search for Deposits – You can search for deposits submitted to Alma.
    • Approve Deposits – You can approve deposits submitted to Alma by patrons.
    • Staff-Mediated Deposits – Library staff can submit deposits to Alma on behalf of patrons.

    Activating/Deactivating Remote Digital Repositories 

    Remote digital repositories can now be deactivated so that they do not appear in the drop-down list when creating an import profile and adding a digital representation. This way only the remote repositories that are used are displayed.
    To support this feature, the following developments have been implemented:
    • The Active column appears in the list of remote repositories. A yellow check mark indicates that the remote repository is active. When clicked, remote repository becomes inactive and the check mark becomes gray.
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      Active Column
      If an import profile is configured with a remote repository, the remote repository cannot be disabled.
    • When configuring a remote repository, you can now mark it as Active or Inactive:
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      Status Drop-Down List
    Additionally, you can now delete remote repositories:
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    Delete Remote Repository

    MMS ID Column Added to Digital Lists

    The MMS ID column was added to the following digital-related pages in Alma:
    • Top-Level Collections:
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      Collections
    • Sub-Collections:
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      Sub-Collections

    Additional Digital Resource Management Enhancements

    • UNIMARC, KORMARC, and MARC21 can now be used interchangeably as the source and target formats when creating digital import profiles.
    • The Clean Operational Thumbnails job was removed. This job was not in use.
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