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Rialto Roadmap - Completed - 2025 H2

Rialto Roadmap - Completed - 2025 H2

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Collection Development Workflows

Collection Development Workflows: Retention

What's new	Highlights	Impact
As part of Rialto's evolution into a comprehensive Collection Development Solution, a new Retention workflow was introduced. This workflow will help librarians identify physical items for retention, safeguarding essential materials from being deselected.	End-to-End Workflow: Comprehensive process from start to finish. Flows are supported by institutional holdings analytics, as well as benchmarked against selected institutions as defined by the collection manager. Actionable Recommendations: Provides actionable recommendations within Alma for efficient decision-making.	Libraries will be empowered to manage a data-driven retention strategy on an ongoing basis.

Collection Development Workflows: Deselection

What's new	Highlights	Impact
Deselection workflow was introduced as part of the new Collection Development Workflows. This will help librarians identify physical items for potential deselection to reclaim space.	End to end workflow Flows are Backed up by Institution holdings against selected institutions as defined by the collection manager Provides actionable recommendations based on informed fulfillment, tailored to identify the best method of fulfillment.	Libraries will be empowered to manage a data-driven deselection strategy, ensuring optimal use of space while maintaining a valuable collection on an ongoing basis.

Marketplace

Marketplace: Export Improvements

What's new	Highlights	Impact
Expanded metadata on exports for all Rialto pages and an improved export process.	Expanding and standardizing title metadata included on all reports, and adding additional fields from the user interface display where applicable. Page exports are now a job, allowing staff to continue working while the job performs in the background. New page to access all exports (going forward) from Rialto.	Staff will have more metadata fields available to them when exporting Rialto pages, helping them work offline.

Marketplace: Improved Print Availability Visibility

What's new	Highlights	Impact
Print availability statuses will be present at the work and list offer level.	At the work level, when print offers are present, the fastest shipping estimate will display so that users can see at a glance if the print material is in stock or not. At the listed offer level, the stock status/shipping estimate will display on the line level as a new icon, just as we we do for out of print and not yet published titles.	Providing the stock statuses/shipping estimate at the work and list offer level allows for users to make "at a glance" decisions about what to acquire; saving time and reducing many clicks to view the availability in the details.

Marketplace: Ebook Accessibility Update

What's new	Highlights	Impact
As Ebook publishers begin to send metadata for new accessibility standards, Rialto will allow for filtering and display of the new values.	New values in the query builder and facets will allow for filtering on screen reader friendly and accessibility information. New icon for books that are screen reader friendly. Full breadth of accessibility information available from the offer details.	Libraries will be able to ensure that the materials they are acquiring will meet the needs of students they serve.

Marketplace: Platform Configuration Page for Administrators

What's new	Highlights	Impact
Rialto Administrators will have access to a new page where they can manipulate and view parameters related to eBook suppliers.	A new platform configuration page, for Rialto administrations. Settings previously hidden behind internal Ex Libris logins exposed such as collection used for collection to vendor mapping and platform id's. Ability to show or hide platform content to staff.	Rialto administrators will now have better insight into Rialto settings and ability to enforce institutional policy.