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Display call number and/or barcode in list of fines in Primo
We like to display the alternative call number in the patron's list of fines in Primo for fees that are attached to an item. As well there should be the permanent call number or at least the item barcode in cases there is no alternative call number. Often, the items title is not sufficient to find the correct item in ALMA, and the staff at the circulation desks have problems to clarify witch items are concerned. In Alma the item barcode is already displayed in the list of fees/fines and this should be reflected in Primo as well.
This functionality…
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HAL : issue about "full text access" link
HAL https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/ is one of the major open repository in French.
Some publications give full text access, others not. See screenshot attached.
We did activate for search Hyper Article en Ligne (HAL) in PCI.
Our concern is that all HAL publications in PRIMO display with "full text access" link even when there is no full text.Please have a look to the example : Reconceptualizing the classification of PNAS articles.
This issue generates lots of complains from our final users. HAL is very well used in French speaking countries.so could you fix this and indicate "full text access" when…
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Inform patrons about Pick from Shelf
This is something we are really missing since we switched to Primo VE.
I find a book I want to borrow, my library has it, but it's open stacks, which means I can't request it online to be picked up in the owning library.
In our older catalog we had a pop up message to inform the patrons that they can fetch the item from the shelf themselves.
DTU (https://findit.dtu.dk) solves it like this, which is exactly what we need - see screenshot dtu1.png
Under B, we'd show the possible pickup locations, as we do now.
A is…
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Truncation within parenthesis
We would like Primo to work with searching with truncation even within parenthesis, like this:
"soccer injur*"
would return for example:
soccer injury
soccer injuries29 votes -
Add search options for atoz list
Primo provides only title search options for A to Z list. It would be useful to have more options such as ISSN, ISBN or publisher.
29 votes -
Ability to administer synonyms via BO
The systemSynonyms and userSynonyms files are only available via the command line so SaaS customers have to request changes be made via SalesForce.
It would be easier to administer if the ability to view systemSynonyms and download/upload/deploy userSynonyms be in the BO.
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Create a Tableau Web Data Connector for Primo Analytics
Primo Analytics users who also use Tableau would benefit from a generic Tableau Web Data Connector (WDC) available via a Primo Integrations page to integrate Primo Analytics into Tableau vizes via the Ex Libris API.
The WDC could generate report-specific field structure based on the schema/xsd section of the API report XML, making the addition of Primo Analytics report data to Tableau as easy opening an Excel spreadsheet.
Since I do not have Primo, I have not been able to test these as I did with Alma, but this idea is based on the assumption that Primo Analytics reports API…29 votes -
[Primo] - UI - show Call Number in My Library Card - Requests
The information about the shelfmark and physical position of an Item (i.e. the Physical Location and the Call Number) in not displayed in the Requests section of My Library Card. It is not displayed even if you expand the row (see attachment).
The same happens in the old UI, if you click on Details. It might look like a minor issue, but it's not. Users looking at their requests have no clue where they books are actually located. They are forced to perform the search again for each item they requested. Consider that in many cases items are not moved…
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Primo VE: Return to classic Primo method of allowing you to jump through attached holdings
In the old Primo interface, there are buttons for jumping through the holdings attached to a record (see the attached image from UCONN's catalog). In Primo VE, all you can do is click on "show more items" to expand the list to include about 15 more items (see the image from the UC Hastings catalog). If you want to see the latest item received and there are a number of records, you have to click on "show more items" many, many times to get to the end of the list. It would be great if Primo VE could go back…
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Primo does not distuinguish between see references and see too references
Please see public ticket 423179 opened by our University.
Sadly we have discovered that "Primo does not distuinguish between see references and see too references". In our opinion this would be an useful improvemet28 votes -
Add autocomplete to embedded search tile/box
When setting up a Primo search tile or search box to embed in a library's website it would be great if it were possible to enable autocomplete in the embedded search box/tile so that it works the same way as it does in the Primo interface.
This would help library users enormously.
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Exclude online material
Many library users want to search for print material and not the online material. We want to be able to exclude the online material. Right now you can choose to search print material that is available on the shelf, but doing that you miss out on the titles that are out on loan.
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Add prm-spinner after patron submits a Request Form
When patrons submit a request form (Physical Item/Article/Resource Sharing) in Primo VE, there can be a time lag of up to 45 seconds before they get a confirmation message. Before Ex Libris disabled the Send button, patrons were resubmitting the requests during this time lag. Now it appears they are reloading the page and resubmitting request.
I suggest you simply add an in progress status with a spinner so patrons get a visual cue that the form submission is in progress and they just need to be a little patient.
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Add the 300 Marc field as one that is keyword searchable.
Adding the 300 field as a searchable field in the keyword index would be a useful feature for users searching for parts of a music score
28 votes -
Make the path shorter to change PIN code for self check
One of the most frequent problems our borrowers have is that they have forgotten the pin code they use when borrowing books at the self check machine. We prefer that they change it themselves by logging into their account, but doing that is rather cumbersome. The function is hidden under My library account/Settings/Address/language settings/Update login credentails. It could instead be placed in the menu or lifted so that it appears before the adress and language settings.
28 votes -
Author/Title Index in Browse Search
Every library catalog I have ever used has included an Author/Title index which searches headings combining author/creator name and uniform title. The index usually includes:
* 100/240
* 110/240
* 111/240
* 700 where $$t is present
* 710 where $$t is present
* 711 where $$t is present
* 800 where $$t is present
* 810 where $$t is present; and
* 811 where $$t is presentI have included screenshots of how this browse search works in the Library of Congress' system, using "Shakespeare, William" as a search term.
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Saved Records Print out in Brief Display
A second print option should be added so that saved records can be printed as a list, with the same brief display elements in the Pinned record display (title, author, citation). The current print option include the entire record (notes, abstracts, ToC etc.) and if one is part of a consortium, all the holdings in the other member libraries.
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Primo VE: Public names for Libraries and Locations
It would often be helpful if patron-facing names of libraries and locations were different from the staff-facing names in Alma, e.g., staff users may need to know exactly which of several "Closed stack" is in play, while this is irrelevant information for end users. So public names of Libraries and Locations should be editable through the Discovery Labels code table
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Items with item policy "noncirculating" should not display as "loanable" in Primo VE
We have many titles that do not circulate, but because they are available on the shelf, Primo VE displays them as "loanable." This may confuse patrons into thinking that these items can be loaned, when they are not allowed to leave the library.
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Show more than 10 records in My Favorites
Actually, in My Favorites 10 records are listed by default. Patrons should be able to define the number of records presented once up to 50 records. That would facilitate orientation and navigation within My Favorites.
27 votes
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