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Remove CDI constant expansion of results
PCI results respect that a user knows what they want, but help with expansion when necessary, such as by stemming when there are very few results returned by the exact query. A user has autonomy also to target their results with techniques such as quotation marks, Boolean operators, and Advanced Search.
In CDI, expansion is constant, by term inflection applied to all searches, as well as higher recall in general by design. This cannot be prevented by features such as Boolean operators, quotation marks or Advanced Search, and is illogical in conjunction with other features like 'Did you mean'.
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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)
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Warn user to sign in when saving to favorites
Primo (new UI) does not alert the user to sign in in order to save favorites. I suggest that when a user who has not logged in clicks the pushpin icon to save an item to Favorites, a modal appear to let them know they must sign in to save favorites, and give them an opportunity to do so.
331 votesThank you for this suggestion, we will check the option to add message with option to sign in when pining the first item as guest
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Enable search and browse also for item call numbers, not only holdings
Hi
We switched to Primo VE some months ago and are really missing a call number index that shows all our call numbers, in items as well as in holdings.
https://slidetodoc.com/three-types-of-call-numbers-in-alma-yoel
"Item Call Number – is it in Primo VE search indexes?
• The item call number cannot be added as a Primo VE search index.
• Of the three call numbers only the “Holding Call Number” can be added as a Primo VE search index."Our call number index is set to "callnumber.4 – Shelving control number call number", our item call numbers are type 4, but they are…
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Primo Name/Title Browse Searches
Primo Name/Title Browse Searches
As frequent Primo users searching for known music items, the Alma Music Users Group would like to propose that Ex Libris create a left-anchored browse search for name/title entries found in bibliographic records. An alphabetical left-anchored browse search is particularly helpful for known-item searches that are often used for music materials and prolific literary authors.
Currently, Primo provides browse search options for names (name portion only ($a,$q,$d)) and name/title headings used as subjects. For prolific authors, it is not unusual to find thousands of name/title headings lumped under the composers or authors name, with “20+ records”…
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Limit autocomplete-suggestions from PCI/CDI to activated sources
In Primo you can activate autocomplete to get suggestions for search-queries based on what the end-user begins to type in the search-box.
We have tested the functionality and see that it could be useful for the end user to get these suggestions. However we see that the suggestions from the central index in some cases are a little strange and that you get suggestions from the entire index and not only the sources the institution has activated. This means that the end-user could get suggestions that gives 0 results.
If you get a suggestion that leads to nothing you will…
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my account - loans sort options
User should be able to sort their loans not only by title and due date, but also by author, location, maximum renewal date and status (renewable or not) -> all columns shown should be sortable.
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Allow users to text themselves call number/location for an item
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allow all fines (closed and open) to show in patron's library account online
Patrons can only see active fines in their library account, but they need to be able to see all closed and paid fines as well so they can review what has been charged to them and what they have already paid. This is key especially when fines are exported to the bursar office since those are marked as 'closed' and students can no longer review them!
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View user request history
We would love to be able to view a user's request history in the Requests tab of their account. You can view Returns and Fines histories so why not Requests?
This would be very useful for students and staff! Thanks.173 votesThank you for this suggestion. we are checking the option to allow view history of requests same as we provide history of loans .
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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
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proximity search operator for fulltext search in Primo Central
A strong argument for a discovery index compared to a bibliographic database is the incorporation of full text in the index. I have not found an actual number or a percentage how many Primo Central collections are full text searchable. But we all know: it is significant. Since this year all Primo Central searches will always expand to full text.
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Knowledge_Articles/Primo_Central_Full-Text_SearchingThe most powerful feature for full text search is proximity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_search_(text)Aleph was able to support proximity for small hitsets
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Aleph/Knowledge_Articles/Proximity_doesn't_work_for_larger_results.... and Summon has a proximity feature
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Summon/Product_Documentation/Searching_in_The_Summon_Service/Search_Features/Summon%3A_Boolean%2C_Phrase%2C_Wildcard_and_Proximity_Searching#proximityProximity search is currently not supported nor planned in…
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Add starts with functionality to Call Number field in the advanced search
"starts with" functionality should be added to the Call Number field in the advanced search in Primo.
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Add 'search' feature in e-shelf
Users should be able to search for references in their eShelf lists based of any <search> field contents in the PNX and wherever the references may be (not sensitive to folders).
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Ignore call number prefix (subfield k) when indexing for Call Number Browse
Primo's browse search "By Library of Congress Call Numbers" includes the call number prefix (holdings record field 852 $k) when generating the browse list. At UGA, we use that prefix for oversize volumes (Folio, Ff), and for a variety of branch locations, special statuses and shelving areas (Juv, Ref, Vet Med, etc.).
As a result, any holdings with a prefix do not show up alongside holdings in the same call number range, essentially hiding many titles from patrons interested in browsing the shelf list. (This would be an issue for staff as well, but shelf list browsing works correctly in…
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Allow patrons to order a specific item in a fulfillment network
Hi
We are in a consortium with a fulfillment network.
Which in many cases means that the patrons can not pick which copy of a book they want to order.
While this may make sense as the default (1), it is frustrating for many patrons, myself included.
- When more than one copy is available, I want to be able to decide which one to get
- When a book is on loan I may prefer to wait for the copy of my favorite library to come back instead of getting the book from somewhere else
This is especially relevant when I'm…
139 votes - When more than one copy is available, I want to be able to decide which one to get
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Allow Primo to comply with the "force password change on next login" setting in Alma for internal users
Alma has the internal user setting "Force password change on next login". Primo does not comply with this setting, so there is no way to force patrons to change their passwords in Primo. This is problematic, because our internal user accounts have a very insecure default password initially set for them. Please consider implementing this feature for Primo
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Add fields for Name and email address to the Action>Email option
Our students have started using the Action>Email option which is available when displaying a record in Primo to ask questions about that title/item.
Unfortunately they don't realise that their Name/email address isn't being included and so we are receiving messages to our library email from Primo asking us to help without details of the patron!
If you could add fields for Name and email address to the Action>Email form that would resolve the issue.
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Alerts in a consortium with NZ: send alerts for records added to the inventory of the institution of the user
The alert functionality is not really functional in a library network with a Network Zone. Users get an alert when a new bibliographic record is created in the Network Zone, but most users don't care about new acquisitions in other institutions. What they want is to be alerted on new acquisitions in their own institution. This means: to get an alert when a new bibrecord is added to the inventory of of their IZ (not only by creating a new record but also by adding a holding or portfolio to an existing record in the NZ).
Our request is to…101 votes -
Only show "starts with" for relevant fields
Currently, the "starts with" functionality is only available for title searching. There are already some posts here about adding it for other fields, like call number and subject, which I support. This post is about the current behavior though. If I choose to search by another field, such as author/creator or subject, then the next dropdown allows me to choose "starts with" even though it's not available, and it immediately switches to a title search. I'd prefer that, if a user has selected a field other than Title, that "starts with" just wouldn't show up at all. If the task…
99 votes
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