Resource Sharing System Enhancements Master List

  Priority* Mode*** Enhancement Source** Status/Notes Date Done
E-1 1 B All critical request information on one screen P    
E-2 1 L Local call numbers provided on New Requests to Lenders M,P    
E-3 1 P Patron validation via local catalog; automatic transfer of patron data to RSS requests  P Scheduled for completion: August 1998  
E-4 1 P Direct, unmediated ordering by patron to other CSU's. Requests for items held and available in local collection should be refused by RSS P Loan requesting due November 1998. No date on direct unmediated photocopy ordering  
E-8 1 S Global, unique transaction number (same for Borrowing, Lending and patron) assigned at time of request. Should appear in very prominent place on all screens J5,J17, J18    
E-5 1 S Limit ability to delete requests from RSS to borrowing library P    
E-6 1 S Ability to limit requests per patron, customizable by campus P    
E-7 1 S Ability for each campus to choose which databases to include the ILL request option P   June 1, 1998 
E-9 1 S CSU Union Catalog searching with holdings and availability status provided P Scheduled for completion: (date unknown)  
E-10 1 S Full statistical reports comparable to CLIO and incorporating data from OCLC requests P    
E-11 1 S Ability to batch update RSS and OCLC records in a single data entry session (See OCLC ILL ME as possible "linking" software) P    
E-15 2 B Notes section for messaging between borrowing and lending libraries J14    
E-12 2 B Auto-selection of lenders in mediated ILL requests based on pre-defined profile (customizable by campus) and "available" status M4,J11    
E-13 2 B Ability to indicate whether Loan or Copy actually received P    
E-14 2 B Larger screen for Search function; ability to maximize P    
E-24 2 B Ability to correct CCL/CCG when updating copies to "received". P    
E-16 2 L Ability to specify item being supplied is copy or loan P    
E-17 2 P Cache dumping and automatic timeout of confidential patron information on screen (for PC's in public areas) P    
E-18/E-54 2 P Patron's WebPAC fill-in-the-blank ILL forms completely customizable by campus including required fields P    
E-19 2 P Ability to incorporate use of PIN verification for patron validation P    
E-23 2 S Ability to re-print a pick sheet, wrapper or notice J15    
E-22/E-59 2 S Override capability to change the status even when a step is not taken by the system (printer fails or other interruption) J6    
E-20 2 S Request aging to limit length of time a request held in the Lender's system.  M2    
E-21 2 S Record locking - only one person can work on request at a time M5    
E-48 3 B For broadcast search results: Separate libraries by a line. Give meaningful error descriptions, i.e., "server not responding". Auto-sort results: 1)Hits 2)Errors 3)No hits J3    
E-26 3 B Ability to do multiple searches and continue to add/rearrange lenders P    
E-27 3 B Due date as required field when updating loans to "received". P    
E-25 3 L Ability to create an ALA approved ILL request form for printing, emailing, faxing, or Arieling to a potential supplier. A    
E-28 3 L Default settings for shipping information (ship via, insured for,etc.) customizable by campus J2,M    
E-30 3 S "Search All Requests" button on all screens (Borrowing & Lending) J19    
E-31 3 S Ability to customize/rearrange field elements and size of columns on browse screens J5    
E-32 3 S Complete support for "could not supply" processing M16    
E-29 3 S Ability to customize and edit all notices/wrappers, etc. by campus. Patron information should be pulled from patron database. P    
E-42 4 S Task bar and Tool Bar configuration and reorganization of RSS (Suggestions follow labelled as M24a, b, c…) M24    
E-33 4 B Ability to Approve & Send requests to suppliers with one command/button. M24a, P    
E-34 4 B Choosing lenders should be a button, not a right-click. "Apply Lending Sequence" button is unclear. M24b, J11    
E-35 4 B "Approved" but not yet "Pending" should appear in Task Navigator M24c, P    
E-36 4 B "Pending Shipped" needs separate Task bar from "Pending" M24d, P    
E-37 4 B "Print Notices Manually" should be in Task Navigator not Status Navigator M24e, P    
E-38 4 B "Unfilled" requests should be in Task Navigator not Status Navigator M24f, P    
E-39 4 B Streamline "Receive" "Wrapper" and "Notify" processes into one step. M24g, P    
E-40 4 L Updating to Picked should be included in Task Navigator M24h, P    
E-41 4 L Use a button for Picked/Shipped updating as for other functions M24i, P    
E-56 4 P Patron initiated request cancellation via the web. M8a    
E-43 4 S Arrange Task Navigator by workflow, not alphabetically. M24j, J7,J21    
E-44 4 S Use more common ILL terminology. Example: Change "picked" to "paged". Clarify statuses such as received-received, shipped-sent, etc. M24k, J1    
E-57 4 S Integration with Ariel to allow scanning and transmission of documents within RSS M25, J10    
E-46 5 B Default search pre-definable with text from corresponding field from patron's request displayed in query box. J    
E-47 5 B Query type (ISBN, title, etc.) should automatically display text from corresponding field in patron's request. J    
E-50 5 B Inclusion of patron's E-mail address doesn't always notify patron automatically that material is ready. Email transmission failures should appear in Task Navigator. J20    
E-51 5 B Ability to search OCLC PrismILL from RSS module via Z39.50. Ability to access any database requiring authorization numbers and/or passwords. M13    
E-49 5 B Inclusion of search target in WebPac-initiated requests (source of patron's citation: ERIC, PsycLit, etc.) M14    
E-45 5 B Ability to toggle from original request data back to Marc overlay  P    
E-52 5 B Returned date entered automatically (but editable) when updating to "returned". P    
E-53 5 L Consider CSULink pick sheet design which combines the pick sheet/packing sheet (top half of page) with a patron notification sheet for use by the requesting library (bottom half of page). J9    
E-55 5 P When patrons complete fill-in-the blank requests, it is not evident that you must scroll down for the "Submit" button. J13    
E-66 5 S Local circulation desk can verify patron eligibility and input an RSS request for "mutual use" patron A3 distant learning programs  
E-58 5 S Local library system inter-operability (circulation features) Example: Automatic check out of loans on local system when changing status to "shipped" in RSS. M1    
E-60 5 S Archiving function to allow completed requests to be moved out of the active data files. M11    
E-62 6 B Automatic follow-up prompting for items not received within set time (displayed in Borrowing Task Bar) P    
E-63 6 B Ability to resend requests to Lender's New Requests file P    
E-64 6 S Automatic overdue reminder notices either printed, emailed, or Arieled (both Borrowing and Lending)  P    
E-65 7 P Ability to customize screen displays for different patron types. A    
E-75 7 S Accounting and financial features (billings and invoices) M21    
E-67 8 P Patron initiated request renewal via the web. Option to turn on/off customizable by campus. Ability to set individual loans to "renewal denied". M8b    
E-61 8 S Post-discovery Z39.50 tuning M18    
E-68 8 S Support for renewal processing between RSS partners. M3    
E-69 8 S Enhance messaging and transaction specific notes (list dialogue to assist systems in troubleshooting) M6    
E-70 9 B Support for intermediary suppliers A1    
E-71 9 B ARTTel support for borrowing from the British Library A2    
E-72 9 L Staff user "ownership" of requests (assign to individual staff/branch automatically for processing) M19    
E-73 9 S Enhance system logging and log display and provide ability to delete system log entries as requests are archived. M10    
E-79 9 S Inter-operating with non-ISO-compliant partners  M12    
E-80 9 S Support for multiple Service Types M15    
E-81 9 S Support of Estimate and locations service types M17    
E-74 9 S International support (multi-lingual, extended character set, and currency conversion support) M20    
E-76 9 S Support of Lending Sequences by Local Library Unit M22    
E-77 9 S Advanced Sort capabilities of request lists M23    
E-78 9 S Auto-partnering to allow incoming requests from libraries for whom a partner record is not yet established. M9    

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Last Updated: September 17, 1998