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735 results found
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NDE My Account Loans: Option to show more than 10
In the previous UI for VE, users were able to load more of their loans when viewing their account. This list could then exported. In the NDE users are limited to viewing 10 loans at a time, thus they can only export 10 at a time. Either the loans list should be updated to allow the user to increase the number of loans viewable at a time (up to 50, similar to search results), or have an option to generate a list of loans either in the browser or as an export.
27 votes -
Primo NDE – Natural Language Search – Support Searching by Course Reserves
Enable Natural Language Search in Primo NDE to search for resources based on Course Reserves information available in Alma.
For example:
"Find all books for course XXXX."
The search should be able to identify books and other resources associated with a specific course based on Course Reserves information available in Alma.
2 votes -
Primo NDE – Natural Language Search – Support Searching by Local Fields
Enable Natural Language Search in Primo NDE to search and retrieve records based on local fields defined by the institution.
For example:
"Find theses supervised by Haim Rabinovich."
The search should be able to identify records based on information stored in local fields, such as the thesis advisor.
4 votes -
Primo NDE – Natural Language Search – Support Searching by Physical Location
Enable Natural Language Search in Primo NDE to take physical inventory and library location into account when answering queries.
For example:
"Find physical books about physics in the Harman Science Library"
The search should be able to identify relevant physical books and limit the results to items available at the specified library or physical location.
2 votes -
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter.
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter. Our students are often frustrated when the results include resources that must be requested.
11 votes -
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter.
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter. Our students are often frustrated when the results include resources that must be requested.
1 vote -
Confusing screen navigation for digital file in Primo NDE
Hi,
For a digital file, e.g.
https://julac-cuhk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/852JULAC_CUHK/ljhnov/alma991040538347003407When clicking Online access, it jumps down to Digital Versions section. When clicking the digital viewer icon, it jumps up to Digital Content section. Screen navigation is very confusing.
It is more natural that when clicking the digital viewer icon, the digital file (Digital Content section) can be shown below it, or somewhere related. But it is not possible to move the Digital Content section position at all.
Please see attachment for details.
Thanks,
Howard
CUHK Library3 votes -
Force user to scroll to the end of Copyright statement
Hi,
For a digital record in NDE, after expanding "Digital Content", it show a Copyright statement. User can tick the checkbox and click Confirm without scrolling the Copyright statement.
Is it possible to force the user to scroll down to the end of the Copyright statement before the user can tick the checkbox?
Example record:
https://julac-cuhk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/852JULAC_CUHK/1gglqj8/alma991040165302003407Thanks,
Howard Lam
CUHK Library3 votes -
Primo VE - Advanced search on multiple languages
Add Language to the list of indexes available for use in the Search Field dropdown list for advanced search. This would allow multiple languages to be searched for, for example, English AND Samoan
6 votes -
In the NDE, reinstate the option to include a link to RefWorks in the User Account menu
In Primo VE, the option exists to include a link to the RefWorks platform in the User Account menu drop-down. Ex Libris Support have confirmed that this is not currently an option in the Primo NDE
3 votes -
Independent Profile Slots/Scopes Configuration for Basic and Advanced Search
This option would be interesting for libraries that prefer a simple home interface and want to reserve more advanced search options for advanced search. In our case, we like the profile option that allows customization of the filters displayed in the results, but we've ruled it out if it complicates the initial search interface (we prefer something simple, with a single search field and no additional options, like Google Search).
We would like to suggest this functionality to the ExLibris developers for inclusion in future versions.
7 votes -
Primo VE - Linked open data person entity - option to display additional authority record fields
We contribute to the Library of Congress Names Authority and add associated group fields (MARC 373) with iwi affiliations for Māori authors and creators. Currently this field is not displayed in Person entity cards. Could this and other authority data be made configurable for display?
60 votes -
NDE landing page labels
With the new Landing Page configuration, it is now possible to customize the NDE starting page.
Under Discovery Configuration > View Configuration > Landing Page > Links, it is possible to configure the labels for the Links section. However, other Landing Page labels are managed at IZ level under Discovery Configuration > Labels > Landing Page Labels.
For consortia or institutions with multiple views, this creates a limitation: labels that are not part of the Links section cannot be customized per local view in the configuration menu, but only by creating view level labels in the code table. As a…
8 votes -
Restore the "Other" A–Z browse category for Journal Search in Primo VE/NDE
Primo Classic Journal Search includes an Other browse category for journal titles beginning with punctuation or other non-alphabetic characters. Primo VE and the NDE Journal Search currently provide only 0–9 and A–Z, leaving journals whose titles begin with punctuation without an intuitive browse location. Please restore the Other browse option (or otherwise provide equivalent access) to maintain feature parity with Primo Classic and ensure all journal titles are discoverable through browsing.
Some titles that might make good examples for this would be:
@Tic : revista innovació educative
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# Tear
3 votes -
Add an option to disable direct linking for newspapers
The Alma Direct Linking configuration (see https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Knowledge_Articles/Direct_Linking_configurations_for_Alma_and_Primo) at the Alma Configuration > Fulfillment > Discovery Interface Display Logic > Direct Linking menu allows us to choose to "Disable direct linking for journals." This is an important option to select because we often have access to the same journal through multiple collections (a backfile collection, a current subscription, and an aggregator, for example), and each one might have different coverage dates. We want to disable direct linking for journals because direct linking would not allow the user to see the different portfolios with their different coverage ranges and select the…
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6 votes -
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Calculate and display physical availability on brief display for CDI records
For Primo VE/NDE, please calculate and display the physical availability on the brief display for CDI records.
Currently, in the results page, many records that are print plus online show only their online holdings in the results page for the brief records.
When a user opens one of these records, only then are the physical holdings calculated and displayed. Then when the user goes back to the results page, the physical holdings are now displayed in the brief record, but only after they have viewed the full record, not before.
This is an inconsistent user experience which is likely to…
41 votes -
Make MyInstitution configurable: allow excluding specific record sets
SUMMARY
Libraries cannot currently exclude specific record sets from the out-of-the-box MyInstitution scope in Primo VE / NDE.
PROBLEM
MyInstitution (and derived profiles such as MyInstandCI) is a fixed, all-inclusive scope that cannot be modified.
This makes it impossible to centrally exclude a specific set of records (e.g. a whole digital collection) across all search profiles and views.
The recommended workaround is to create custom scopes and search profiles (e.g. “MyInstitution minus X”). However, this:
Requires duplicating and maintaining multiple configurations
Leads to inconsistent behaviour across tabs and profiles
Breaks existing permalinks that rely on the standard search…
32 votes -
Allow configuring default view (List vs Thumbnail) in Collection Discovery
SUMMARY
The default Thumbnail view does not support effective browsing for text-based collections in Primo NDE.
Currently, libraries cannot configure the default display mode (Thumbnail view vs. Detailed/List view) for Collection Discovery pages. We request the ability to define List view as the default, or to configure this per view or collection.
PROBLEM: THUMBNAILS DO NOT SUPPORT TEXT-BASED COLLECTIONS
Thumbnail view prioritizes visual browsing, but many collections do not contain meaningful or distinctive visual material.
This applies in particular to:
- Student theses
- Scholarly publications
- Institutional repository contentThumbnails are often missing, non-informative (for example showing the first…
37 votes -
Provide confirmation when item has been added to a reading list
In both Primo VE and Primo NDE, no confirmation is given to the user after adding a title to a reading list. The Add to Reading List box simply closes with no indication about what has occurred.
Recommend adding a status message so that users are aware the item has been successfully added, avoiding uncertainty and potential repeated actions.
3 votes -
Option to have more than 5 results from Primo Research Assistant query
In the current release of Primo Research Assistant, it provides the 5 most relevant results with an instant overview. Sometimes, a query returns more than five highly relevant results. Hopefully, the Research Assistant will offer users the option to view more than 5 results in the future.
2 votes
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