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Customization of final approval "cleared checks" email
Customization of final approval "cleared checks" email
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Allow tags to be assigned from submission record page
The tag chooser would be nice to have right under the tag info on the right sidebar.
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In ETD Details, allow choice to display ORCID as https rather than http
We do a lot of copy/pasting from the page, and need to use https for ORCIDs. Having an option for it to always be there would be helpful.
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Include the Publication Number in a submission's XML data
Emily Kilcer ekilcer@albany.edu from the SUNY University at Albany has requested that a submission's Dissertation/thesis number be included in the XML file we deliver to their institutional repository. They need a number/identifier that ties all their systems together. Between the ProQuest database, their Alma catalog and their repository, the first two have the Dissertation/thesis number associated with their content but they don't have it in their institutional repository.
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We are planning enhancements to embargo details that will include the ability to configure embargo reasons as an option.
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Requests to add Additional Subject Categories
Requests that “Leadership Studies” be added to the Subject Headings list under Business or Social Sciences
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Increase active area of "View all admin notes" link
For a number of years, going back to the days when Marlene Coles was with ProQuest, I kept asking that the active area for the link "View all admin notes" (in the 'Admin notes: ' box ) be made larger. As it is, the text is small, the link is small and you have to VERY CAREFULLY get the mouse on the active area of the link to be able to click it. We make extensive use of the 'Admin notes:' and I spend half my time trying to click the link. I don't expect anything to be done, but…
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Status for inactive Admins
I would like to remove inactive Admins (left university system, no longer in role, etc) from the available admins to assign ETDs to, but I can continue to see the history of the work that those inactive Admins performed.
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Allow One-Time Data Entry of Multiple ETD Department Names
Allow more than one department to be added/edited/removed at a time.
This can be accomplished by adding functionality like the Data Validation Drop-Down List feature in Excel. Department names can be entered on one line, each separated by a comma, and then saved to create a final drop-down list.
Or add functionality for uploading and downloading of CSV text files allowing data to be saved in an ETD department list table structured format. The csv file can be created automatically when a new ETD site build request form is submitted for processing.
Benefits:
1 - Reduce time tech support spends…
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Choose date format for reports
I use reports to add newly-received items to our ETD records spreadsheet, and every time I do so I have to reformat the dates.
YYYY-MM-DD is a useful format for lots of people but your average users tend to not like it. A selection of common date formats, and we can choose which one we'd like in our reports, would be great.
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Option to hide "Ready for delivery" items on Active ETDs list
When displaying the Active ETDs list, a toggle for "include Ready for delivery" items would be helpful. RfD items accumulate very quickly, especially close to the deadline, but for various reasons we might not actually want to deliver them right away.
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Improve ExLibris Esploro integration
My institution has a setup where when we deliver a submission through ETD Admin, it also sends the work, and some metadata, to ExLibris Esploro. Unfortunately, the info it sends still needs a lot of work in Esploro, especially for those of us who make MARC records for the submissions.
Obviously, there will always be issues, because Esploro's set up isn't perfect. But if there were a few internal notes fields for Administrators--ones we hopefully could map to some Esploro fields--that'd be helpful. Being able to export those fields in reports would be great too.
FTR, the fields that come…
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Separate fields for title and subtitle
Having separate fields for title and subtitle would be helpful for users who use ETD Admin reports for cataloging, and/or who use ETD Admin with Esploro integration.
There is no foolproof way to validate that the author entered the field/s correctly, because the things that often indicate a subtitle could also have other meanings on occasion. But it could be very helpful if the system could look for certain characters (like a colon or a question mark) and then do a popup like this: "It looks like your title might include a subtitle. Please be sure to use the designated…
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In reports, put keywords in separate columns
Suggestion: Treat the keywords as 6 fields that export in 6 columns. If a keyword is left blank, it exports a blank column (so it doesn't screw up the overall arrangement of the report).
This could make things a little easier on those of us who use reports to assist in cataloging.
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Data from "Minor/Major Revisions" to be included in the email notifications we receive when student's submit a revision
Currently, when students submit a revision, we receive email notifications letting us know that the student revised their ETD. The email provides a link to ProQuest where we can access the newly submitted PDF.
I would like to suggest an idea for these email notifications to include the data from the minor/major revision we requested so that prior to viewing the ETD, we are reminded of the details of the revision we requested for the student to make.
Or if that's not possible, maybe a link that goes to the "View Decisions" page so we can review the original request…3 votes -
Allow administrative files to be ingested into IR
During set up, we were advised to use the administrative files as a location where students could upload unredacted, full versions of their ETD (in the event that their work contained copyright material for which they did not have permission to publish online). However, we stumbled upon an issue where administrative files are not able to be deposited into our institutional repository (Esploro platform). Since our IR is the authoritative record for these works, not ETD Admin we would like to see all content that a student submits through the ETDAdministrator to be populated in our local IR records.
Due…
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Link in Re-submission email generated by ETD Admin.
In addition to the link, add the text "or log into your ETD Account to re-submit your revised manuscript. Students will often try to use the link after it has expired and email asking for a new link.
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Add document upload functionality to administrative documents page
The administrative documents section is intended as a spot to upload university-specific documents, but there isn't a way to attach documents in the prompt. Consider adding an "attach" function so that admins can add blank versions of the document to the prompt (so that it is easily accessible to students, instead of requiring hyperlinks in the prompt, or for students to have to retrieve it elsewhere.
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