Ebook Central Electronic License Upgrades

December 2023 Rialto  Idea ExchangeNGS-10069

Rialto users now have the ability to request upgrades for Ebook Central titles directly within Rialto, provided the library is active on the new invoicing platform.​

Highlights:​

• New "upgrade" action will be available for Ebook Central titles that offer multiple user licenses.

• Libraries may choose the license they wish to upgrade to.​

• Rialto will show actual upgrade price based on currently owned inventory.​

• Upon checkout, Rialto will generate an upgrade POL (Purchase Order Line)

For more information, see Ebook Central Electronic License Upgrades.

Display Partner Holdings Network Members Prior To Opting In

December 2023 RialtoNGS-10343

Rialto administrators now have the ability to be presented with a read-only view of universities participating in the partner holdings network to inform their decision of whether to opt in. A read-only list of universities that have opted in to share their holdings is presented in the partner holdings network configuration page. Upon an administrator's decision to opt in, the page automatically refreshes, facilitating the creation of the partner holdings list.

For more information, see Opting into the Rialto Partner Holdings Network.

"Remove from DDA" Request in Rialto

December 2023 RialtoNGS-10278

Rialto administrators can now initiate the removal of Ebook Central titles from the DDA pool within Rialto for improved pool management, provided they are on the new invoicing platform. To facilitate this, a new privilege, DDA_REMOVAL, is introduced and assigned to the Rialto administrator role. On the DDA pool management screen, administrators are presented with options to remove titles individually or in bulk per offer line. A confirmation message is displayed when initiating title removals.

For more information, see Removing Offers from a DDA Pool.

Rialto Analytics Use and Cost Dashboard Now Available

The new Rialto Analytics Use and Cost dashboard is now available. This dashboard enables users to view use and cost information about their Rialto resources, both physical and electronic:

The dashboard contains two overview tabs with high-level graphs using data from multiple Analytics subject areas and several additional detail tabs with information at the title level. All data is filtered to Rialto resources and ordered by fiscal year. The tabs display information on the following kinds of resources:

• Physical Books
• Electronic resources
• Click-throughs
• Detailed Cost/Usage data plus top 10 LC Subject Headings

From the overview tabs, you can right-click a data point and select a data action for that graph from the options in the menu that appears. (Each graph displays a different data action.) A tab for that data actions opens displaying detailed data that is filtered to the requested data point from the overview tab. Select the Undo button to return to the Overview tab.

For more information, see Rialto Analytics Use and Cost Dashboard.