Purchasing from Alibris Now Supported

February 2025 Rialto

The Alibris online marketplace is now integrated with Rialto for UK customers. Alibris enables independent sellers worldwide to market books and other media, and makes it possible to purchase books that are out of stock (unavailable from James Bennet or Baker and Taylor) or out of print via Rialto. 

When the Alibris module is activated, Rialto includes Alibris in its market searches for print books, and integrates Alibris items within its search results. If the Rialto Marketplace does not have a particular edition of an item, but Alibris does, the Alibris item is included in the search results. When you select such an item from the search results in the Works page, two tabs appear in the Offerings page, at the top of the Facets panel: a Market tab () and an Alibris tab (). Select the Alibris tab to see the Alibris offerings for the item.

Alibris Tab Selected in the Offerings Page

For additional information, see Working with Alibris.

• By default, the Alibris module is not activated in Rialto. To activate it, contact technical support.
• Alibris support in Rialto is limited to print books sourced through Alibris and does not include other material types, such as electronic books, music, or videos.
• Alibris is currently only available for UK customers. 

Interested Users Carried Over from Rapido

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Interested users from borrowing requests that were created in Rapido are now automatically copied to the items in the cart that were added from these requests. This means that the interested users are automatically notified when the items are ordered, in accordance with the notification settings specified for them in Alma. Previously, the interested users appeared in the item details under Internal note, but were not added as Interested users. Now, staff do not have to add these interested users manually to the items or notify the interested users manually themselves.

For additional information about the Interested Users feature, see Submitting Cart to Approval.

Language Selection for the Purchase Request Form

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You can now select the language of the labels on the Purchase Request Form from a list of supported languages. You can do this in the form's settings (Configuration menu > Market > Purchase Request Form).

 For additional information about these settings, see Configuring Rialto Settings.

"Held in My Institution" Toggle

February 2025 RialtoNGS-12992

The name of the Library Activity facet's toggle has been changed from Holdings to Held in my institution. This toggle enables users to include or exclude their institution's holdings in search results. The name change brings it in line with the name used for this option in the query builder.

Selection Plan Rule Test Content Update

January 2025 RialtoNGS-12735

On the Selection Plan Rule Test page, the informational content accompanying the test button has been enhanced. This update aims to provide Selection Plan users with a clear explanation of the differences between rule testing and snapshot generation, ensuring they have a better understanding of the expected outcomes from each process.

Alibris Out-Of-Print Drop Ship (in Testing)

January 2025 RialtoNGS-12670

Currently in testing for UK customers: New integration with Alibris allows users to search and order Alibris print books in Rialto, even if the books are out of stock (unavailable from James Bennet/Baker and Taylor) or out of print. This feature is limited to books sourced through Alibris and does not include other material types, such as music or video. Expected release of this feature will be communicated in a future release.

Collection to Vendor Mapping Update

January 2025 RialtoNGS-12640

Rialto introduces enhancements to ensure alignment between collection configurations for vendor and auto-holdings. The changes aim to improve consistency in electronic resource management and streamline portfolio handling. For new customers, the Out-of-the-Box (OTB) settings have been refined to ensure uniformity in Community Zone (CZ) collection assignments for vendor and auto-holdings. Current customers can update their collection IDs manually or reach out to Rialto Support for assistance in making these changes.

The following Out-of-the-Box (OTB) settings have been refined for Collection to Vendor mappings:

Display Relink User Indication

January 2025 RialtoNGS-12113

Rialto introduces a feature that ensures that when a user performs a relink or manual link action, the Cart, Task List, and Order History pages display a notification detailing the action. The notification includes a message confirming the relink/manual link, the user's name who performed the action, and the date it was completed.

For more information, see Adding to Shopping Cart and Submitting to Approval > Relinking Cart Item Record Matching.

Restore Original MMS ID After Relinking

January 2025 RialtoNGS-12075

Rialto introduces a Restore button that appears after a user performs a relink, enabling retrieval of the original MMS ID that was matched. The restore action reverts to the original bibliographic record (BIB) and includes a confirmation popup to confirm the user's intent. Upon completion, a success or failure message is displayed to indicate the outcome of the action.

For more information, see Adding to Shopping Cart and Submitting to Approval > Restore Original MMS ID after Relinking.