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  1. "Exclude all CDI Books from all different reference types"

    Make it possible to exclude ALL CDI ebooks even from databases

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  2. Add 007 to MARC control identifiers for display and search normalization

    This would enable normalization rules to target specific resource types.

    In cases where MARC data may differ based on current practices (MARC 245 $c: Side B titles vs. Statement of Responsibility), we would be able to differentiate records that may contain uniquely catalogued data.

    25 votes
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  3. Configure new searches to automatically exclude facets from result list (2022)

    As a user, I want to configure Primo to automatically exclude certain facets from search results so patrons do not have to exclude the item with every new search

    The solution would be configurable.
    The default configuration would have no exclusions defined.

    Using Resource Type: Reviews as an example:

    • The institution uses the solution to exclude Resource Type: Reviews.
    • The solution adds [facet=rtype,exclude,reviews] to the query. The behavior would be the same as if the user clicked the Exclude button next to the resource type: reviews.
    • Users would be able to modify their filters like usual.

    Query without configuration:
    /discovery/search?query=any,contains,Carrots&tab=Everything&search_scope=Everything&vid=[institution…

    19 votes
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  4. Sorting of multiple copies according to item policy "available for loan"

    Our library for medicine offers a large number of copies of some standard works. Some of them are not borrowable because they belong to the reference collection (item policy 63). Other copies have the item policy "available for loan, 1 day" (item policy 59) or "available for loan, 28 days" (item policy 01).
    Example; https://slsp-network.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/41SLSP_UBE/hnud4r/alma99116892929105511

    In the details display (get it), the items that can be borrowed for 28 days are displayed last and are very difficult for users to find.
    Ideally, the filter function should be adapted to contain the option "available for loan", so that patrons can choose…

    85 votes
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  5. Display related holdings for monographs only for the 773 $w relation and not for the 8xx $w relation

    When filtering to a certain location via facets, you often get results from other locations too, which is unexpected from patrons perspective in many cases. This is caused by the current related records setting which is also taking locations with related records into account. The display is correct for analytical records without inventory (book chapters and articles), but not for the other monographical resources.

    What we wish to achieve is the following:

    When the record of a book chapter, journal issue or journal article (i.e. a record containing a 773 field with $w) is viewed in Primo, the holding of…

    658 votes
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  6. Extend the limit on the Summary Holdings Display to more than 10 holdings.

    If a title is held at more than 10 locations, its holdings summary will not appear on the Locations page—however, the more locations, the higher demand for checking the range of the coverage. Therefore, please display all summary holdings regardless of the number of holdings.

    48 votes
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  7. Physical items sort routine by date - enable I J K descending, but A B C ascending

    Hi
    We're running into a problem with the Physical items sort routine - Sort according to date.

    For journals, we want to sort the latest item on top, this works correctly with
    Sort according to chronology I/U/K (year/month/day) - Descending

    Example
    https://basel.swisscovery.org/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=41SLSP_UBS:live&search_scope=UBS&tab=UBS&docid=alma9910177740105504&lang=en&context=L

    BUT
    The same sort routine is also used for multi volume monographs.
    We found out that if we only fill out conditions for Chronology I J K, but those fields are empty, the barcode gets used for sorting.
    Which leads to wrong sorts.

    So we had to add
    Enumeration A, B, C as a condition.

    This leads to…

    88 votes
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  8. Ability to set default purchase request library for all users with Purchase Request Form

    We would like the option to set a default purchase request library that is selected/displayed automatically in the purchase request form in Primo VE, regardless of whether the patron submitting the form has a purchase request library selected in their Alma record. This would allow the purchase request form to come to us in Alma with the correct Owning Library filled in automatically (as we only purchase via one of our libraries).

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  9. Uploading images for New Tool-Give Us Feedback

    An image means more imformation, it will help us to understand the questions of reader better. Of course, it would be nice if there was an instant chat window.

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  10. Improvement of the Calculate queue button on request forms

    In July 2020 a new button for calculating the patron’s place in queue when requesting a physical title was introduced. The function was a welcome attempt to make it clearer to the patron how long he/she might have to wait to get the book, but with the current design we find it more confusing than helpful. The function does not take into account if any items are available in the library or if all items are on loan to other patrons.

    When a user places a request on a title that is available in the library the current message is…

    6 votes
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  11. Primo VE: Re-instate the A-Z browse function for DATABASES

    Re-instate an A-Z browse option for Primo VE Database Search, like the one available for Primo Classic.

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  12. Collection discovery display shut off independent of collection path display

    We would like the ability to have a collection not display with other collections in collection discovery but yet still have the collection link available in the collection path to give a results list for students of all items in the collection.

    Just a toggle on or off for collection discovery display is needed. Right now, we have to suppress the collection to avoid display, but then it removes the collection path link too.

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  13. Display snippets in brief results for physical records when search terms appear in formatted content (5xx) fields

    It would be helpful for Primo VE to display highlighted snippets in brief results for physical records (like the full-text snippets for CDI records) when a user's search terms match on text that is in a formatted contents field.

    For example, if a patron currently searches for the title of a volume within a multi-volume set (and the search terms used for that volume title do not match on any other fields present in brief results), the record for that multi-volume set will appear in the search results, but with no obvious indication as to why (although the matching search…

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  14. Remove journal categories

    Make it possible to remove or hide irrelevant HILCC categories from the Browse Journals by Category feature. Currently, trying to remove a category from the hierarchy leaves a gap in the visual display. Because the hierarchy has a very US-focused perspective, many of the categories are not relevant for institutions outside of the US.

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  15. Option to deactivate the Resource Sharing Request Service for records without physical item of electronic/digital services

    Dear colleagues,
    this idea is for adding the option to deactivate the Resource Sharing Request service in Primo VE for some groups of records without physical item of electronic/digital services, without having to deactivate the Resource Sharing Request rule in Discovery Interface Display Logic.

    This deactivation should be applicable only to local records (catalogued in Alma) and the single institutions should be able to decide if enable it or not.

    We would like the same behavour that exists for Primo also for Primo VE (for example, indicating to Primo VE that when the availability is "no inventory" ILL must be…

    73 votes
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  16. Display Logic Rules - Access Model

    Add the ability to configure display logic rules based on access model of items. For example if the same title is available from one collection as DDA, but is UA in a different collection, display (or prioritize) the UA link.

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  17. request

    Place "request" link (i.e. physical item request) against availability locations as opposed one "request" link that currently appears against the whole availability section of a search result in PrimoVE. As Alma expects items from the same location to behave in the same manner, surely physical item availability in PrimoVE should opperate in the same way - here the "request" link should only appear against a location where all items are on loan and not against the full availability for all locations where physical items may be on the shelf and where a Library may not want "on shelf" requesting. The…

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  18. Allow patrons to submit ratings on records

    We would like our (identified) patrons to be able to add a rating on each record, for example on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. This rating would be saved and displayed to all users on the full display of the record. A facet would be then allow to select records according to their rating.

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  19. Item policy translations

    In Alma the Institutions have no possibility to add the translations for the policies. In multilingual consortia environments the only possibilities are to display in Discovery the policy description in English or to add all description translations in the same field. Neither these solutions are user friendly.
    The translations should be distributed from the Network.

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  20. Extend subject heading display masking to CDI records

    Like many other institutions, we have used the subject display normalization rules for display to mask offensive subject headings with more preferable terms.

    However, these changes do not impact the CDI records. We would like to see the changes we made in the subject display masking apply to the CDI records, whether through the same rule or through a new configuration option specific to CDI.

    For reference: If anyone is interested in our documentation to see examples, it's available here: https://connect.library.utoronto.ca/display/CAUG/Subject+Masking+-+Go+Live

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