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Research Platforms Roadmap

This roadmap provides an overview of the features and functionality completed and coming soon to EBSCO research platforms including EBSCO Discovery Service, EBSCOhost, Explora, EBSCO Mobile, and EBSCO eBooks. Product roadmaps are subject to change.

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Coming Soon Released

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Configurable Option to Allow Holds on Specific Copies or Volumes
March 2025

Library administrators for EBSCO-hosted FOLIO libraries with Patron Empowerment will be able to hide the option for users to place holds on specific copies or volumes when a title has multiple items.

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Ability to Set Custom Note in All Supported Languages to Display to Patrons When They Place a Hold on Catalog Items
December 2024

For libraries with FOLIO Patron Empowerment, librarians can configure a custom note to display to their patrons in the place hold modal. It is now possible to configure the custom note in multiple languages (all supported languages).

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Customizable Ability to Hide Due Date from the Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) for Catalog Items
December 2024

For libraries with RTAC (Real Time Availability Check) enabled for the catalog items, librarians can now choose whether to display the due date of catalog items that are currently on loan. The item due date displays in RTAC by default if an item is on loan. Librarians can use Configuration in EBSCO Experience Manager to hide the due date (note that EBSCO-hosted FOLIO libraries also have the option to display the due date but not hide the due date time).

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Volume Information Displays in the Holds & Checkouts Dashboard
December 2024

For libraries with FOLIO Patron Empowerment, patrons can now see the call number and volume information for items they have on hold or on loan. The call number and volume information now displays in My Dashboard for items that the patron has on loan or on hold, helping them to identify which volume they have on loan, especially if the title has multiple volumes, like in the case of serials.

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/17/2025
Patron Empowerment and RTAC Updates for FOLIO Libraries Leveraging ICS
September 2024

Do not show RTAC when “isRTACapplicable” is set to false

Add  “loan type” to RTAC display

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Patron Empowerment for FOLIO: User Workflow and Library Customization Enhancements
July 2024

Improve the patron empowerment user experience by displaying detailed/specific errors to the patron when actions cannot be completed

Ability to place hold on multiple volumes of a title

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) Usability Enhancement
July 2024

Display holdings statement in RTAC for FOLIO libraries, using the holdings statement data from the FOLIO record 

EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
EBSCO Mobile App Enhancements
April 2024

Shorten the "Find my Institution" user flow for mobile app users

EBSCO Mobile
RELEASED
Authentication EBSCO Mobile App Enhancements
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) Library Configurability
March 2024

Libraries will be able to use ILS integrations: EDS RTAC in the EBSCO Experience Manager configuration module to map incoming ILS RTAC statuses to the three status icon categories along with custom status labels in the new user interface, providing a better visual indication of item availability to their end users

Read more on EBSCO Connect
EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
Real Time Availability Check (RTAC) Usability Enhancements
February 2024

Improved messaging to users when RTAC response is pending or not successful

Display volume/issue information in RTAC for FOLIO libraries whenever the enumeration and chronology or volume fields are populated in FOLIO

Read more on EBSCO Connect
EBSCO Discovery Service
RELEASED
Patron Empowerment & Catalog Actions
Last Updated: 7/22/2025
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