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Search Limiters for Accessibility Features
As a cataloger, I would like to propose a new option to filter search results for items with accessibility features (captions, audio descriptions, large print, etc). We are in the process of adding 041 subfields (mostly p and q), and 341 and 532 fields to our records in order to help users more easily identify items intended for those with hearing or visual disabilities. Ideally, this feature would utilize that input based on the presence of indicators in the 341 or 532 fields (i.e., 0 and 1) or controlled vocabulary terms to create search facets or indications (similar to the…
85 votes -
Transformation routine to convert number range to list
Have a transformation routine that will convert a range of numbers to a list. For example
input: 3-8
output: 3,4,5,6,7,8This would be very helpful in the search section, as users often search for a series and volume number, but if the series number is in a range they won't find it. E.g., this search will fail
Series entry:
The big series, v.24-35user search:
big series 31With the new transformation, the search section of the pnx would have
The big series, v.24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35
and the search would work.13 votes -
Poder configurar la ordenación de los items/holdings en Primo VE
Primo no permite configurar la ordenación de los holdings o de los items asociados a un holding en la Vista completa del registro (sección Get It).
En nuestro caso, tenemos holdings diferentes asociados a una misma ubicación y biblioteca. Primo VE no permite ordenar estos holdings por signatura (ver en la imagen adjunta el ejemplo número 1).
Por otra parte, hay casos en los que muchos items dependen de un mismo holding. En este caso nos gustaría que se pudieran ordenar por disponibilidad, es decir, que se mostraran en primer lugar los items disponibles. En el ejemplo 2 del documento…22 votes -
Add permalinks to Resource Sharing Form
When a user submits a RS request for an item in Primo, it would be helpful to have a permalink as part of that form. There is a "Source" field, but that isn't helpful in tracking down the original record the user was on. If the metadata in the request doesn't parse into the form correctly (which it sometimes doesn't for less common material types) and the user failed to add more detail, it would be helpful to have the permalink.
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Customize response page for error 404 resource not found
To be able to customize response page for error 404 resource not found: either to be able to set up a customized web page with some informative text, or to be able to redirect to starting page of Primo
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Chinese records should be ordered by pinyin
For the mainland China customers, it would be great that the Chinese records are ordered by pinyin when choose sort by "Title" or "Author" for result list.
1 vote -
"resource recommender"
Provide the option to hide individual entries in the resource recommender from public view
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Add 'Not contains' to Primo VE Advance Search
Please add the 'Not contains' search logic to Primo VE advanced search.
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Journal search>Browse by categories : allow indexing of Unimarc journals (PrimoVE)
Currently, only journals described in Marc21 are indexed by subject in Journal Search.
The Unimarc community is now large in Alma/PrimoVE, and the Browse by Categories function would be useful if it took into account all formats.
The idea would be to allow indexing of journals described in Unimarc, which have Rameau/LC subject fields in 60X and LCC field in 680.36 votesHi,
We would like to update that this idea is still not planned, but still being examined for a future release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Ability to merge deduped records in Primo VE
In Primo VE, you can currently choose to display a preferred dedup record (in the full and brief display), either from Alma-P, Alma-E or Alma-D (or none, and the first record to show up in the result list will display).
We would like to add the option to merge all local records. This is the default behaviour in Primo classic.
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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.105 votes -
Allow custom error pages if View Code does not exist
Currently any unkown View Code in the URL (e.G: vid=PRIMA) leads to empty page and rotating diamonds.
In the background Angular is unable to fetch the configuration URL /primo_library/libweb/webservices/rest/v1/configuration/PRIMA which is answered by an HTTP 406 error from the server.
To the enduser its completely unclear where the problem is located, did she/he make a mistake or is there a problem on the server.
I would suggest to provide at least generic error page (View Code not found) and respond by HTTP 404 or 406 to the client. This is also important for search engine crawlers if there are any…
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Automatically reopen all the closed tabs after Primo timeout when sign in again
Some of our patrons like to use Primo with many open tabs, each tab can contain one item they are interested in and want to read/check out. The problem is that if they spend longer time than the timeout limit (one hour for our instance), Primo will automatically log out and close all the tabs. And the patron cannot re-claim/re-open closed tabs after sign in again. It has been a recurring complaint and we think extending the timeout limit is not a good solution. Our expectation for Primo is that when patrons sign in again, the lost/closed tabs from the…
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Make consistent the use of CDI record data in Primo UI
Current CDI design in Primo UI is to expose metadata from all participant records for both returning results from a search query, and in the values presented for selection in facet for filtering results, but the display of metadata within records is only by site-specific activations.
This means that a user can search for a term in Primo, have results returned on the basis of that term, select the value for the term in a facet, but then not see the term in the record display.The negative impact of this design decision includes:
* a user is confused by…317 votes -
Have the option to configure portfolio views in VE to more than 25
Classic Primo allowed this via Configuration > Resources > Other Settings > enableviewitshowall_results = true but this does not work in VE
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Display on the Location list: textual descriptions of the physical arrangement of a holding unit
Since the updates in January 2021, the Location list has become capable of displaying the Field 866, 852, etc.
There are cases in which the issues of a single journal title are located separately according to publication years. Here we present a case example to explain the situation:
Group 1: The issues published in the last several years; they are shelved in the “New Arrival.”
Group 2: The issues published several years before the Group 1; they are shelved in the “Back Numbers.”
Group 3: The issues published more than 20 years ago; they are shelved in the “Remote Storage.”…
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Please add to the PRIMO VE mapping table documentation the last update date and mark the new changes in red.
Hello,
We recently discovered that the Primo VE mapping table was updated with new information.
It would be very helpful if you could add last update date and mark in red the new information, the same way that LC mark in red the new information in Marc 21.
If you would apply this suggestion also to other documentation pages it would be great.
Thanks,
Dafna33 votes -
Allow Local Fields as filters for NZ Search Scopes
When setting up a custom scope we found the "Local fields" option was not available in the dropdown list if we choose scope population "Entire Network".
The "Local fields" option is available in the dropdown list if we choose scope population"My Institution".We think the "Local fields" option should be available for scope population "Entire Network" as well because we can set up up to 10 local search fields in the NZ and they would be used in the scope definition.
This would allow consortia to exclude specific resources from the NZ scopes based on values in the NZ local…
8 votes -
Index Item Level Information
We have entered journal contents into item records. Currently, journal contents is only searchable if the title is available electronically. We would like users to be able to retrieve contents from our physical journal holdings when searching in Primo. This information is contained in the public note field of the item record - having the option to make this searchable would be of great benefit to our users.
Public level notes can be seen in the Primo record, but they cannot be searched so users have to know what they're looking for before they look for it.60 votes -
Allow item-level general electronic services to be used in display logic rules.
Make it possible to hide an Item-level general electronic service based on the existence of another service using a display logic rules. Also, make it possible to hide another service based on the existence of an item-level general electronic service.
1 vote
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