Esploro Enhancements

Esploro Voteable Enhancements

2026 Esploro Enhancements Schedule

The current CERV enhancement schedule is currently underway.

  • 24 February 2026 – Submission deadline to Enhancement Portal
  • 25 February-8 April 2026 – Esploro Product Working Group review (IGeLU and ELUNA)
  • 15 April-6 May 2026 – Member voting in Voting Portal
  • 11 May-5 July 2026 – Ex Libris pointing
  • 13 July-27 July 2026 – Member voting in Voting Portal (if required)

2025 Esploro Enhancements

Enhancement RequestDev PointsRelease Delivered
More asset types5December 2025 – March 2026
Researcher submission of Media Mentions20TBC
Improve management of additional keywords/subjects, both in research hub and research portal input10November 2025 – May 2026
Ability to harvest OA full text files or links15March 2026

2024 Esploro Enhancements

Enhancement RequestDev PointsRelease Delivered
Improve deposit forms25July 2025
Ability to export Search results from Research Portal5March 2025
Make collections searchable8January 2025
Ability to shift a researcher from creator to contributor5February 2025
Duplicate an existing record for a new record edit8February 2025