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DCB Admin for Libraries Roadmap

DCB Admin for Libraries Roadmap

DCB Admin for Libraries is an all-new web application for library staff in consortiums using DCB. Tailored to the tasks library staff do every day, it aims to give library staff the ability to seamlessly manage and monitor their own library’s DCB experience.

Pre-Release Functionality (Released August 12)

This is functionality that was included in the initial pre-release deployment sent out to the Pre-Release Testing Group. It comes with the usual disclaimer that there may be unforeseen glitches or bugs.

Requesting

Library users will be able to …

  • View and query the shared index, with the default search being ‘search by title’.

  • Provide different types of queries for the shared index - we currently support simple queries, LuceneQL, Lucene Builder queries and CQL queries.

  • Make staff requests for their library.

  • Make on-site borrowing / walk-up requests for their library.

  • Use the “Items not shown” view to identify potentially problematic items that may not be showing up in Locate or other discovery services.

Configuration Management

Library users will be able to …

  • View and edit information about their library.

  • View, filter, edit and delete reference value mappings for their library.

    • For MOBIUS libraries, this will be view-only access as per feedback from MCO.

  • View service information for their library.

Circulation

Library users will be able to …

  • View and filter patron requests for which their library is a borrower or a supplier.

  • View individual patron request pages for their library is a borrower or a supplier.

  • View and filer the audit log for individual patron requests, and view individual audit log entries.

  • Use filters to filter for staff or on-site borrowing requests.

  • Check for updates on a patron request for which their library is a borrower or a supplier.

  • Clean up a patron request for which their library is a borrower or supplier.

General

Library users will be able to …

  • Toggle light and dark mode.

  • Be redirected to the correct library on login, based on the agency code associated with their user.

  • Be redirected to their original destination if they have to log back in when following a link after logging out (i.e. when investigating a patron request).

 

Security

Library users will not be able to …

  • Place on site borrowing requests for other libraries.

  • View or change other libraries' mappings.

  • View the data change log.

  • View other libraries' patron requests.

  • View any other information relating to other libraries or the consortium as a whole.

V1.0 Functionality (Early September)

This is the additional functionality that will be included in the first stable release, sent out to all participating libraries.

Requesting

Library users will have access to ..

  • Exception, Out of Sequence, Active and Completed views for patron requests.

  • Filters for the shared index.

  • A one-click request button on individual results, replacing the current setup with separate buttons.

    • This will also be disabled if no items are available.

  • New: The ability to search by different attributes (title, ISBN, ISSN, author, language and subject to start with, to go with the existing keyword search).

  • New: The ability to combine some searches with AND, OR etc (also known as “advanced search”).

Configuration management

Library users will be able to …

  • View and edit pickup locations associated with their library.

    • This includes changing a location’s eligibility for pickup anywhere, and enabling / disabling it for pickup as a whole.

  • Create, edit, view and delete their library’s associated contacts.

  • View the DCB Service Status page.

  • Toggle their library’s borrow / supply status - if appropriate.

Circulation

  • Circulation reports and patron request export for libraries.

UX

  • Improved UX for discovery and requesting.

  • Improved secondary navigation

 

Future functionality

This is functionality that we would like to include in future releases, but we have not yet committed to.

  • The ability for consortium users to add new “DCB Admin for Libraries” users via DCB Admin.

  • The ability for library users to view a filtered data change log which only shows changes for their library.

  • The ability to provide feedback straight from DCB Admin for Libraries.

  • The ability for library users to choose their library on first sign-in, rather than it needing to be assigned.

 

 

Requested functionality

This section will include functionality suggested or requested in early feedback.

 

Release History

  • Pre-Release initial deployment - Aug 12, 2025

  • Pre-release deployment 2

  • Version 1 release - TBC

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