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Disabling automatically generated links for related records if the associated NR is disabled.
Primo VE is capable to automatically create links to related records via MARC 7xx fields.
As these links where not working well for us, we were looking to turn them off with a NR, by setting “set pnx."display"."relation" to "N/A"” for 776 specifically.
Unfortunately, this turned out not to work in all cases. As Ex Libris explained this is because
- in the related records, they differentiate between child records and parent records
- for child records, as the specific relation field is included, Display NR takes effect
- for parent records, as the specific relation field is not included,…88 votes -
Consortia environment: inheritance for open access collections
Open access collections that are activated in the NZ are not inherited by the IZs.
Given the number of open access collections and the possible number of IZs, it can be a tedious task to activate a large number of OA collections for each IZ.
We would like to see that OA collections can be inherited just like regular subscription collections.
PS - copied from https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/19695103-consortia-environment-provide-inheritance-for-ope, to open it for voting again.
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Instant Insight into FRBR Versions in the Search Results
We have received feedback from our users that they would like to get an initial overview of a FRBR group’s contents directly in the results list. When encountering the representative record of a FRBR group, they want to immediately see how many online resources and physical copies are included, along with other useful details such as publication dates or resource types.
A straightforward implementation could be to enhance the link to the versions list so that it not only shows the total number of versions but also indicates how many available online (consortia: only online resources that are available in…30 votes -
Support for Email Sending Without Using an Email Client in the NDE UI Email Share Action
Background:
In the previous Primo VE UI, it was possible to send emails using Primo VE’s built‑in email functionality when sharing records via email.
However, in the NDE UI, this functionality has been removed, and the system has been changed so that an email client application must always launch to perform email-based record sharing.
In this situation, shared public PCs in the library—used for search purposes—cannot run email client software, making it impossible to use NDE’s email sending feature.Proposal:
To resolve this issue, we request support for sending emails using Primo VE’s built‑in functionality in the NDE UI as…9 votes -
Enable Pre-filter below the search term input field in NDE UI
Background:
In the previous Primo VE UI, users were able to apply Pre-filters directly below the search term input field. This functionality allowed for more precise and efficient searching without requiring access to Advanced Search.Proposal:
We recommend implementing the same feature in the NDE UI, enabling users to select Pre-filters directly beneath the search term input field.Benefits:
Users frequently use the "contains exact phrase" option or use the “begin with” option. (Especially for non-English speaking users like us.)
Providing Pre-filter functionality in the brief search interface will allow users to execute advanced searches quickly and intuitively, without navigating…9 votes -
Improve Primo VE searching in non-roman script so definite article prefixes are appropriately counted as non-filing characters
Arabic and Hebrew print titles beginning with the definite article prefix (like English "the") cannot be retrieved in Primo VE unless that initial definite article is included in the search. This is true even when the linked 880 with non-roman script has the number of nonfiling characters coded correctly in the subfield indicator in the bibliographic record
Example:
245 13$6880-02 $aal-Mabānī al-Kanʻānīyah fī Filasṭīn / $cNimr Sirḥān.
880 12$6245-02/(3/r $aالمباني الكنعانية في فلسطين / $cنمر سرحان.Without the initial definite article, the search comes up empty or retrieves only records from the CDI, but not the sought print materials present…
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Certificate of No Outstanding Debts/ Certidão Negativa de Débitos
Create a "Certificate of No Debts" function within Primo, which will allow users to issue a document stating that they have no outstanding debts with the Library (loans, unpaid fines, unreturned books, item replacements in progress, and others). If there are any outstanding issues, the document will specify what those issues are, and the user will be instructed to contact the library.
This is a very useful feature. With translate to POrtuguese, please.6 votes -
Author/Title Index in Browse Search
Author/Title Index in Browse Search
Please include an Author/Title index which searches headings combining author/creator name and uniform title. The index usually includes:
* 100/240
* 110/240
* 111/240
* 700 where $$t is present
* 710 where $$t is present
* 711 where $$t is present
* 800 where $$t is present
* 810 where $$t is present; and
* 811 where $$t is present60 votes -
Configure page metadata (browser tab title) across key pages independently from the main menu labels
In Primo NDE, the browser tab title (the HTML <title> element) for many pages uses the same label as the top menu, e.g., ILL request forms, Citation Linker, Collection Discovery, Purchase request form.
Screenshot with label codes toggled on to demonstrate the same label used for different functions
This means that the title in the tab cannot be independently customised to act consistently with other areas of Primo (search and my library account where separate labels can be managed). This creates issues:
Usability:
- Users with many collection discovery tabs open cannot distinguish which collection is in each tab. Users sharing…
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Copy text from digital viewer
When reading documents in the digital viewer, it would be nice to have the ability to copy text directly from the page. You can do this if you download the document. I was attempting to do this with a larger file that mentioned other reports I wanted copy the name of a report to view/search for in the catalogue; however, the digital viewer does not allow users to select text from the document.
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Improve Browse with 505 $$t subfield
Ex Libris technicians report that currently only the first occurrence of 505 $t is included in the Title index. As a result, if you Browse by a title listed further within the 505, the results don't supply a matching record. All $$t subfields in the 505 (and any other fields recording titles) should be included in the Title index to avoid this issue.
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Support turning on/off individual CDI document attributes
Currently, CDI document attributes can only be turned on/off at the view label, and if there is a particular attribute that a library does not want to display, they cannot turn it off as a configuration.
For example, a library may want to turn off the "Primary source" label because it causes confusion when patrons are searching both CDI and local records together.
Please add the ability to enable or disable individual CDI document attributes for display in Primo.
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Additional Format options for resource sharing request form
The resource sharing request form currently only allows selections of "Physical" and "Digital", but patrons might have both preferences and flexibility on the format of their requests. Additional options like "Physical Only, Digital Only, Physical preferred but digital accepted, or Digital preferred but physical accepted" would be helpful for both patrons and ILL staff.
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Keywords entered should be carried over from the basic search field to the advanced search field
In Primo NDE keywords entered should be carried over from the basic search field to the advanced search field as in Primo VE
13 votesWe will revisit this and will consider adding this to support user continuity
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“Show more items”
Trying to restart this effort-
Add “Show All Items”
Give patrons an option to “Show All Items in a record”. The option “show more items” is not user friendly when searching through long runs
of serials.4 votes -
Add Due Date to Real Time Availability Status in Brief Records
We would like to be able to see the status messages to include Due Dates, where applicable.
Example: add date to Not available - Loan message, something along the lines of Not available - Checked out until {date}.8 votes -
Improved Display of Coverage Statements for Taylor and Francis Journals autoholdings collection.
Taylor and Francis adds multiple coverage rows to reflect the different purchasing methods. For example, one line may represent perpetual access while another indicates current access. This is why some coverage statements appear to overlap.
We propose to:
1. Retain the purchase type (e.g., perpetual, current) for each coverage statement within Alma.
2. Present only non-overlapping coverage statements to users in primo.
This enhancement is planned as an upgrade to the current functionality, but there is no set release date as of now.
To help expedite this enhancement, the support team suggested to open an idea exchange to encourage all…68 votes -
List of Stop Words in Catalan
Alma/Primo clients in Catalan cannot use the Full Text Indexing utility in Primo VE with all its functionality because there is no Stop Word List implemented in Catalan.
Because of this and the 10,000 terms limit per indexed file, the included PDFs are not fully indexed.
We are 17 university libraries and a national library (Biblioteca de Catalunya) that form part of the University Union Catalogue of Catalonia (CCUC); 2 university libraries from València (Universitat Jaume I and Universitat d’Alacant); and 62 collaborative institutions with special libraries.
We contribute to the visibility of more than 12 million documents and…
53 votes -
Access to Primo Research Assistant search queries
In the same way we can view Primo VE popular search and zero results searches in Analytics, we would like to be able to see anonymised user search queries for the Research Assistant, to be able to tailor support content and understand user expectations for this tool.
22 votes -
Primo NDE - Option to Display Cover Thumbnail Alongside Embedded Digital Viewer
Problem Summary
Currently, when an embedded digital viewer is present on a record, the system intentionally hides the cover thumbnail. Network calls confirm that the thumbnail is no longer requested once the viewer loads. While this is expected behavior, it can create a less optimal user experience in situations where the viewer does not display the actual cover or full document—for example, when it opens on a table of contents or another non-cover view. In these cases, users lose quick visual context provided by the cover image.
Description:
Requesting the addition of a configurable option that allows the cover thumbnail…9 votes
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