Proposed Scout additions

The following additions to Scout are proposed:

1. “PDF Full Text” links will display an accompanying “Send PDF to my Cloud” link that gives the Scout user an option to send that PDF to cloud storage.

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Users will have the option of choosing from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox. We are working on adding Box support.

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2.   For catalog results, users will have the option of texting a call number to their phone by clicking the Text Call # link.

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After clicking that link, users will be asked for their phone number and provider to facilitate the text.

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3.  From the detailed record of a book result, users will have the choice to access what Google Books has available for that book.  If this book is not available for preview from Google Books, the user will be notified.

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4.  In the interest of encouraging more direct Scout feedback from users, the Scout search interface will include a more prominent feedback link labelled Report Scout issue.

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Users will be presented with a standard form where they can report an issue or offer their feedback.

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If you have any feedback on these additions, please don’t hesitate to post a comment below.   In the absence of any concerns about these changes, they will be added to Scout at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12th.