[SCLA] Vega no showing book orders

[Stephen Ingram]

 David,
Thanks for responding. I have been playing with Vega for some time and like
many of the features. Take a look at our Northport homepage. It has been
fun setting it up.
*https://northport-suffc.na.iiivega.com/
<https://northport-suffc.na.iiivega.com/>*
As a Beta tester, please share the following concerns we have over the Vega
interface.

   1. The location of the item is too small. It needs to be bigger and more
   obvious to patrons.
   2. The search all libraries icon is missing. You can click on the empty
   space next to your choice, and it works, but it has been gone for a few
   days I believe.
   3. Showcases do not work on mobile correctly. If you open a showcase on
   the desktop, it displays fine. If you open it on a phone, it displays
   another library location as the prominent choice over your own.
   4. The literary form  search does not work. You can limit to either
   fiction or non-fiction, and you will still get fiction and non-fiction
   together.
   5. Subject searching should be added. I believe Vega is using Bibframe
   instead of the MARC record for its data. I would love to see what it is
   pulling from to better understand what Vega can and cannot do.

But the original question was about orders not showing up in Vega. I still
think this is a significant concern, pushes the problem onto the staff, who
will now have to explain, or find a significant, and probably time
consuming work around to fix the problem. I think system needs to be a lot
more vocal that this is something we need in order to give the best patron
service we can.
If anyone has questions on how I made elements for our Northport Vega page,
please let me know.
Thanks
Stephen

On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 1:54 PM Dave Jones <dave at westhamptonlibrary.org>
wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
>
> As beta testers for Vega, the PALS Technical Advisory Committee was aware
> that order records for physical items currently display only in the
> full-county catalog.
> I understand that PALS has requested an enhancement to address this, but
> you would need to confirm with them directly.
>
> OverDrive records are displayed in all Vega catalogs. This means that if
> an on-order title is linked to an OverDrive purchase, it will appear in the
> library’s collection site.
> This distinction stems from Vega’s integration with OverDrive, which is
> designed as a full-county service that also reflects in local catalogs.
>
> While some areas, like the handling of on-order records, are still in
> development, the PALS Technical Advisory Committee feel the benefits of the
> new catalog significantly outweigh these challenges.
>
> Vega offers an intuitive user interface that allows patrons to seamlessly
> search, reserve, and check out various electronic formats without leaving
> the catalog.
> These enhancements provide a more modern, user-friendly experience and
> ensure the library is well-equipped to meet evolving patron needs.
>
>
> Dave Jones
> PALS Technical Advisory Committee Chair
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 10:54 AM Stephen Ingram <
> stepheningramlibrary at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We noticed that books on order are not showing up in Vega.
>>
>> However, ebook or audiobooks from overdrive which are on order seem to
>> be showing up.
>>
>> Any idea about the difference?
>>
>> I am curious why system is pushing this software if it is so half-baked.
>>
>> Stephen
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