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Patrons can sign up for alerts
Ability to sign up for notification when an ebook is available again, especially for one user titles.
One user ebooks should allow users to sign up for notification when an ebook is available again on the platform. Useful tool especially for the academic institution that uses the text in the curriculum as recommended reading where we know demand is high.175 votes -
Daily turnaway email option
It would be helpful to have the option to have a daily compilation of turnaways sent automatically. We don't always upgrade a licence on the first turnaway notification, and the inbox can fill very quickly. I also don't want to run a manual report every day
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Patrons are notified when their 5 minute browse expires; Patrons are notified when a book is available
Over-the-license-limit-ebook access
ProQuest allows patrons to use an e-book with limited licenses to have 5 minutes of access even if no license is available. I would suggest that such users get a notification that they have "limited" access to the book and a count-down click to show them the remaining access. If a license becomes available during those 5 minutes, a pop-up window can appear to inform them that they now have full access. If the five minutes are up, the patron should have the option to enter an e-mail or cell phone number to receive notification when a license…13 votesThanks so much for your suggestion. We are currently working on a feature that would allow patrons to sign up for an email notification when a license becomes available.
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Real-time turn away alerts/reports
Kathleen wants this so she can go in and upgrade immediately. It’s not as helpful to see a turn away report in hind-sight
7 votesThank you for your feedback on our turnaway alerting. This fall, in addition to our current instant book-level turnaway email alert, we will be adding summarized turnaway email alerts (including a csv attachment) for daily, weekly and monthly turnaways. These alerts will be available for you to sign-up to receive on the Alerts page in LibCentral. As we are starting development, we'd love to hear any additional feedback you may have on this enhancement. We appreciate your engagement! Best, Rayna Stowe, Product Owner (LibCentral)
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