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  1. Make the Bulk Item Editor customizable for all Ares template fields

    I come across the issue of cloning items into a new semester but needing to change the dates of each item individually. It would save a heap ton of time to be able to bulk edit the items in the Instructor Tag field with the new dates. Unfortunately this is not a field that is included in the bulk item editor. Perhaps it can be added in the customization manager or included in the next update.

    6 votes

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  2. Keep history with rightsholder instead of the most recent entry only

    We would like to see a history of the communications with the rightsholder. Right now, we can only upload one document, which makes it difficult in those situations where Publisher A says "we don't own it" and sends us to Publisher B. We can only upload the final email for Publisher B. The next time we ask permission for the item, the item still says Publisher A, but our records say Publisher B. We can add notes, but they are not searchable, and then we have to recreate the process all over again. Having the ability to upload multiple documents…

    1 vote

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  3. Options besides 'Granted' or 'Denied' in Contact Rightsholder option

    In a Fair Use situation, for example, a rightsholder has died and we can use it fairly, but there was no formal permission granted. We would like to have an options such as "Fair Use" and/or "Good Faith" that will help indicate that copyright wasn't formally granted or denied, but that we have a reason to use this item that is within the law.

    1 vote

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  4. Enable 'Course Not Configured' message to be editable

    Reference Atlas Systems ticket 36722

    Currently, a message displays to users when reserves is not configured for a particular course (using Canvas integration, and possibly other LMS integrations). The message reads "This course has not yet been configured for Ares access. Please contact your instructor or system administrator about configuring this course for use with Ares." We would like this message to be editable/customizable. Per the ticket referenced above, this is not possible with the current Ares configuration.

    1 vote

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  6. Ares client hosted

    To save time and energy and to have seamless client upgrades/fixes, the staff client should be cloud-based for hosted servers. Too much time is wasted upgrading every client workstation and making sure related software is also up to date.

    3 votes

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  7. Include a column for last flag added

    The new column would show the LastFlag added in the item grid and only display whichever flag name from the ItemFlags table that had the most recent date.

    1 vote

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  9. SAML configuration in Ares

    Implement SAML in Ares like ILLiad 9.2 SAML features.

    2 votes

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  10. Allow permalinks to course pages

    Currently, you can make permalinks to individual items but not the actual course pages. It would be helpful if you could link to the course pages as well.

    4 votes

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  11. chromium

    Update the Google Scholar addon so that instead of using IE it uses chromium scripting. This would also have to happen in the client. IE is being completely decommissioned in June 2022

    1 vote

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  12. 5 votes

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  13. Include submission date in Items table

    It would be nice to include the submission date as a field in the Items table. Currently, this is only a field in the History table and cannot be displayed in the results table when you run a search

    2 votes

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  14. Deep Linking in LMS (i.e. Brightpace)

    Continue to process items in the Ares client, however the link would appear in the LMS, specifically in Brightspace under the weekly modules. Faculty would essentially have their notes, links, and readings under one specified module.

    Users would not have to use the drop down link in Brightspace to access readings outside the LMS.

    4 votes

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  15. 1 vote

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  16. Add ability to increase font size in the client

    The font size in the client is very small and difficult for people who have visual impairment. But there doesn't seem to be a way to customize the font size in client options.

    3 votes

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  17. Integrate with social annotation tools such as Perusall or Hypothesis

    Add the ability to use social annotation tools on reserve documents uploaded through Ares similar to how Canvas allows annotation tools on uploaded files in a course.

    5 votes

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  18. Termination Date

    Some of our streaming resources have license dates that have to be tracked. we need to be able to track this information to make decisions about whether to renew licenses or not. Please add a date "license ends" date field for these scenarios.

    5 votes

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  19. Allow public search of books that are available at loans desk/reserve room

    It would be nice if Ares created a public list of books available in a reserve room (or at the loans desk) that students could search or consult without having to log into Ares. Here's an example (click on the "Browse" button): https://hws.ares.atlas-sys.com/areslms/glogon.html

    6 votes

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  20. 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…

    2 votes

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