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Enable Public Notes display for content within Database-type collections
It would be very helpful if Public Notes could be displayed for individual content (articles, etc.) within Database-type collections. Currently, Public Notes for Database-type collections can only be placed on the record for the collection itself, and they are not displayed on individual content. So if a user searches for the name of the database (such as
ProQuest Congressional Hearings Digital Collection: Part A (1824-1979)) they can see the Public Note below the View Online link -- but if they search for an article held within that collection (such as Committee Business. Congressional Hearing, 1980-07-31), there is no public note…80 votes -
Usage Statistics view on the Library Search/Primo for Alma D
We know we can run usage statistics via alma analytics. The usage report is for the internal library staff to decide on different collections. I want to propose to add the functionality to Alma D, where everyone will see the usage report on Primo in a different facet. This is an essential feature, especially for the end-users. If the function is added, the end-users will be able to see the statistical report about the document/resource, i.e., When was the document/resource last used?
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Show number of results in Search History
It would be useful to display the number of results associated with a search query when viewing Search History in Primo VE.
59 votes -
CONFIGURATION OF SANCTIONS IN LIBRARY CARD (PRIMO)
Good afternoon,
Together with greeting you, I request support so that in the Library Card in PRIMO environment information that is displayed from the SANCIONES + MESSAGES Vignette provides the following information:- TITLE OF THE BOOK BY WHICH USER IS SANCTIONED.
- DATE OF CREATION OF THE SANCTION
- DATE OF EXPIRATION OF THE PENALTY
RESULT: The user who consults the status of said SANCTION, knows the title (s) by which it was blocked by the system.
Attached is the detail of what is requested.Thanking you for your support, I say goodbye carefully
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Saved search for search term not found in index
Occasionally there is a search term which is new and has not been indexed yet (such as a new species name like Rhenopyrgus viviani). At present we just see just see a 'no records found' message - it would be useful to create a saved search to pick up when this term appears in the literature.
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Option to create additional links for records from external data sources in Primo VE
At time, in Primo VE, it is only possible to create a link to the resource and a link to the thumbnail in the Import Profile for external data sources. In Primo with a BO, however, it is possible to create nearly as many links in the PNX links section as you like. We use these links a lot for the records of our many different data sources, e.g. create links to an abstract or tables of content, links to related titles, and many mores. These links help to enrich metadata and are user friendly. Therefore, we suggest that in…
55 votesHi all,
This is to update that this issue is currently not planned. We will evaluate it again for next year's road map.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Highlight one result from each Resource Recommender type in brief results
We can create multiple types of Resource Recommenders, but if multiple items within a particular type match the tags a user searches for, multiple items are returned from a single Recommender and some Recommenders are hidden. We would like to be able to highlight one result from each matching Recommender.
For example, display in Primo seems to support highlighting 3 items from Resource Recommenders in brief results, with additional items displayed under link to "See all [#] suggested resources." We currently have three Recommender types: Library Guides, Databases, and a Custom recommender for Librarians (enhanced version of Person recommender). No…1 vote -
Chinese characters ordered by stroke count
If we choose sort by "Title" for result list, it seems the Chinese titles are in order of the Unicode Number of Chinese Character. (Please find the attachment file.)
Actually, Chinese are used to sort by number of strokes. Normal users don't understand the Unicode Number.
We would like to change order way of Chinese titles by stroke count which is best for Chinese users. Thank you.
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Hide completed purchase requests from the Primo MyAccount
Completed purchase requests (rejected or approved) should not be visible in the Primo MyAccount.
177 votesHi all,
We would like to update that we are planning to add this functionality to the Primo Next Discovery Experience User Interface.
We are currently evaluating it together with the Alma team.
More details on the plans for the new interface can be found here:
Best regards,
Yael.
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Primo VE : possibility to search /filter by code or label within a label table
In Primo VE, it is currently possible to search for labels and code, but this just allows you to search for, and access to the good label table. Once inside a given table, it is only possible to filter by label language. We would like to add the possibility to search or filter within the tab by code or label, such as what is currently possible on Primo BO, where you can search and display only the line you are looking for, without scrolling along the whole table or using a Ctrl+F. This would be much more effective for administrators.
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Export a Primo Permalink from Alma to Results of an Alma Set
Analytics enables one to create some very advanced queries in Alma, but there's no way to share the Results with users in Primo. Being able to create a Primo permalink to the results of an Alma set would remedy that.
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Allow libraries to configure the Brief Record Display with more flexibility
In the brief and full display pages, libraries can display information contained in data fields (such as the title, author, and creation date) from the source record. This information helps users to differentiate records quickly. In some cases, there can be a lot of information that is displayed. This is particularly the case when Contributor is added: all 7XX fields are added, and in their entirety (see for example in the attached screenshot).
We would like an option that would allow the library to either limit the number of fields to display (for example max 3 7XX fields) or to…
275 votes -
Allow to print "Item description"
We want to display "Item description" on print pdf from Primo VE. Because in some rare books, we uses item description to identify the material.
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Author/Subjects that include dates
Some authors have the same names so we want to include the date field ($d) in the search when users click on their links within full records. However, we have learned that Ex Libris has hard-coded a facet search into the $$Q, thereby killing this option because you get 0 results (since the facet search includes the date). This is currently not configurable, but is a huge problem for us. Here is an example:
https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991043557451103276&context=L&vid=01VAN_INST:vanui&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Harry%20Potter&offset=0Click on the creator "Potter, Harry, 1954- author."
Gives 0 results, with a facet of "Potter, Harry, 1954-"
Remove the facet and it automatically conducts…
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Primo VE: subject searching with hyphens
When I click on a subject heading in a record in Primo VE (https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991029907089703276&context=L&vid=01VAN_INST:DIVINITY&search_scope=MyInstitution&tab=LibraryCatalog&lang=en), Primo VE does an exact subject search and gets no results, not even the record on which I clicked the subject heading. This only happens with some subject headings, not all. An example: the subject heading Self immolation -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism gives zero results (not even the record which contains the subject link I'm clicking on shows up, nor any other records with that subject heading -- 2 others); while the subject heading Buddhism -- China -- Customs and practices seems fine.…
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Incorrect citation formatting
Below is an email that I got from one of our reference librarians:
Here’s a citation issue, we’re coping with.
I expect you can’t fix this because it looks like a broad indexing issue, but can it be reported?PROBLEM ONE (this affects MLA & APA & Chicago)
The Primo citations often include extra information, for example:
-- that it is a “report” or includes an “author abstract” or “Brief Article”
In these cases, it looks like it stems from Primo including too much info in the title field.PROBLEM TWO (this affects only MLA)
Primo citations often include not…2 votes -
Index MARC 250 (Edition Statement) in Primo VE
The MARC 250 field is not included in the out-of-the-box indexing in Primo VE according to the documentation. Users frequently include the edition in their searches because it is referenced in a citation they've found. It seems like it would be a worthy inclusion in the keyword index.
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Improve Primo Search Algorithms
When our users look for a book in the Primo Search Portal they expect that the Primo Search behaves like a Google Search, i.e. they expect that Primo finds books with titles or metadata containing words similar to those in their query. Unfortunately, the Primo Search is very sensitive to the exact spelling of the words in the query. If the search query is slightly inaccurate, the book is not found in Primo. I tried such unsuccessful search queries on www.amazon.de, and Amazon usually found the correct book: Amazon showed the correct hit on top of the list (see…
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Visualización doble de registros con copias impresas y electrónicas activadas en Primo Central
En los casos en que disponemos de un registro bibliográfico con ejemplares en formato impreso, copia electrónica activada en la "Comunity Zone", y además se ha activado también en Primo Central para garantizar la indexación y la capacidad de recuperación a nivel de texto completo, el registro bibliográfico se visualiza en Primo VE como si fueran dos registros bibliográficos exactamente con la misma información (códigos de barras, signaturas y ubicaciones duplicados).
Según nos dicen desde SalesForce, debido a limitaciones/arquitectura del sistema, no es posible combinar el registro de Primo Central con los registros locales en Alma, lo cual crea confusión…
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Add ability for Local Resource Types to look at multiple fields
For some resource types (like streaming video) where we use community zone records that aren't all RDA, the bibs are missing a consistent way for me to identify them and we can't update the records to add whatever field is necessary (like a 655 $a Internet videos.). I would like to be able to write a rule for local resource types that uses an OR statement, rather than just a single field. That way I could indicate that if it had the 655 OR a 347 $a Video file it should have Streaming Video as its resource type.
10 votes
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