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  1. Support a grouping for non-alphanumeric titles in AZ list

    For the "Support AZ List in Database and Journal Searches" in 2025 May release, please add back the link to group non-alphanumeric titles. In the old Primo, if I remember correctly, there was a "#" link in which I can see all non-alphanumeric titles, e.g. starting with Chinese characters.

    Thank you.

    Howard Lam
    CUHK Library, Hong Kong

    5 May 2025

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  2. Add in additional filter features and options on Display Logic Rules (All/Any)

    For the display logic rules to include an ALL/All other function in the rules.

    Occasionally, we want to hide something, except when it's the only option available. We can only do this within the Display logic rules by selecting each service or interface individually to add to the list.

    Creating the rule in this way makes it very large and unwieldy as well as static, having to go back in repeatedly when a new service or interface becomes available to add it to the extremely large list. By creating an all/all other option it would save time, make it less…

    2 votes
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  3. Enable separate search profiles, scopes, and slots for Advanced Search

    We request the ability to display search profiles, scopes, and slots separately and selectively in Simple and Advanced Search. Today, any search profile added to a search configuration automatically appears in both Simple and Advanced Search together; it is not possible to configure them separately. We would like the option to display the profiles, scopes, and slots in Simple Search only, or Advanced Search only, or both. We request this at all levels of search profile/scope/slot configuration. We have developed scopes based on special collections. Given the nature of the content, it would be beneficial to only have scopes available…

    4 votes
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  4. Allow conditionality/logic toggles for fields in Primo Forms

    Description: Currently the Resource Sharing Request form is fixed/non-customisable in the options available, e.g. format everything is available Digital or Print. However, for some circumstances we need to hide the options that don't apply to the request being made (see use case below) Given that conditionality/logic toggle is in the form for the chapter fields, this would is an additional application of the existing functionality in Primo forms, but that we could control.

    Use Cases: Where we can only provide a resource type in one way (print or electornic) we want the selection of resource limits the format type appearing…

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  5. Develop web browser bookmarking tool/extension for pre-populating Purchase Request

    With the recent development of the Order It tool, we have realised that for our purposes, we would like to have a similar toll available related to Purchase Requests.

    Quicker, easier more accurate.

    The form would help keep things accurate without giving access to order it to ordering librarians and help us utilise the requester information in the purchase request form (ours is behind a login and restricted to set user group)

    The tool would grab and place the metadata from websites such as amazon, waterstones, and our suppliers, place the information into the purchase request form (which for us…

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  6. Collection discovery - have an alert when using unsupported elements such as emoji

    Hello,
    In Alma Under Add New Collection Fields for Name and Description fields: "Non-text characters such as emojis are not supported."
    In fact, they cause a major side effect : the codes are then no longer translated into labels throughout Primo.
    I suggest:
    - either correcting this dysfunction
    - or, if emoji are prohibited (I'm personally not a fan of them for corporate communications), setting up an alert for the user when they attempt to include them in the relevant fields.
    Sincerely,

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  7. Display "to present" for journals with current coverage

    Primo displays current journals by displaying only the start date - the "to present" is implied, but we've heard from our users that they are confused by this. Please allow the system to display "to present" for journals with no end date in coverage.

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  8. Adding Facets on Citation Trail in Primo VE

    Adding Facets on Citation Trail in order to filter results.

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  9. Primo VE customize logo tooltip/description

    Allow tooltip/description text to be added to the uploaded logo in the Primo VE view customization, similar to the "Links Menu" customization description.
    This is a basic usability feature that should be easy to configure.
    Our usability testing showed that about half the users expected the logo to go back to the main Primo VE search landing page rather than the library's home page (as many libraries have configured). Having a description on hovering would help clarify for users.

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  10. Cross-Institution favorites

    In a consortial environment, we would like to see favorites shared across institutions.

    Currently, favorites from institution A are only visible when logged into institution A but not when logged into institution B and vice versa.

    Our desired behaviour would be that all favorites from all institutions are shown, regardless of which institution a user is logged in to.

    4 votes
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  11. Option to specify different price categories in the Request Sharing form

    Depending on where the library can obtain a document ordered by interlibrary loan, our patrons have to pay different fees (price categories in our case: 1. from Swiss libraries, 2. from Europe, 3. from overseas). Our patrons should be able to specify in the ILL form up to which category they are willing to pay the costs. Unfortunately, in Primo VE it is only possible to display the field “Maximum fee”, in which patrons can enter any amount they wish. In our experience, customers do not understand the meaning of this field and do not know what to enter there,…

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  12. Search should be more forgiving of spelling errors/incorrect searches

    We would like the search in Primo VE to be more forgiving in terms of spelling mistakes and incorrect searches, akin to other search engines, as this is what our users are mostly familiar with. For example, searching “Das Leid des jungen Werter” instead of “Die Leiden des jungen Werther” will find the searched for title on Google, Amazon as well as a local bookshops online platform, while on Primo VE, the book itself, of which we have several versions in our catalogue, is not found at all and only some related literature is shown. Another example would be “The…

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  13. Research Assistant: please allow to link external website for help pages

    The current RA help page is built from the contents of code tables, but this doesn't give much flexibility in lay-out, to include images etc. Our question is that institutions also have the possibility to link to their own web pages for documentation and help.

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  14. User-defined favorite libraries that get preferential ranking in the Brief Display, the Get It section and Libraries facet

    The idea is to introduce a new feature: "Favorite Libraries". In the Library Card, patrons could select their favorite library or libraries (regardless of the IZ to which they are affiliated to, in case of a consortium). Consequently, in the Brief Display, this choice influence the ranking of the records, in the GetIt section, the system first displays items from the selected favorite library(ies) on top. In the facet "libraries" where results are sorted by library, the system would display the favorite libraries on top, before other libraries. 

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  15. please add pick up library in purchase request form for patron to choose if checking "reserve"

    Hi, sir,
    There is purchase request library in primo VE purchase request form.
    But usually the request library is not same as user pick up library, if patron check "reserve", that mean once the purchase is accepted and book send to library ,alma will generate a reserve for this request.
    but now has no patron's pick up library for reference.
    so please add a pick up library filed in purchase request form if checking "reserve".
    Thanks ~

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  16. Show the date/time a question is asked in the AI research assistant, and in the copied result.

    The date/time a question was asked is only visible when hovering over the question in the research history sidebar. This is a problem especially when working with history items that have multiple questions.
    Scenario: User asks a question on something contemporary. They want to ask the same question in 3 months and then again in 6 months as more sources become available.

    From the history they open their previous question and use the "Try again" function. In another few weeks they do this again.

    The question responses do not indicate when each iteration of the question was asked.
    If they…

    11 votes
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  17. Include eBooks in Browse by Call Number Search

    I would love to see eBooks (that have call numbers, of course) included in Browse by Call Number search results – or have a way to toggle their inclusion/exclusion in results. We spend a fortune on eBooks but they're excluded from this search. It seems many of our eBooks have a call number as they appear in the shelf carousel on item records.

    A keyword search is enough to bring up resources for typical undergraduate assignments, but many faculty want their students to know about the information landscape of their area/field that call numbers provide. This is unquestionably important for…

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  18. Primo VE : Alignment of Unimarc normalization rules with Marc21 normalization rules for the creation of the author facet

    The current OTB normalization rules for the creator/contributor facet in Primo VE differ between Marc21 and Unimarc records. Unimarc rules consider more elements than Marc21, leading to inconsistencies and duplicate facets for the same author.
    For example, from personal name fields (fields 70#), Exlibris uses the entry element, the part of name, the qualifier, Roman numerals and dates (a, b, c, d, f) for “Personal name” responsibility statements. In Marc 21, only the entry element is retained (a).

    Key Issues:

    1- Duplicate Facets: Two facets are created for the same author, one based on Unimarc and the other on Marc21.
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  19. Add support for custom repositories for citation styles

    It's possible to manage and include additional citation style languages, which are stored in GitHub’s CSL Style Repository but they have a huge backlog to add new styles. It would be better if Ex Libris add support for custom repositories for citation styles.

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  20. Make alternative text for book covers and icons in results more meaningful

    To improve accessibility for users of screen readers, please enhance the alternative text for images in Primo search results. In the brief results list, each image in the results has "Image 1", "Image 2", etc. as alt text. The cover in the full display has "Image" as the alt text. I saw in the Primo Accessibility Roadmap https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Materials/Primo_Accessibility/Primo_Accessibility_Roadmap
    that Alternative Text is a checkpoint on the road map (1.1.1.a), but Ex Libris Tech Support said that checkpoint does not include these images.

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