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Searchable field codes
I would like to suggest that Primo develops to support searchable field codes. In several databases it's possible to specify which field you want to search by writing abbreviations of field codes before the search terms in the search box. For example, AU =jonson, TI = digital photography, JN = journal of advanced nursing and so on.
I know that Advanced search can target specific fields, but it would be useful to be able to search with field codes in the primo default search box.
7 votes -
Restrict discoverability of e-resources for walk in users to those resources they are licenced to use
We're looking to restrict the discoverability of electronic resources for walk in users to those resources they are licenced to use.
Ideally, Primo would identify that the walk in users were from a certain IP range and in combination with an Alma licence
condition which allowed walk-in use to the resources, it would allow them to discover the resource.41 votes -
User management - Admin User can make a default "Patron has institutional record" as "Yes" or "No"
There is no possibility for an Admin User to set up the external or internal user account to be a default value (in "Patron has institutional record" as "Yes" or "No"). As we mostly create user accounts for our organization, we would like to have "Yes" as a default value. The settings update is currently considered as enhancement.
1 vote -
Sort purchase requests in Primo, by newest
It would be really helpful if user were able to sort their purchase requests in Primo by purchase-request creation date newest. Now Primo shows their purchase requests sorted by oldest, normally the user wants to see the follow up of the most recent.
53 votes -
Allow reader to sort the values in a facet by A-Z or by number of records.
Most databases such as Web of Science or Ebsco Discovery tool allow the user to determine how to sort the values in a facet (see screenshot)
425 votes -
Best bets
Summon has a best bets feature which enables you to have links to Library Opening Hours if that's what someone searches for. Primo doesn't have this, so we are going backwards in customer service when we implement this. Please can you replace Primo with Summon or at least bring Primo up to the same standard?
9 votes -
Harvard referencing (key for UK market for Alma and Primo)
Harvard is the most widely used referencing system in the UK. yet Primo cannot do it. Please make Harvard available asap as we are being forced to change from Summon which has this capability.
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BX "Hot articles" is not (yet) in the NUI
It's not the most used function, but still had a respectable 5'000 hits in 2017. We'd like to have it when we change to the NUI in a few weeks, but apparently, it is not yet planned.
1 vote -
Add F1000 as a citation export option
Please provide the option of adding F1000 to the citation export choices.
1 vote -
different treatment/table would be allowed for different citation style.
Different treatment/table would be allowed for different citation formats. Because different citation format require different elements for citation.
For example, currently, the series titles is mapping in citation mapping table. However, not all citation style require this field.
Chicago, the series title, if exists, may choose to include in the citation. Disable the series title means that series title will be missing for all citations in Chicago format. If we don't disable the series titles mapping, the citation output of APA & MLA are incorrect. Allow different citation mapping table with different citation style would improve the citation output result.1 vote -
Make Publisher an Indexable Field that Can be Searched or Scoped in Primo
Many of our users like to search by publisher to find new materials or a particular edition--it would be helpful if that field could at least be picked up by keyword search.
7 votes -
Add Library pre-filter to Primo VE Advanced Search
It would be helpful if users could pre-scope their search to a particular library in the advanced search, rather than waiting to filter with the post-search facets.
8 votes -
Displaying the pre-filters used, as the used facets are dispalyed
It would be very useful to display the pre-filters used in Primo New UI (from both simple search screen - as of May release and advanced search screen). Pre-filters used should be displayed in the brief results list just as the facets used are displayed, at the top of the column. Thus the patron can always see and be aware of all the active filters in the session
61 votes -
Our patrons want search function for the list of their favorites and historic loans...
I agree that it's too complicated to search what they read a year ago by scrolling all the way down to check.
4 votes -
Add SMS/text for Primo VE 'Send To' options
Users would like to text themselves call numbers/ catalog records. Please consider adding this option to the Primo VE 'Send to' options
26 votes -
Allow Barcode Copying in Primo
We would like to be able to have the barcode information not get automatically re-hidden so that we can copy barcodes from Primo. This would be particularly helpful for quick reference without having to enter Alma.
9 votes -
Create a link for users to report an issue
There are some institutions that have added functionality where users can report a problem for a specific record. It would be great if this could be offered through Primo. Users would click on an icon to report their issue. In the back office, there would be the option to configure the url for the hyperlinked icon. It would be even better to add logic where you could configure the link in relation to the type of record (CZ, NZ, IZ). This builds on the idea on reporting an issue for CZ records.
9 votes -
My Library Account: add Recalled Loans Tab
It would be very beneficial for library patrons to be able to view their recalled loans, at a glance, when checking their library account in Primo; please could you add a Recalled Loans tab to the Overview section of My Library Account
165 votes -
Optimize call number Advanced Search
Currently you can conduct an advanced call number search, but there are a few issues with it:
-It doesn't properly search the entry as a call number like the Browse function does. It treats it like a regular word which results in severely incomplete results. For example, if I do advanced search > call number > contains > MT, I receive 90 results, though we have 3,578 items with call numbers that begin with MT.
-The only way to see a mostly accurate number of holdings is to search partial numbers + an asterisk. For example, MT* returns most of…
67 votes -
Would it be possible to add an icon or facet in the search filters for open source?
I am trying to encourage the use and teach with open source materials. If these materials could be easy to spot and/or sorted for it would greatly facilitate their use and knowledge that they exist.
2 votes
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