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  1. NDE: Make all search profile slots visible in the drop-down list without the need for scrolling

    We are currently testing the NDE and have noticed that when we go to the search profile slot drop-down to choose a filter (please see attached image), we see only three of our four search profile slots at a time and have to scroll down to see the fourth. In our current Primo VE, all four options are visible without a user's having to scroll (please see attachment). Could visibility of all search profile slots in the drop-down list be restored in the NDE?

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    3 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →

  2. Improve Resource Recommender Description field behaviour in NDE

    The Resource Recommender in Primo NDE has a 200 character limit (with spaces) for the Description field. When the Resource Recommender displays and has more than 200 characters, it cuts off with an ellipsis. However, the ellipsis cannot be clicked to expand the text, like in other areas of Primo. Instead, the only way to see the full text is to hover over and read the tooltip. In order to improve the experience for users we suggest these improvements to NDE's handling of the Resource Recommender:
    -The ellipsis is clickable, and expands the text of the Description
    -The white space…

    21 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  3. Optimise vertical banner space (NDE)

    Out of the box, the NDE Vertical banner wastes the bottom 1/2 to 1/3 of the screen space it is allocated. At the same time, the description text is truncated, requiring the user to hover (or hold on a small screen) to know the details.

    The lower part of the banner accommodates an image, which most institutions will likely use decorative images for, as it is not easy to determine which part of the image might be cropped/selected to display.

    It would be helpful for users to just be able to read a longer description, and this could be accommodated…

    16 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  4. Primo NDE UI: position of "Expand my results"

    In Primo NDE UI the function "Expand my results" is located with “All filters”, which are closed by default.
    Since "Expand my results" is not a filter but precisely an expansion, our patrons, who are not familiar with how CDI search operates, will never look it up among "All filters".
    We would like this function to be moved elsewhere, maybe on top of the results list, after the quick filters.

    77 votes
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    2 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →
    Planned  ·  AdminYael (yael.shahar@clarivate.com, Ex Libris) responded

    Thanks for this idea.

    We are planning to change the location of the "Expand my results" toggle - it might be similar to the way it currently displayed in the citation trail page.

    This will also address the cases where there is only 1 results and the toggle is not displayed in such cases.

  5. Primo NDE UX, main menu links labels

    In Primo NDE UX, in the top bar, the main menu links labels display in just one line, therefore if one label is long the link takes more space.
    However, the number of links to appear depends on how much space they take. The result is that with languages which use long words, such as Italian or German, less links appear than in Primo VE, where the labels could wrap in more than one line.
    We would like the ability of breaking labels in more than one line to be reinstated.

    69 votes
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    2 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →

  6. Show/hide option for resource recommender in NDE

    In NDE the user is able to close the resource recommendations section.

    While this is helpful for users who want to get it out of the way, if they change their mind and want to see the recommendations for subsequent searches in the same session, there is no way to re-open it.

    They have to wait for a new session, or start in a new browser. Even signing out and back in again does not re-enable the recommendations.

    This suggestion is that instead of X for close - there should be hide/show function.

    We rely on the resource recommender for…

    49 votes
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    3 comments  ·  User Functionality  ·  Admin →
    Planned  ·  AdminYael (yael.shahar@clarivate.com, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi All,

    Thanks for the feedback!

    We will add the option to hide/collapse the entire section instead of closing it.

    Also - we will check the option to allow dismissing specific resources and not the entire section.

    This will be done during 2026 - H1.

    Best regards,

    Yael.

  7. Primo NDE - Allow All Filters to be open by default

    In Primo VE the All Filters on the left side of the search screen is open by default. In NDE it is closed by default. We would like the ability to choose that the default be set to open so students will see the options rather than them having to know that they need to click "All Filters" button.

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  8. Research Assistant: make filter button more noticeable

    It appears to us that several of our users of the Research Assistant don't notice the filter option left to the search box. Our request is to make the filter button more noticeable, e.g. by making it blue like the arrow to the left of the search box and by and by providing a mouse-over text.

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  9. Purchase Request date

    Add the user's purchase request date on their Primo library card in their account.

    We would like that the user can see the date when he create a purchase request date on his Primo library card in his account.

    We think that's will be an improvement for the users.

    23 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  10. Allow Online Services Order to sort by current access

    We need the ability to move to top of View It a service with current access (this means the coverage statement is open-ended, ie Available from 1998 - current).

    Users get overwhelmed with the long list of services often displayed, and ordering the list according to interface or electronic collection name doesn't address the most important aspect, whether there is current access or not. As an example, on Proquest interface Z, journal title X may provide current access, but journal title Y on the same Proquest interface Z may only have archive access. We only want to put journal title…

    233 votes
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    5 comments  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  11. My Library Card: Option to hide Personal Details

    It should be possible to hide Personal Details section under My Account in Primo VE.

    We are able to disable the labels in the following, but seems no option to hide the Personal Details section. Even if we disabled the labels for this tab, it is not completely disable from appearing or being clickable.

    1. Configuration > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels > All code Tables > Library card Labels
    2. Configuration > Discovery > Library Card Configuration > Personal Details Configuration

    Also, Primo Technical Support Analysts already confirmed the personal details section cannot be hidden using CSS. So we post…

    9 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  12. Ability to edit the OTB (Out-of-the-Box) search and facet rules in Primo VE

    We would like to be able to edit the OTB search and facet rules. This is necessary for parity with PBO. There are several things that we were able to do in PBO that we cannot reproduce in VE because of the lack of this functionality. In the PBO OTB author search and facet, we were able to include dates and qualifiers from names in the LCNAF, which improved precision. In the OTB language facet, we were able to include intertitle, caption and audio description languages, which are not currently included in the VE OTB index. On the other hand,…

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    4 comments  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  13. Support the use of wildcards within phrase searches

    At present, the use of wildcards within a phrase search is not supported in CDI. This functionality is supported when searching local records only but does not work when searching CDI or using a blended scope. Since the goal of discovery is to provide a single point of access to local and remote collections, it follows that both indexes should support the same search functionality and operators.

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    1 comment  ·  User Functionality  ·  Admin →

  14. Allow CDI records and external resources to be added to Alma collections for Primo Collection Discovery

    We appreciate being able to create curated collections of Alma records to highlight lists of recommended reading and similar tools in Primo VE Collection Discovery. Sometimes we have a title that we’d love to include in these lists, but then find that a record exists only in CDI but not Alma. This is true for certain video collections, for example, that have database-type collections in Alma (no portfolios). There may also be single external resources (websites, etc.) that we'd also like to highlight. Currently there is no way to add CDI records nor single external resources to these collections. You…

    134 votes
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    7 comments  ·  Integration with other systems  ·  Admin →

  15. Improve indexing of in press articles in CDI

    The Central Discovery Index (CDI) includes many in press articles (i.e., articles that have been accepted for publication in a future issue). However, because these records do lack a pub date, volume, or issue number, the Alma link resolver cannot reliably determine whether an institution has access to these articles. We ask that Ex Libris improve they way in press articles are indexed in CDI so that the link resolver does not return false positives for content the library does not actually own.

    Example: https://www.screencast.com/t/iZ2jjOgWgC6v

    452 votes
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    8 comments  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →
    Planned  ·  AdminAmy Pemble (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    For full transparency, the commitment we made for this idea is to do the analysis for this feature in 2024. Based on that analysis, we will craft a solution that we can deliver in early 2025. We will keep you updated via this idea.

  16. Add very compact display option, 1 row per title

    Please add a really compact additional display option
    – 1 row per title
    – no icon

    to allow an overview / quick scanning of long result lists.

    When I do a search on my laptop, I see two titles on the result list and the start of a third.

    Default number of results for the compact display should be 100 or more.

    And it should be a setting in the patron account.

    14 votes
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    12 comments  ·  User Interface  ·  Admin →

  17. Remove CDI constant expansion of results

    PCI results respect that a user knows what they want, but help with expansion when necessary, such as by stemming when there are very few results returned by the exact query. A user has autonomy also to target their results with techniques such as quotation marks, Boolean operators, and Advanced Search.

    In CDI, expansion is constant, by term inflection applied to all searches, as well as higher recall in general by design. This cannot be prevented by features such as Boolean operators, quotation marks or Advanced Search, and is illogical in conjunction with other features like 'Did you mean'.
    Note:…

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  18. Ability to store test records for Primo VE

    When you test normalization rules for external data sources in Primo VE, you need to upload your test record from your computer every time you make a change in the NR. It should be possible to store sample records for easier testing

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    1 comment  ·  Primo VE  ·  Admin →

  19. account request date

    Add the request's date on the user's account

    We would like that the user can see the date when he makes a request (hold or ILL) on his account.

    We think that's will be an improvement for the users.

    92 votes
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  20. Add fields for Name and email address to the Action>Email option

    Our students have started using the Action>Email option which is available when displaying a record in Primo to ask questions about that title/item.

    Unfortunately they don't realise that their Name/email address isn't being included and so we are receiving messages to our library email from Primo asking us to help without details of the patron!

    If you could add fields for Name and email address to the Action>Email form that would resolve the issue.

    154 votes
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