At the Talis Prism 3 User Day back in March, we announced we’d be implementing a system for you to suggest new ideas and features; I am pleased to announce that Talis Library Ideas has now been launched. We’ve decided to use the same system as Talis Aspire, our Resource List Management System, so accounts can be shared between them.

Talis Library Ideas is the voice of the customer group. It allows you to raise new ideas for Prism and for the community to develop a shared understanding of what that idea involves, the goals it meets for your end users and to set its priority through the voting system.

That is not to say we will action all ideas. There are many competing priorities, particularly with the roadmap themes. It may be the idea will prompt a theme of its own, or contribute to a theme we’re already considering. However it ensures the idea is visible.

Each of you have a pool of ten votes to promote ideas, and up to three can be used on a single idea to give a personal weighting (somewhat important, important or very important). When ideas are either accepted or declined, votes are returned, allowing you to redistribute them.

To signup for an account please visit http://ideas.talis.com and click on the “Signup” link at the top of the page. So that it’s fair, we will approve one account from each instituition.  I’ll provide an overview of Talis Library Ideas during the Prism 3 Webinar next week, but if anyone has any questions in the interim you can either email me at Phil.John@talis.com, or comment here.