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"Exclude all CDI Books from all different reference types"
Make it possible to exclude ALL CDI ebooks even from databases
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Streamline favourites by adding the ability to create labels from the item.
It would be great if once you clicked the add to favourites button for an item you were either presented with a "Would you like to add a label" option, or the ability to add labels/tags from the ellipses menu, rather than having to go to the favourites menu.
22 votes -
In the Display Logic Rules, add the option to "hide service" with "Availability by the network" for Network Zone Resource Sharing
In the Display Logic Rules, add the option to "hide service" with "Availability by the network".
We are in a Network Zone consortium that does Resource Sharing. Right now, we can hide services like "Purchase Request" if the item with "Availability by the institution" or "Ownership by the Institution" is true, but we also want to hide it for availability in the network, so that patrons are forced to try Resource Sharing in our network first, rather than submit a Purchase Request.
22 votes -
Feedback tool : option to integrate with ticketing system via webhook
We'd like to integrate the feedback button with our ticketing system via webhook instead of via sending mails.
We expect this will give better opportunities for integration eg. mapping the e-mail address of the customer to the customer e-mail address field in the ticketing system.
See also
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/45350419-feedback-tool-for-primo-ve-allow-user-s-email-as22 votes -
Ability to add fields to request forms
Hi team,
I am Chandan from the University of Tasmania and we recently got our Ex Libris systems. One thing we noticed while working with request forms was that there was no way to add or change the fields on request forms such as purchase request, hold request etc. It would be really good if we could do that! We currently require fields such as location and number of units in the purchase request form to better track the request for the submitter.
Thank you
Regards,
Chandan
Library Systems Administrator
UTAS22 votes -
Provide option to remove 490 field from Browse Index
We would like the option to remove the 490 series description field from the Browse index. Because we use 490 for series description and 8XX for the authorised form of series in the same record, the browse series feature in Primo counts one record twice. If we could have the option to remove this from the Browse index, this would solve the problem. It would need to be optional as it is clear that some Primo Libraries rely on the 490 for this purpose.
22 votes -
Purchase requests just in top menu (not in Get it section)
We would like to suggest an option to offer the blank Purchase Request form in the Top Menu, while preventing the "Purchase Request" link from appearing in the "Get It" section of the record view.
We want to avoid patrons requesting materials that we already hold or that can be obtained through resource sharing (Rapido).
Currently, there is no configuration to separate these two access points. We tried using GES (General Electronic Services) logic, but it does not work for this specific purpose in Primo VE. The only workaround we found is hiding the link in the record view using…
22 votes -
Enable Silent Login For Azure IDP
Currently Azure IDP is not supported for Silent Login. We use the Azure service and would find it beneficial to have it enabled. Currently the extra step of having students login, even if it is SSO, adds another barrier and another step for our beginning users.
21 votes -
Ability to boost newer editions as 5 publication dates does not do this job well.
Currently we have older editions showing above newer editions in Primo VE. It would be helpful to be able to boost editions by the number of the edition. Currently the date boost has only 5 possible options in Primo VE. This means you can only add 5 separate years to regulate newer editions showing above old ones. Uses date ranges doesn't work as the edition between the range get same boost. Either you need to increase the number of date boost entries or create an ability to boost by edition.
21 votes -
More language options for Primo VE
It would be helpful if there were more supported languages added to the Alma/Primo VE platform in order to serve multiple demographics on campus.
We would specifically be looking for Hindu and Farsi. Thanks!
21 votes -
Show “display fields” and “General electronic services” in a DEDUP record
We show print records when records are DEDUPed (Availability: ALMA-P).
When there is a display field created for an e-record it will not show up when the record is deduped with the print record. Neither will so called “General electronic services” created for the e-record show up.21 votes -
Open Access articles to display in full text results
Currently, if only displaying CDI results with full text, articles tagged as open access aren't included. These are only displayed if the user toggles to show results with no full text.
Ideally, articles tagged Open Access would also be included when displaying results with full text. The tag would need to bypass the link resolver process so those results are also included.
This would reduce the number of users putting in ILL requests when they didn't realised the article was available OA.
20 votes -
Exclude Esploro assets with no inventory from Primo blended searches
We would like an option to be added the Primo configuration to enable only Esploro records with inventory to be searched in a blended search with Alma and CDI records.
In the current configuration a search profile slot can be created in Discovery > Configure Views > Search Profile Slots to search across all resources (Alma, CDI, Esploro etc.). It is possible to include the ResearchHasInventory option in this slot but the result of this in Primo is that it only allows users to search either the blended (Alma and CDI) option OR the ResearchHasInventory option but doesn’t enable both…
20 votes -
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 ~20 votes -
Allow view configuration to exclude retracted and withdrawn articles from results list
The CDI Document Types labels and facets are valuable information. Now that we have that information, and the Document Types are also facets, can we please get the ability to set our discovery views to exclude these Retracted and Withdrawn articles (similarly to how we have the ability to set a view to exclude CDI ebook records)?
I set up our custom primo search box widget on our library website to exclude these two resource types by default, and I locked those facets so they aren't lost on the next search. You can search the Combined Search box on our…
20 votes -
"Feedback Tool" for the New Primo UI: insert the e-mail of the logged in user automatically
Currently the field "e-mail" in the Feedback form is defined as optional.
As well as with the current e-mail functionality of bibliographic citations, we would expect the e-mail to be automatically pre-filled when a user is logged in. But unfortunately this does not happen.
Please insert the e-mail of the logged in user automatically or at least give us the possibility to set this option in the Primo backend.
Thank you in advance!
P.S.: Please see also this Idea:
Feedback Tool for Primo VE - allow user's email as addressFrom in Report a Problem Letter
https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/45350419-feedback-tool-for-primo-ve-allow-user-s-email-as19 votes -
Fill the gap of Open Access CDI records not marked with the Open Access icon and facet
The Open Access icon and facet were added to Primo in May 2018, per previous submission: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/308176-primo/suggestions/19130257-open-access-flag-for-open-access-content
This is applied at metadata level by provider feed first for PCI and now CDI.
This current decision is the root cause for a significant gap in the number of OA records incorrectly not marked as OA.
For example, tens of thousands of PloS One articles not marked as OA.In September 2022 a change is made in terms of the link proxy being removed when it is determined at the link level that the access is OA.
But unfortunately this change is…19 votes -
Display Licenses for Results from CDI if holdings are associated with a license
For Primo VE search results, display the license for results obtained from the CDI. Primo already displays the license terms of results obtained from Alma holdings. License terms are displayed next to a Primo VE result that is from an institution’s Alma holding if the Alma holding has a license assigned to it (shown in the Electronic Collection Editor’s General tab in Alma), but the license is not currently displayed when Primo VE search results are obtained from the CDI for the same holding (that does have a license assigned to it.). This would benefit ILL staff who rely on…
19 votes -
Have the sort order for libraries affect the pickup location order in Primo
There is currently a library sort order in Discovery for Primo VE. Our wish was to have the main campus appear first and then the branches. However we discovered that while we have options to try sorting by IP or by a custom order, this configuration does not apply to the request screen - pickup location order. We confirmed this with a ticket, and develop noted that only the alphabetical order applies to this area. We believe, it would be helpful to allow libraries with multiple libraries to put the main library at the top as that is the one…
19 votes -
Add Welsh as a supported Language for the Voice Search Assistant on Primo/PrimoVE
Currently, Welsh is not one of the supported languages on the Voice Search Assistant on Primo/PrimoVE.
The Voice Search Assistant does not recognise even simple words in Welsh and displays irrelevant results when testing the feature in the Sandbox environment.
This means Welsh universities are excluded from using this feature for Welsh speaking users.Please can you add Welsh as a supported language so that Welsh speaking users can have the benefit of this feature.
18 votes
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