Rialto 2025 Roadmap
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Highlights
Enhancements
Rialto continues to add functionality and enhancements to support efficient workflows, collaboration, and a seamless user experience. Below is an overview of our 2025 roadmap. We will continue to update this page on a quarterly basis to share upcoming enhancements for the next six months.
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H1 2025 Enhancements
Alibris Integration
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Rialto users in the UK will have the option to order out-of-print books through Alibris within Rialto. |
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When opted in, Rialto users will have the ability to purchase a wide variety of out-of-print titles provided via Alibris. This saves staff an extra step, no longer having to search elsewhere outside the Rialto workflow for their content. |
Subscriptions Page
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A new page in Rialto "Ebook Central Subscriptions" listing the library’s active Ebook Central subscriptions, and others that are available for activation. |
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Easy access to subscription information to better inform selection decisions. |
Predicted to be Treated
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A new field within the query builder, “Predicted to be Treated,” will be available for increasing the scope of quality content for searches and profiles. |
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Previously, users were only able to include Treated titles in their plans and feeds, which may have missed potential quality titles that had not yet been treated. Now, users can expand their results by including titles that are likely to be treated in the future. |
Updated VPAT
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New accessibility audit with updated VPAT documentation for 2025. |
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At Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, we make every effort to ensure that our platforms—including Rialto—can be used by everyone. Rialto is continually designed and developed to meet Level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act for features and functions. |
PDF Invoice in the Order History
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PDF invoices handled by the new invoicing platform will be accessible from the Order History page. |
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Staff will have easy access to the PDF invoice for orders; saving time and reducing clicks. |
H2 2025 Enhancements
Export Improvements
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Expanded metadata on exports for all Rialto pages and an improved export process. |
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Staff will have more metadata fields available to them when exporting Rialto pages, helping them work offline. |
Reading List in Query Builder
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A field will be added to the Query Builder for titles on active and future reading lists. |
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Users will be able to refine searches and enhance their profiles to capture titles that are part of active courses in Leganto, enabling the library to fulfill course requirements with greater ease. |
Improved Print Availability Visibility
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Print availability statuses will be present at the work and list offer level. |
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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. |
Ebook Accessibility Update
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Ebook publishers will begin to send metadata for new accessibility stardards. Rialto will allow for filtering and display of the new data. |
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Libraries will be able to ensure that the materials they are acquiring will meet the needs of students they serve. |
Collection Development Workflows: Retention
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As part of Rialto's evolution into a comprehensive Collection Development Solution, a new Retention workflow will be introduced. This workflow will help librarians identify physical items for retention, safeguarding essential materials from being deselected. |
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Libraries will be empowered to manage a data-driven retention strategy on an ongoing basis. |
H1 2026 Enhancements
AI Powered Informed Fulfillment
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Introducing an AI-powered title search that provides informed fulfillment recommendations based on your library's needs. Whether it's acquisition, resource sharing, or other solutions, the tool tailors its suggestions to your holdings and strategy. |
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Collection Development Workflows: Deselection
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Introducing a Deselection workflow as part of the new Collection Development Workflows. This will help librarians identify physical items for potential deselection to reclaim space. |
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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. |
Collection Development Workflows: Expansion
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Introducing an Expansion workflow as part of the new Collection Development Workflows. This workflow will help librarians identify gaps in disciplines and reading lists, and fulfill them optimally. |
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Libraries will be empowered to provide everything their students and researchers need to achieve success in the most cost-effective and efficient way. |
Last updated April 17, 2025