Ares Ideas
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Have a mechanism for handling LMS course merges, particularly when combined with course and user loads
This issue seems to affect every site that uses an LMS, but it becomes particularly problematic when users are also allowed direct access to the Ares web and when course and user loads are being used. This example was written out for Kent State to explain the problem they're facing when courses are merged in Canvas.
Scenario:
John is an instructor and is teaching Course 101. This course has two sections, A and B. Jack and Jill are students. Jack is enrolled in section A. Jill is enrolled in section B. This information is provided to Canvas through a data…
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Save Customized Grids
I would like this Aeon feature added to the Ares.
I am try to Save the grid customization I have created:"Staff users with layout customization permissions can also save grid customizations as .xml files that can be shared with other users and uploaded onto their client forms."
I want to be able to upload the file to use as my grid in every instance I needed. I want the same grid in each queue and for all my search results. We have 10 queues (or more as we add) and I have to “customize” them from scratch.
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Ares Controlled Digital Lending function is needed
Can Ares allow one person view the file at a certain time, put other users to a waitlist queue? similar concept like an ebook platform.
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Additional ItemInfo fields
We would like to have 5 additional ItemInfo fields added to the items table, 2 of which would be date formats for license data of streamed content. So we would have license StartDate and license EndDate for these items
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Clone Items to Courses by Course ID Without Searching
Before the 5.0 upgrade, we used to be able to clone items by typing in the Course ID to the Clone menu. Now we have to use a search function, whether for a single course or multiple at once. It would be great to be able to clone items by manually entering the Course ID(s) without having to use the search function. We almost always have the Course IDs that we need to clone to on hand.
Searching by Course Name or Course Number can bring up hundreds of results if there have been many sections of said course offered…3 votes -
ACL report generated by semester, not specific dates
CCC asks for reporting over semesters, not based on a specific set of dates, for the Annual Copyright License report. It would be great to be able to select the semester(s) for the report instead of having to enter dates as these can vary widely. We often turn access on months before the course is available to students, so that faculty can access their content. The dates of availability really don't correspond to actual semesters.
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Allow students to batch print of digitally uploaded files (like PDFs) from the web interface
McMaster would be interested in a feature that allows students to select multiple items in the web and print copies of the associated files. An example case: a student wants to have physical copies of multiple PDFs to recreate the familiar experience of having a physical course pack, which the institution will begin phasing out, in favor of Ares and an LMS. The student desires the familiar ability to take notes on printed copies. An example case: instructors have previously included workbook-like documents in course packs that are meant for user annotation. Providing an easier way for students to batch…
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Flag duplicate items
Add functionality that would flag items that appear to be duplicates to avoid scanning the same material multiple times.
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Add setting to turn on/off auto update of client(s)
At my library we prefer to wait and coordinate upgrades as a group (even the point upgrades). It would be helpful if we could choose to turn off the automatic notifications of available client upgrades that appears ('Update Available' screen prior to client log in screen). If there was a way to turn this feature off, possibly in Customization Manager, that would be helpful to head off staff tempted to click "Yes" before we have coordinated the effort. Thanks for considering!
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EDU for Ares
We would like to have a separate tool for upload of documents into the Ares similar to the EDU for ILLiad.
This would help us reduce the applications our scanning staff need to know (and we don't want to give them access to entries that they might inadvertently change).
Ideally, this tool would allow us to send to a queue of our choice instead of being hardwired to go straight to 'Item Available for Reserves'. This would allow us to proof the documents before they are delivered for courses.
The BatchItemUpload feature still uses the Ares client. I’d like a…
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IDS Logic integration with Ares
We would like IDS logic to clean up requests made by patrons against the items in our catalog, similar to the functionality that already exists within ILLiad. Ideally, IDS would also look up availability and setup routing logic to acquisitions or a review queue if the item is unavailable.
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Add CurrentStatus to the list of fields available for update in the Bulk Edit feature.ent.
There are times when I need to review all items in a course, select several from the grid view, and route several to a new status. The easiest way to identify all items associated with a course is by opening the course record and clicking on the Items tab. There is no Route button in this menu and the Bulk Update button, which seems like it should be able to bulk update items to a new status, does not give CurrentStatus as an option. There is no option to search by CourseID from the Course Information Item search on the…
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Bulk edit Proxy field for items and search on location
Ares bulk edit feature for item records is nice, but it does not include all the fields on the item record. We have a relatively common scenario in which we have moved a subscription database from IP Proxy to SSO for remote access. In this case, it would be nice to select items based on the URL used in Location, and then do a bulk update of the Proxy field. It would be even better if we could also do a Find/Replace in the URL in cases where the URL format changes.
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Page Count should understand en dashes as well as hyphens in the Pages field.
According to several style guides (APA, Chicago, etc.), the proper way to write page ranges is to use an en dash, not a hyphen (so 251–75, not 251-75). While most people use a hyphen, there is a significant population of faculty and PhD students who enter citations the "correct" way with an en dash, and Ares doesn't understand it. In order for the page count to work in that case, staff must delete the en dash and replace it with a hyphen. This shouldn't be necessary; Ares should understand both ways of writing a page range and automatically use that…
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API calls for item information using CourseID and CourseID(s) using item information
The New School would like to be able to lookup a courseID and get the item status/info of items sharing the same course ID. I would ALSO like to be able to look up the item info (title/bibID) and see what courses are associated with it.
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Allow removal of ID column in web tables without disabling custom sorting.
The custom sort option appears to work but will not actually save if the ItemID field is removed from tables. Custom sorting should be retained while still allowing the removal of the ItemID column.
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Allow customers to determine which status/queue batch scanning lands in
We would like to enable a quality control check before scans go out for consumption by patrons. Frequently, scanners are also faster than copyright holders for getting items attached, so we would like to send to a 'Scan - QC' queue to let all of the parallel processes catch up before releasing.. Unfortunately, the status rule for batch processing is hard-coded to 'Available in Electronic Reserves', so we have to publich, then unpublish the items. This feels inefficient.
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Make permanent URLs for web links stay consistent after a link breaks.
Currently, if the underlying web link breaks, the permanent link will also break as the link is embeded in the permanent link. This causes extra work for staff, as they have to correct the link in Ares, and also ensure that the permanent link is changed in course shells and/or sylabi. If the permanent urls were tied to something other than the url (like the item number), it would be of significant value to our online courses.
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Add a status bar for instructor uploads
When instructors upload PDFs for their classes, there is no indication on the web page that their material is being uploaded. The screen just stays as it is until the upload is complete. Instructors with a slow internet connection must wait several minutes with no certainty that the system is responding to their input.
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Option for email Reply To field
Our institution is changing how emails are sent and we need to change Our email settings from Ares. We need to find out if there is a way to have both a “email from field” and a “reply to field.” I believe with both settings our security team would be satisfied. The from address would need to be @smtp.yourschool.edu and the reply to address would be set to the actual mail box.
1 vote
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