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Sort date of FRBR groups in date-sorted results lists
When sorting a brief results list by date, obviously always the sort date of the earliest member of a FRBR group is taken to represent the whole group. We would expect that in sort order "year (ascending)" the publication date of the earliest member record is taken, and in sort order "year (descending)" the publication date of the latest member.
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Add citation capabilities to the email function
The email and citation functions should not be exclusive of each other. Users are used to emailing themselves citations from databases and other library systems. Please add citation capabilities to the email function, so that a citation can be included in the email sent.
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Facet "language" not working
The facet "language" in Primo is not working correctly. When I choose another language than german or english, e.g. italian, I got german or english titles whose authors have an italian background. This is not making any sense. Especially our chinese students expect titles in chinese when they use this facet. And as it is a global problem I think ExLibris has to find a solution. I checked with several Primo catalogues from other libraries:
e.g.
http://www.getty.edu/research/library/
https://fu-berlin.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FUB
https://library.wlu.ca/
http://primo.abdn.ac.uk:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do (they obviously deactivated the language facet already while it is not working)
http://primo.tug-libraries.on.ca/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=WATERLOO&reset_config=true
http://primo.bib.uni-mannheim.de/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=MAN_UB
http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=SLQ&fromLogin=true
http://primo.ub.uni-due.de/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do
http://catalogue.solent.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=SSUVU01
http://whel-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=44WHELF_ABW_VU1&reset_config=true
http://bvb-new-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=49BVB_UBG01_VU1
https://hollis.harvard.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=HVD…89 votes -
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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Allow users to text themselves call number/location for an item
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Ability to sort/filter according to item status within the new user interface
When viewing holdings of a physical record in the full record display of the new Primo UI only five items/copies display by default. If a client would like to view all copies they have to click the "Show more items" link. We have received feedback that clients often do not use or even see the “Show more items” link and tend to only look at the status of the five copies that are displayed by default rather then click through to view all copies. This becomes problematic when all five copies that display on the full record by default are…
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"Did you mean" has no option for selecting, "No."
A librarian submitted the following question:
"If you do a search in the catalog for Andrew Lyght (he's an artist), you get the message "Do you mean Andrew Light?" and a whole bunch of results that have lyght spelled "light". There is no option to say "No, I mean Lyght."
I think the Google-like functionality of "did you mean..." is a good
direction to go in, but there needs to be an option to respond to that question, especially when what the catalog is guessing is wrong. Overall, this isn't a helpful implementation as it currently works."52 votes -
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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Allow combining of facets in the search results
Please create a way to view multiple physical library locations using the facets on the results page (e.g., see attached - General Collection and General Collection Oversize). Most electronic databases allows the user to hold down the CRTL key and select multiples, but that doesn't work in Primo. The 'Exclude' feature is nice, but it would be fabulous if Ex Libris could add an 'Include' feature. Please?
9 votes -
Dynamically replace spaces with underscores in Primo generated URLs
Currently, URLs generated while using Primo can result in broken URLs based on the presence of spaces in information such as library names. A good solution would be to program Primo to dynamically replace spaces with underscores, resulting in non-broken URLs when doing things like copy/pasting into an email.
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Make Title Search in Journals A-Z Left-Anchored
When we search for a title such as "Science" or "Nature" in the current A-Z journal list, the search is not left-anchored and thus finding titles of this kind involves scrolling through several pages of results.
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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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Remove or de-emphasize reference entries in Primo Central results
I was told by someone at Ex Libris that the only way to get rid of "Reference entries" (such as a single word definitions from a dictionary, or an encyclopedia entry) showing up at the top of search results, would be to de-activate the subscription to the source item (the dictionary).
This is upsetting. If you happen to subscribe to several encyclopedias and dictionaries that reference a term, the "Reference Entry" items multiply and crowd out the books and articles, which is probably what users are searching for.
We should be able to set the results ranking level for these…
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new option/checkbox: "expand my results with synonyms"
The Primo Search Engine includes synonyms by default to expand the result list. This often leads to results which are fuzzy and hardly explainable.
Instead of including synonyms by default we want to see an option to include synonyms by explicit user decision.
This option ("expand my result using synonyms") could be included into the facets section or should be visible close to the search button.
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Primo - My Account : Differentiate normal loans & reading room loans
We would like it to be clear for a patron which loans he has at home and which loans are in the reading room. Currently in Primo, there is no differentiation between the two. Is there some way to do this in Alma and or Primo? Thanks
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Improve Misleading Links/Terminology in Results
The prominent "Use Get It To Request" link on results with multiple versions, in the case where another version is an immediately available local copy, is not a good thing to have displayed.
We have also noticed the new interface offers direct "Online access" links from the results page (even with direct linking deactivated) which arbitrarily lead to what can be one of several possible destinations, each with different date coverage ranges. So in the case of embargoed content, for example, a user can be misled to think current access is unavailable.
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Sliding publication date range bar option
At the moment in Primo the publication date filter gives you only the option to retype the year or to use the up and down arrows. We would like to see something similar to the option in Summon where you have a slider bar which you can drag across to reduce the date range ie: 2006-2017
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Expand quick in-browser "citation" styles to match those in Summon "cite this item"
Expand the quick in-browser "citation" tool to have the same expanded styles list available in the Summon "cite this item" tool.
Allow sites to include their own local styles through the administration back end.
Undergraduate students, particularly 1st years, often want to be able to just grad a quick citation from the interface in the style they need, not have to deal with Endnote or one of the other reference management tools.
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Allow patrons to request extension of hold shelf period in 'my Library account' list of requests in Primo
Alma-Primo integration as requires My account functionality to Requests from Alma.
For Patron physical item requests which have placed on the hold shelf it would be very useful to add the ability for Patrons to Request an extension of the hold shelf expiry. This should only appear if there is no outstanding queue of requests against the item.
This functionality would save many queries from students who ask the Library helpdesk for an extension. We are often able to extend the hold shelf period where there are no further requests but ti would be nice to automate the requesting/task handling…25 votes
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