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Resource Type
Make the drop down menu for "Resource Type" customizable.
We have a lot of different resource types that lecturers want to bookmark, such as music score, law report, school resources.
Some Law and Music lecturers are against using the system because of this.102 votesWe would like to add some additional resource types.
However, this is not currently in our near term development focus so it has been moved to the longer term backlog.
Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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Move a number of bookmarks to a list all in one go
It would be good if there was a way to move a number of bookmarks to a list all in one go, rather than having to add them individually.
50 votesThis is not currently in our near term development focus so it has been moved to the longer term backlog. It will be merged with a similar existing idea.
Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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Extend the Copy to my bookmarks function
Enable academics to copy an entire list worth of bookmarks from an existing list to their bookmarks folder.
Really useful where lists have been created by admin or library staff and then passed on to the academic to manage.23 votes -
Add a word to .RIS conversion feature to Talis
Many of our academics comment that they would be more likely to use Talis if they could simply upload their word document and automatically populate a list in the same way they can with Endnote. There are online tools which convert word files into .RIS format. If Talis could develop this functionality it would go a long way in promoting the service to the academics.
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Rename Audio-visual document
There are various requests for changes to theway Resource types are managed. Until these are resolved could we at least rename
Audio-visual document to
Audio-visual15 votesThis is not currently in our near term development focus so it has been moved to the longer term backlog.
Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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Adding a bookmarked item to multiple lists
It would be really useful to be able to add a bookmark to several lists at once. For example a new edition is being added to a list but they still need to keep the old edition as well, being able to add the bookmark to several lists at once (and publish the changes) would be wonderful.
This was an idea someone else submitted back in 2014, but we've had requests from academics and also as part of some changes to our acquisitions processes that have meant i'd like it to be reconsidered.
9 votesTo be able to find and replace all instances across lists is something we are considering within our continuous improvements. We are keen to understand the importance of such a feature across the user group so encourage others to consider this idea and support if it is something that they feel strongly will have a positive impact.
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An 'edit notes and importance' button to be added within the screen for an individual item
Would it be possible for an 'edit notes and importance' button to be added within the screen for an individual item?
We are finding that when we are reviewing and re-editing lists that often the individual item needs a note adding to it and we are unable to do this from within the item screen itself and have to open a different page or a new tab in order to enter the note required. I have attached a screenshot of the item screen - what we would like(if possible) is an 'edit notes and importance' button added next to the…8 votesThis is not currently in our near term development focus so it has been moved to the longer term backlog. It will be merged with a similar existing idea.
Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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The ability to add two sets of page numbers per entry because books often have the notes at the back of the volume.
We would like to ability to add two different sets of page numbers on an entry.
Often books will have their notes at the back and when we are scanning chapters and attaching to a bookmark entry we need to register the two different page ranges.
Having all the info on the bookmark is vital for the students for referencing and also saves us time when doing CLA returns.
7 votesThis is not currently in our near term development focus so it has been moved to the longer term backlog while we focus on items in the development focus.
Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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In-line Box of Broadcast (BoB) materials
BoB is a system that is going to be very important in the HE sector in the near future - either from the National BoB or locally implemented. Cambridge Imaging and BUFVC are the external partners to talk to on this.
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being able to publish a list when adding an item
It would be really useful when in the 'Create and Add' dialogue box, to be able to publish the change immediately, maybe even ask for a review.
This would potentially make a real impact on the time someone needs to spend updating their list, allowing a lecturer to update very quickly without needing go in to the list at all; rather than adding a resource, which creates a new draft, which then needs to be accessed and published (and reviewed).
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Editing the note on a bookmarked item
At present it is possible to add a note to an item at the point of bookmarking, but it isn't possible to edit or delete that note after the bookmark has been created. It would be useful to be able to do so.
2 votesWhilst we would like to make this improvement, it is currently not in our near term focus, so I’m moved it to the backlog to reflect this. idea has been moved to our backlog Ideas may be graduated from the backlog as we get through the ones that are planned.
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network file bookmark
not sure if I missed something, one of our academics asked if it were possible to bookmark a network file
file://server/share/path/reallyUseful.docnaturally it would only be visible inside the university, so a restricted access label would be required
I have suggested locating it on a web page or eLearning site, but he would like the option anyway
2 votesWe will not be focusing on this now due to low votes in the 2012 ideas survey However, we think this is a valuable idea and is something we will wish to investigate in the future, so its on our longer term backlog
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