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Allow removal of main title enlargement upon hover in Resource Recommender banner
The default (and expected) behavior of the Resource Recommender banner results in an enlargement of the text entered for the main title field. We are unable to modify this behavior via CSS, find the transition jarring, and would like to have the option of no hover effect or, at minimum, a less extreme one.
6 votes -
Purchase/Resource Sharing request forms - autofill details with ISBN
Would be very handy for end-users to be able to use the ISBN to autofill the details of an item on the generic Purchase request/Resource Sharing request forms.
At the moment it only autofills the details if using the request form on a Primo record (as it uses the metadata from there), or by using DOI/PMID on the Resource Sharing form.
4 votes -
no javascript required for Embedding a Primo Search box
separate the search filters such as "any,contains," from the actual query terms so, javascript is not required for creating embedded search boxes
many places do no allow any javascript from endusers on their CMS
4 votes -
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.
1 vote -
Primo Analytics - language usage
On Primo Analytics, make it possible to see which language users are selecting e.g. Welsh and English.
24 votes -
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.
1 vote -
Report a problem - allow users to add an attachment
When patrons are reporting a problem in Primo user interface, usually adding a screenshot is very helpful for support.
Can "Add attachment" be added to the Report a problem form?
Petra
50 votes -
More thumbnail source options or additional parameters needed for Primo VE
Would like the ability to either pull from CDI source fields for thumbnails for example the way the CDI for Naxos can use {{control/sourcerecordid}} to build the link for online access. We need to be able to use this same field to pull in the thumbnail automatically. Alternately or in addition another option would be to allow additional logic from another Marc field to determine whether a field should be used. e.g. Use 035a for $$LinkingParameter1 IF 040a = Naxos.
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Primo - "related titles sorted alphabetically by title" also for Primo direct / classic not VE
In Primo VE one can have related titles sorted alphabetically by title
This is particularly useful for multipart, journals, and in general complex record structure. Unfortunately, this is possible only in Primo VE, but not in classic Primo.
It would be useful if the 2 versions of Primo were aligned also regarding this very useful feature.0 votes -
Make the path shorter to change PIN code for self check
One of the most frequent problems our borrowers have is that they have forgotten the pin code they use when borrowing books at the self check machine. We prefer that they change it themselves by logging into their account, but doing that is rather cumbersome. The function is hidden under My library account/Settings/Address/language settings/Update login credentails. It could instead be placed in the menu or lifted so that it appears before the adress and language settings.
28 votes -
Default sorting order in Loan Display
We would like to have an option to select the default sorting order from "Due Date - newest", "Due date - oldest", "Title" in "My Library Card > Loans > Active Loans" and "My Library Card > Overview > Loans" display.
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One index in Primo VE for browing call number
Currently, call numbers with different call number types must be browsed separately, using different call number indexes.
It will be beneficial for both library staff and clients to be able to Browse only one call number index (combining different call number types in the one index) in Primo VE without having to think about which index their call number belongs to.
1 vote -
Add double dashes to subject heading displays between subdivisions
The standard display of subject headings, as seen in the Library of Congress, is to place double dashes between their subdivisions. So "$a Germany $x Politics and government $y 19th century" would be displayed as "Germany--Politics and government--19th century." However, Primo VE only places the subdivisions together without distinction, resulting in "Germany Politics and government 19th century." This is is less visually clear to users and isn't consistent with standard practice; it should be a simple matter for Primo VE to place double dashes where a subfield indicator belongs.
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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 -
Generic Field in Resource Sharing Request Form
We use the ILL request form in Primo VE and use the Generic Field to get users to confirm they've checked whether the resource is in stock. This is working well but now for every request it includes the text from the field "Please tick to confirm you have checked Library Search - we will not buy items that are already available.:true" in the note and request note field on the borrowing request. This makes it hard to see specific notes.
We'd like to have the option to stop the generic field text being copied to the fields.
21 votes -
Option to highlight the edition statement in brief results
Hi, in a recent student survey we received feedback that the edition of a work should be more prominently labelled. It would be good if this text was more obvious in the brief results, perhaps with a different colour, positioning or size?
5 votes -
My Favorites load automatially as user scrolls down
In a recent student survey we had feedback that users would like their complete list of Favorites to be more accessible and visible. In particular, users requested that instead of choosing 'Load more results' after every ten My Favorites, that their My Favorites list auto-loaded as they scrolled down the page.
8 votes -
Bulk search results export
In a recent user survey, students provided feedback they would like the ability to export all or a large number of their search results. Currently they are limited to a maximum of 50 results at a time. Users reported they had worked to create a search strategy and were disappointed they could not obtain a full list of their search results, and were forced to move to searching individual databases instead.
17 votes -
Audiobooks - display labels need changing
Please enable audiobooks to display as 'Audiobooks' or at a push 'Audio' in Primo. Currently they display as 'Audio CD' which is misleading and confusing to students.
3 votes -
Add to Primo Backend BE tools for counting and migrating (= export and reimport) user comments
As Primo administrator we have no tool
1) allowing us to know how many user comments are in the system (to have an idea on how this feature is used and therefore useful
2) allowing us to migrate user comments in case there is a change authentication system and metadata. For example, we switched from a case sensitive to a case unsensitive authentication platform and, since user comments in Primo are linked to user via the ID used for authentication, we could not export them, manipulate and fix the users, and reimport them.
Therefore a way to export / reimport…3 votes
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