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Harmonise the default resource type icons with Leganto's icons
Since we have both Primo and Leganto, our customers should have a consistent experience with resource type icons between the two interfaces. We have no choice but to use the OOTB icons in Leganto, a set of default Primo icons that harmonises with them would be appreciated. It may be that the size/canvas transparency may vary between them, but in essentials they should look the same where types are equivalent. With CDI we understand there will be additional resource types - this is a good opportunity to bring the two interfaces into a closer alignment for user experience.
PS: Alma…
16 votes -
Change wording of "partial results found" error message
Currently when users enter too many boolean operatoCurrently when users enter too many boolean operators or trucation symbols in their search they will get the error message "Partial results found. Please note additional results may be available by refining your search. May we suggest: try reducing the numbers of ? and/or * in your search."
This error message is confusing. What it should really say is something like this:
"Your truncated search terms match too many words. The search cannot retrieve all of them so some records you might expect might be missing from the search results. If you can…3 votes -
Better Primo VE Menu Link Options
Custom menu links in Primo open in a new tabbed window. This is bad behavior. If I go back to the original screen and press the button again, it opens up another window in another tab, and so on.
Desired Behavior:
Menu link goes to address -- does not open a new window or tab. At the very least, it should have be an option for developers. Currently it is hard-coded in the html and not changeable. Using it leads to cluttered browsers.56 votes -
Dark mode for Primo
Users ask for a possibility to view the catalogue interface in dark mode. Could this be realized for Primo?
Thank you!4 votes -
Custom fonts
We would like custom TTF and OTF fonts to be natively supported in the Primo customization package. This would allow applications to render barcodes as well as other corporate branding elements.
7 votes -
Option for linking Collection details page instead of Collection Lobby
Simple search results on Primo NUI for Digital collections shows Title and View the collection link only, which get us its collection lobby page directly. Please give us an option that enables to check the collection's metadata(bib) on its Details page and then the user can move to the collection lobby by clicking the link like E-resources.
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Adding a hierarchical tree display option to Collection Lobby
Please add a hierarchical tree display option to Collection Lobby. When a top-level collection has many sub-collections across all depth level, it's too hard to browse individual collections and titles.
13 votes -
Differenciating the code for PCI records from the code for Alma records
The PCI records that we don't subscribe and the Alma records without holding show the same labels on Get It section because they share the codes, such as:
c.uresolver.getit2.holdinglist.empty.top
c.uresolver.getit2.holdinglist.empty.signedinuser
c.uresolver.getit2.holdinglist.empty.signedinuser.noservices
c.uresolver.getit2.holdinglist.empty.guestuser
c.uresolver.getit2.holding_list.empty.bottom
(Samples are on SF #00731305)We want those two groups of records to be distinguished from each other so that we can apply different labels giving more customized information to our patrons.
37 votes -
Auto correct typos
Primo search should have the ability to auto correct common spelling errors and typos.
A current review of our zero result searches has shown that many zero result searches are typos and misspellings.
Users are used to systems that can auto-correct or suggest corrections for misspelled words.
Auto correct of typos would greatly improve the user experience.13 votes -
Penalization date visible in users' loan page
Hello! It would be great once we had read the bar code of the user, and we have the general information to do a loan or a return it will be great if there we can see the date until they can't borrow books. If not it is a problem because they ask you until when they are ban and we have to go until their profile to penalty section to see it.
Thank you!
41 votes -
Extend hypertext linking for Relation, Is Part Of, and Uniform Title to remote records
Enhanced hypertext linking for ispartof, relation, and unititle was introduced in the November 2017 Primo Release. These new fields joined existing hypertext linked fields for creator, contributor, and subject.
However, a key difference for the three newer fields is that they only show lateral links in the UI for local records. This limitation is hardcoded, and is confirmed but not explained (Case: 00486499).
Like many sites, we have configured our Primo environment without search scopes with a source-agnostic design, with the underlying premise that users do not care who owns an item or where the record comes from, only that…13 votes -
Primo Back Office: In a consortial environment, Ability to localize Alma collections to a specific instance of Primo
Hello.
Our university system is in a consortial configuration of Alma and Primo Back Office.
Currently, we cannot use Alma collections because one university's (local and institution-specific) collections display in all other Primo instances in our consortia. This is problematic and confusing because a collection at University A displays in University B's Primo as if it were University B's collection. But the collection is local and specific to University A only.
The "collections" I'm talking about are described in the following Exlibris documentation: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/050Inventory/050Managing_Collections
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/060Back_Office_Guide/060Configuring_Primo%E2%80%99s_Front_End/050Collection_DiscoveryWe opened Salesforce cases 00636941 and 00708998 and were told by the Exlibris analysts that…
55 votes -
We would like patrons to be able to view their library barcode in Primo.
Under My Library Account > Personal Details, we think patrons should be able to view their library barcode number. We use ours in additional systems, and we think it would be helpful to point someone to their library account details.
119 votes -
Enhanced logo and help link for social authentication page
We are in the process of migrating to Alma/Primo VE. They both share the same social authentication page, and this idea is to enhance the options for this page.
1.) The Primo VE help links which are configurable in Alma config > Discovery > Authentication > User Authentication only appear in the Alma authentication option. If a new patron clicks Sign in, and then clicks Social Sign In, they will never see our help links. I would like to have the option to put a help link on the first Sign in modal page, or on the Social Authentication page…
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Search by abbreviation journal titles
We would like to search by abbreviation journal titles.
For exsample, "The Journal of Chemical Science" ="JACS"="J. AMER. CHEM. SOC.".
In SFX, we can do it, so I hope in Primo, too.7 votes -
"Load more results" button in My account / Loans / Previous and historic loans
In the same way as there is now a 'load more results' button in My favorites / Saved records, we would like to see a 'load more results' button in My account / Loans / Previous and historic loans.
Thank you!1 vote -
Improve the Alma linkresolver design to reduce the appearance multiple online links by a single provider in Primo/Primo VE search results
As a Primo user I would like to see a single link per provider for the content I discover, with the option to view additional links if I wish.
Background
Primo search results deliver multiple links per provider for each search result. Our clients find this overwhelming.We now use a custom linkresolver to bundle the multiple search result links to a single link from each provider. The option to view all links remains under a drop-down menu.
When we migrate to Primo VE the custom linkresolver will no longer work. We will return to the multiple links per provider…
26 votes -
Adoption of W3C Accessibility Guidelines
The WCAG 2.0 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines should be adopted in research and discoverability systems to allow to people with disability have autonomy and full access to available research possibilities.
21 votes -
Resource recommender
Currently there isn’t any option to order resources other than alphabetically for the resource recommender.
We have control over the order that the ‘Types’ of resources display by (e.g. Databases, People, Websites …), but as all of our resources are databases, we are limited to the default sort.
Would like more flexibility on this.
12 votes -
Allow custom "Username" and "Password" labels when using multiple modes of authentication
For institutions using multiple modes of authentication (such as LDAP for externally-managed users and Alma for internally-managed users), it is not currently possible to customize the "Username" and "Password" labels to have custom labels display for each authentication method. The "User Login" code table only provides one field for customizing the username or password, which displays for all methods of authentication. It would be more helpful to all users (and particularly internally-managed users) if we could specify on the login page which information users should enter as their "username" and "password."
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