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New Book List in Primo VE
I would love to have in-built Primo VE functionality to showcase the new book list in Primo VE, like Trinity College (https://ctw-tc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01CTW_TC:CTWTC&lang=en) did using this alternatively, but not everyone is that techy, so please consider adding this in upcoming releases.
4 votesThis can be achieved embedding the Primo Showcase
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/primo-showcase-how-to-embed/
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Add ability to configure the display at the item level and the location level in the GetIt section
In Primo VE, the display of the GetIt section works currently as following:
If there are only items in one location, the first display after opening the full view is at the item level (example: https://eth.swisscovery.slsp.ch/permalink/41SLSP_ETH/lshl64/alma99118073204005503).
If there are items in more than one location, the first display is at the location level (example: https://eth.swisscovery.slsp.ch/permalink/41SLSP_ETH/lshl64/alma990104195490205503).
Because our libraries are part of a huge consortium, our users always have to check first in which library an item is available before checking the item information. Furthermore, we believe that the user experience would be better, if the GetIt section looked…9 votesHi,
This is to update that this was developed for February 2024 release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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"Give Us Feedback" tool / "Report a problem": separate e-mail addresses
We have been waiting for this enhancement for a long time:
Give Us Feedback Tool (NERS "Report a problem for records in Primo") / Primo May 2022 release:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Release_Notes/Primo/2022/001Primo_2022_Release_NotesSince full-text links in Primo are displayed in different places and come from different sources (Alma "View it" section, CDI - "Link in record", Primo Link section), the "Report a Broken Link" option is of course difficult to implement. The "Report a Broken Link" feature as it was available in SFX (an option directly at each full-text link) would of course be more intuitive for the users, but unfortunately it is…
24 votesThis is to update that in November we've added the option to set different email address per category.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Remove field 655 from the subject facet
In Primo VE the 655 are shown in the Subject facet. As the 655 relate to form and not to content, they should not be shown as subjects. Furthermore, the 655 are correctly shown in the “Genre” facet.
The 655 should be excluded from the Topic facet in the Facets Section Mapping:
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Documentation/020Primo_VE/Primo_VE_(English)/120Other_Configurations/Mapping_to_the_Display%2C_Facets%2C_and_Search_Sections_in_the_Primo_VE_Record#Facets_Section_Mapping54 votes -
A new type of search - Authority Search
Add Authority Search as a new type of search in Primo. The new feature will enable both patrons and librarians to search the authors and topical subjects from their authority records and link to the related records in their local catalog(s) and preferably also CDI.
The search will be based on alma's authority files and Linked Open Data.This development was part of the Primo roadmap for 2021 and was removed.
A similar search option was implemented at the University of Haifa using local customizations and a dedicated search scope + view.
It enables to search a term only on…48 votesThis was delivered as part of the May 2024 release - you may find more details about this feature in the release notes under "Support Discovery of Local Authority Records" -
Regards,
Yael.
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Add 'Search in full text' toggle parameter to the URL so that it is retained
Ex Libris introduced a new 'Search in full text' toggle in the Primo May 2022 Release, with the option for a site to set a default while also empowering users with the autonomy to change the setting to meet their needs.
This was an excellent range of configuration options for both sites and users, but unfortunately there is a significant flaw.
If a user does choose to change this setting from the default, and then uses other Primo features such as sharing the search with colleagues by QR Code link, or saving the search for their own re-use by setting…172 votesThis was done in February 2023 release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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New Tool-Give Us Feedback
The Give Us Feedback Tool should perform a validity check of the email address. Currently it is possible to enter anything in the field 'Enter your email'. The email address validation is commonly used by default within forms.
10 votesHello,
This is completed and was released in November release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Relevancy sorting in FRBR version list display should use terms searched
FRBR groups and the display of versions within them does not consider the relevancy of the terms searched. Often a user is searching for a specific version within the FRBR group (ex: Homer's Iliad translated by Richmond Lattimore) but there is no way to focus in on this version within the list of FRBR versions. Even when users search specifically for terms: Iliad Lattimore, Lattimore is hidden within search results. Within the list of FRBR versions, sorting by Relevancy should use the terms searched by the user -- this should enable the works of a single translator (like Lattimore) to…
209 votesIn this enhancement, Primo VE will highlight the selected record on top of the list of FRBR versions, only for the preferred record mode.
We understand from the comments here that there is also a request to add this option for Generic mode, however in the generic mode we only show a link to the list of versions and not pointing for a specific record. In Generic mode we don't show any actions or availability status, and there is no option to open a full mode as this is not a specific representation of the record.
This is why we have chosen to implement this only for preferred mode.
Please provide some more clarifications for the generic mode request in a dedicated idea.
Best regards
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ShareDigitalResources parameter to allow individual settings
When the customer parameter shareDigitalResources is enabled, which is useful to allow freely available digital representations (for digital objects stored in Alma or in a remote digital repository) to be available to all institutions, records loaded from external data sources via discovery import profiles are also impacted by this. According to Ex Libris, this is by design as these records from external sources are considered as digital objects. This leads to the following problem in Primo:
As soon an IZ enables this parameter, its records from external data sources are included in the search results of local search scopes made…
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Add Resource type `Questionnaires` to CDI
One of the central CDI collections in Israel is the Szold Research Tools collection.
This collection specializes in questionnaires used in dissertations and theses. However, the resource type is shown as
Other
, as there is noQuestionnaires
resource type currently in CDI.This resource type is important to the academic community in several fields of study, and is searched widely by our patrons in Primo.
Libraries are also continuously cataloging questionnaires, created and translated by researchers within the institutions.
Since there is no common ground between CDI and local questionnaires, using advanced search or filtering the facet for questionnaires…
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Enable creation of Carousel widgets for collections
We would love to be able to create scrolling carousels to highlight collections, and embed them in other platforms (LibGuides, webpages, etc.) We see examples of this kind of carousel within Primo VE records, for materials that are in Collection Discovery (aka Digital Collections); at the bottom of the record there is a feature labeled "More from the same collection" with a link to the full collection in Collection Discovery as well as a scrolling carousel of images with the book jacket images and links to the other titles. We would like to be able to embed this kind of…
97 votesHi,
This is to update that the Primo showcase widget was released in February 2024 release.
For more details see:
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/primo-showcase-how-to-embed/
Best regards,
Yael.
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Display pagination navigation on top of resultpage
Following the new pagination experience (May 2021 release), our users would like to see the pagination navigation also at the top of their resultpage.
1 voteThis functionality is available since February 2023 release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Ability to set the default value for Results Per Page
With the improved pagination experience (May 2021 release), it would be great if we could have the ability to set the default number of results per page. Instead of the default value of 10, we would like the ability to set the default value to 25.
22 votesThis is available from February 2023 release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Make persistent search history a user customizable option
Would like to have this option be at the user level instead of the system level: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Knowledge_Articles/How_to_disable_the_option_to_save_authenticated_user's_search_history
I realize users can delete individual searches at anytime, but if they don't want any searches saved there is no way for them to do this. Since this can't be controlled at the individual user level, for privacy concerns we have to disable it at the system level and therefore users who might not have privacy concerns do not get to benefit from the feature.
65 votesThis feature is now available in the August 2022 release
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Make it possible to add or exclude records from the OTB resource display types based on locally-defined conditions
We would like to have more flexibility with Primo VE resource types and the related facet and prefilter values. There are situations in which we would like to be able to add records to an OTB resource display type that don't meet the OTB conditions. For example, for certain textual integrating resources that users are likely to think of as books, we use conditions based on the presence of form/genre headings to add them to the OTB ""book"" display type in Primo BO (e.g., open textbooks that are periodically updated: https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/j5jme3/CP71251613210001451). Conversely, we would sometimes like to be able…
299 votesThe option to customize the mapping for OTB resource types will be available in May 2023 release.
Best regards,
Yael.
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Add more options to configure facets by prefilter and resource type
The configuration options for facets in Primo VE are currently very limited, and not at parity with Primo on Back Office. It is not currently possible in Primo VE for a single record to have multiple facets or prefilter resource type values, to better align with CDI in a blended search, it is not possible to configure the facet and prefilter resource type values separately and independently of the display resource type values, and these facets cannot be configured with sufficient granularity. As examples of this configuration issue to be made possible with this request: Example 1: Our display types…
417 votesThis is to update that this is now supported in August 2022 release
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Number and sort the volumes in multi-volume works
With the March 2021 release we got "Related Link for Series Added Fields 80X-83X", which is a big improvement.
But in the list of volumes, the volumes are not sorted and they are missing their volume number.
How this looks:
https://basel.swisscovery.org/permalink/41SLSP_UBS/mmbbsj/alma993707790105504 (see also screenshot 1)How it should be looking: see screenshot 2
Ex Libris considers this a feature enhancement request.
(SF00934664, SF00930520)
329 votesWith the Primo VE March 2022 the related titles will be grouped by the relation type (such as Contains) and within each group relations will be sorted alphabetically by title
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Improve webhook availability/links display for Newsbank/Access World News
Ex Libris has collaborated with Newsbank/Access World News to enable the use of a search webhook to enable content discovery within the Primo/Primo VE platform -- which is great! However, we are finding the current display of availability and links within the Newsbank webhook largely unusable, preventing us from implementing within our public production environment. The problem is that no online availability statement is displayed in results list nor brief record display, and no View Online area appears in the record. The results and records appear exactly the same as content outside of our full text results -- EXCEPT for…
13 votesThank you for posting this idea. with Primo VE August 2021 release , the Read Document link will be accessible also from the "How to Get It " section to improve user navigation.
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Correct citations for local Articles and Book chapters
Articles and Book Chapters from local sources (externals sources as well as Alma) don't have complete citations because data are missing in the mapping. Volume, issue and pages are not mapped.
Our request is to provide a mapping for these data elements so that they can be added to the Addata section of te record, or to allow sites to normalise the data in this section so that we can provide correct citations and export functionality.96 votes -
Collection Discovery usage in Primo Analytics
Currently, Analytics possibilities for "Collection Discovery" are rather limited. With action “Display a Collection”, you can for example see how many times your collections (all together) have been displayed, added to favorites... in a period of time, but you cannot see which collections are the most and the less successful, what materials should maybe be more promoted, which collection should maybe be removed because its content is maybe of too little interest, which collections are added to favorites, etc.
Therefore, we would like Collection IDs and Collection Names to be transferred to Primo Analytics. Additionally, if this could also be…
215 votesHi all,
This option it now available with the August 2023 release, via the new Analytics subject area - Primo Customized Values Usage
Best regards,
Yael.
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