[SCLA] Vega no showing book orders

[Jennifer Fowler]

Stephen,
It would be a good idea to enter a ticket to PALS so they can bring your
feedback to Innovative or you could bring this to the TAC board.
That may be a more productive route rather than posting it to the entire
listserv.
Jenn




On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM Stephen Ingram via scla <
scla at lists.suffolknet.org> wrote:

> 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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>
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