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  1. Open Access Flag for Open Access Content

    Open Access Content in Primo Central should be marked with an open access flag in the search or the facet section.
    As a result it should be possible to search or filter on open access content regardless of the frontend (Primo or via API).

    94 votes
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  2. Email results in new interface - records too long and not currently configurable

    With the new UI, the emailing function appears to have been altered from a minimised style that we have in the classic primo to a very full view in the new one.

    • in the Classic UI, indeed, the different formats have been used when user was sending results by email: (a) sending from Brief View or Full View creates a long version of formatted content (b) sending from eShelf creates a brief list of formatted content

    However, in both cases, there is no configuration available as to define which fields should be part of the format, this is currently hardcoded…

    51 votes
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    Completed  ·  AdminNili Natan (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Thank you for this suggestion. The ability to customize the email is available now in Primo November release and planned for Primo VE in February 2020 release.
    Please read more on the options to customize in “Improved Email Template for Send To Email Action”
    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Release_Notes/2019/001Primo_2019_Release_Notes
    and in https://github.com/ExLibrisGroup/primo-explore-package/blob/master/VIEW_CODE/html/README.md#email-templates

  3. 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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  4. New books Carousel

    Hello, we all saw EDS New books Carousel and liked it.
    We want Ex Libris to develop new books carousel for Primo customers. please look at AUR Library - The American University of Rome page [https://www.aur.edu/], from the university main page choose the library and you'll get to EDS.
    I'm attaching a screen capture of the library home page with the new books carousel.
    Thank you!

    153 votes
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  5. Allow users to personalize default scope for them

    Option to allow a Primo user to select which scope they prefer to work with when multiple scopes. Two possibilities - allow this to be set for as a saved option for signed-in users only, or allow this to be set as a cookie for guest users and be saved as a cookie on that computer. This could apppear as a "Personalize" selection.

    This will truly empower users - e.g. if they don't want to see Primo Central results most of the time, they will not be hampered by the library's choice of "All" as a default scope. Or if…

    32 votes
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    Completed  ·  AdminNili Natan (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Thank you for posting this suggestion. The direction we choose to implement to allow users to easily navigate to their recent used scopes, you can find more details in Primo August release notes – Easy Selection of recent used search scopes. this is planned to be released in Primo VE September release .

  6. Lateral linking as standard option for more fields

    At this moment, lateral links are available OTB for authors and subjects; and can be implemented for local fields.
    We ‘d like lateral linking to be a standard option for more fields like : ispartof, relation and unititle.
    Use case is a series link in tab Details.

    147 votes
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  7. 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.

    144 votes
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  8. Copy citations to the clipboard in rich text format

    The "citation" tool copies citations to the clipboard in plain text format. Could Primo be modified to allow citations to be copied in rich-text format, in order to preserve the formatting in the citation?

    70 votes
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  9. exclude/include reviews from resultlist

    There should be an option "expand my results to include book reviews", similarly to the option "expand my results beyond library collection" in the facets. While having reviews in the list is helpful for some tasks (e.g. acquisitions) they appear misleading to our students and we wish to exclude them by default.

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  10. Add MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association) as citation style

    The new UI 'send-to' citation functionality extends to APA, Chicago, MLA, Harvard styles. The majority of humanities students (at least at this institution) are asked to use the MHRA citation style. Please vote for this idea if you would like to see MHRA added to the list.

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  11. Enable actions for loans/requests in My Account

    Right now in Primo, if you have items checked out at your library, you can't do anything with them in the UI. You can't send to RefWorks, email, etc. Users would like to be able to send these items to citation management tools and they currently can’t do that. From the loan list, there is no link back to the full record.

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  12. Improve APA citation format to include the DOI for an article

    APA citation format should include the DOI information for journal articles. As recommended by APA.

    http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/digital-object-identifier-doi/

    However citations from Primo do not include a DOI.

    We note that Summon is able to do this and hope that the defect be resolved.

    eg from Primo
    Hooper, L. (2012). ExLibris's Primo and Musical Research. Music Reference Services Quarterly, 15(2), 119-124.
    and from Summon
    Hooper, L. (2012). ExLibris's primo and musical research. Music Reference Services Quarterly, 15(2), 119. doi:10.1080/10588167.2012.672088

    126 votes
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    Completed  ·  AdminNili Natan (Product Manager, Ex Libris) responded

    Thank you for this idea, with the enhancement of supporting Citation Style Language (CSL) in Primo, the mapping of data was improved. The DOI is included for APA style taken from CSL official repository

  13. one-click-unsubscribe link for saved searches emails

    saved search emails that are send on regular basis should include a link to quickly unsubscribe from the alert.

    It is a common and userfriendly practice to include unsubscribe links in newsletters so they wont need to login to their account to change this. Email alerts may be annoying to the patrons in case of shifting interests unsubscribe/subscribe easily will uplift the usage of this particular service.

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  14. Find Databases in Primo without Metalib

    Primo shall provide an Out-Of-The-Box A-Z databases list that references data from the ILS as an alternative to the current Primo find Databases function that relies on MetaLib,

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  15. Add sort order in e-shelf

    User shall be able to sort his eShelf lists based of the folowing field: title, upadted date, author

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  16. Add "modify search" option to retain facets/filters

    Facets used to refine searches must be re-selected if the search keywords are modified. It would help to offer the ability to modify a search while retaining the selected facets.

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  17. Keep search preferences between searches

    We find it annoying that facet selections made in a search are lost when a new search is run. (In both Advanced and basic searches)

    So for example if I select a library location or if I expand my results for one search, these settings are lost if I change my search terms.

    We would like the selections to stay but with an easy way to clear them if desired.

    28 votes
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  18. BibTeX export

    Primo only offers one export file format for bibliographies: RIS

    Unfortunately not all citation management tools directly support this file format. The users have to use conversion tools.
    Therefore please add the very popular BibTeX export file format.

    52 votes
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    Completed  ·  Yuval Kiselstein responded

    I’m happy to announce that we added this functionality as part of Primo May release

  19. Adding link to MARC record from the Primo user interface

    The user shall be able to view the MARC record from the Primo user interface.
    Once the user selects specific record, he shall be able to view the MARC record from the Primo user interface.

    46 votes
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    Completed  ·  Yuval Kiselstein responded

    We are glad to inform you that we added this feature as part of Primo February release

  20. Request to add citation style GB/T 7714 for China customers

    Citation style GB/T 7714 is the most popular citation style in China academies.

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