Library Efficiency
Return to Leganto 2024-25 Roadmap Highlights Overview
Library Efficiency Roadmap
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2024 H1
Block instructors from creating lists
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Flexibility to control whether instructors can create new lists in the Leganto UI |
Configuration option to block instructors from creating their own lists |
Give libraries more control over how reading lists are created, and ensure library staff does not need to spend extra time cleaning up duplicate lists created by mistake |
Streamlined set creation
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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An easier process for making sets of course-related records in Alma |
Save a set of courses, reading lists, and items directly from the Alma search results
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Make it easier for libraries to leverage the bulk jobs for courses, reading lists, and items |
Automatic citation statuses
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Additional options to automatically set citation statuses under certain conditions |
Automatic status for citations based on digitization requests Automatic status for citations with a copyright request |
Give libraries more options to automate their processing workflows, and to identify citations requiring library review |
DCS integration improvements
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Improvements to workflows between Leganto and the UK CLA Digital Content Store |
Change the course code when there are DCS items Associate a citation to multiple requests in the DCS |
Give libraries more control over managing citations and reading lists which have approved copyrights, making the DCS integration more valuable |
2024 H2
Expanded notifications
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Provide more extensive notifications on reading list activity |
Provide more details about reading list activity in the letter sent to instructors, such as the text of notes, the tags added, and more Notification for lists marked as complete Email notifications to library staff about changes to reading lists Combine list and item discussion into a single notification area in Leganto |
Make it easier for library staff and instructors to understand the changes that have happened to reading lists and respond quickly when needed |
Librarian workflows in the Leganto UI
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Features to support more advanced list editing and processing in the Leganto UI |
One-click metadata editing Set citation status in bulk in Leganto View broken link alerts in Leganto |
Give library staff the flexibility to work in the Leganto interface for some list processing workflows, saving staff from having to switch between Leganto and Alma |
Bolk integration improvements
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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Improvements to workflows between Leganto and the Bolk service used in Norway |
Enhancements will be determined in partnership with customers |
Give library staff and instructors more flexibility when managing copyrighted files with Bolk |
2025 H1
Enhanced user experience for Alma course reserves
What’s New | Highlights | Impact |
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The course reserves task lists will be updated to use the Alma New Layout. They will be redesigned for better usability, performance, productivity, and overall user experience |
More options for editing and processing citations from within the Alma screens The project will begin in early 2025 |
Provide library staff with easier workflows for managing course materials in Alma |