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Item tag search matching item tag type

June 3, 2022Cataloging, New, Public Catalog, Staff Catalog

We have the ability to set up different item tag types, for example, Memorial Gifts, Local Authors, Special Collections. These are used to display text in front of the specific tag text in the catalog, for example: Memorial…

MARC Record Displays

June 2, 2022Cataloging, New

Everywhere the system displays a MARC record, there should be an option to display MARC tags only, tag labels only, or both. Subject 650 -0 |a Penguins

Add Special Delivery Information to Hold Slip

June 2, 2022Holds, New

Libraries need a better way to handle holds for patrons who get items delivered to them at home or at schools, senior centers, etc. There's a Holds Behind Desk option in the patron record that can show an…

Add Display of NoveList Select Content to the New Staff Catalog

June 1, 2022New, Staff Catalog

NOBLE has always included the NoveList Select content in the staff catalog, making it easy for library staff helping patrons find books of interest based on specific books or series they've enjoyed, or working on booklists, selecting titles…

Improve Holdings Template Management

May 31, 2022Cataloging, New

The current system of holdings template management is complicated and inefficient. Libraries should be able to set up item templates that can be assigned to specific users or workstations. If the template is edited, everyone who has been…

Improve MARC Record Template Management

May 31, 2022Cataloging, New

Although bibliographic records enter our system in many ways -- through acquisitions, uploading records from vendor systems, and via Z39.50, most libraries have to create new MARC records for some material by choosing a MARC template from a…

Provide Patrons with More Information About Checkout History

May 31, 2022My Account, New

It's not clear to patrons how the option to save their Checkout History works. People sometimes think turning this on will give them access to all their past checkouts, so we need text explaining that the system only…

Add Pronoun Option to Patron Record

May 31, 2022Circulation, New

Add a Pronouns option to the patron registration form, and to the edit options in My Accounts in the catalog so patrons can change this at any time. This could be done by having a dropdown list to…