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  1. Primo VE, Quicklinks and "Available Online" indication

    We’d like the "Available Online" text in be suppressed if Quicklinks are displayed for the citation in the brief results display.

    As the librarians put it:

    "to turn off the "Available Online"
    link/message if the quick links are available. “

    And alternately, "... make the "Available Online" link go directly to the article like the "Read PDF" Quicklink option does? "

    Reducing the number of possible links to click on would improve Primo VE.
    Thanks.

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  2. unpaywall - collection separation

    in the webinar : Yes, We’re Open! Open Access in Knowledgebases and Discovery 20231211 1501 1 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhZ34Y1Rzdo) Christine Stohn mentioned that Ex Libribs we interested in feedback to find out how people wanted UnPaywall content to be available, e.g. split up by version.

    I would therefore like to proposed that the UnPaywall Collection be split into 3 separate collections, Submitted version, author accepted versions and Version of Record/Published version.

    This would not only enable us to only enable the versions we want and avoid those we don't, but also allow us to potentially signpost the version types…

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  3. Unpaywall - displaying both GETPDF and Interloan links for some resources

    This suggestion has been logged at the suggestion of Ex Libris in response to our Salesforce Ticket #07049766 .

    Unpaywall content sometimes displays both GETPDF and "Interloan" links. This confuses users, who regard the Interloan link as the safer option, and place an interloan request when they can directly access the PDF full text via the GETPDF link.

    There are overhead costs to managing this problem and redirecting the users to the correct link.
    Example record in Primo VE with both GETPDF and "Interloan" links:
    https://tewaharoa.victoria.ac.nz/permalink/64VUW_INST/1m9iv9v/cdi_openaire_primary_doi_211a156b24c44785a740e56954ab1501

    Ex Libris has reviewed this case and requested that it be placed in the…

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  4. Person Entity - Ability to Opt Out from Wikidata

    We propose adding an option to opt out of using Wikidata as a data source for the Person Entity feature in Primo at the institution level and the individual entity level.

    We have received complaints that the data provided by Wikidata for the Person Info Card and Person Page is incorrect or misleading for certain individuals. Currently, the only way to address these issues is by editing the Wikidata entries directly, which is not a sustainable solution and is dependent on the timeliness of weekly updates. To provide a recent example: we updated a Wikidata entry to correct the occupation…

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  5. RIS

    We have found that many tags are missing from RIS record export files. And we have no way of adding a tag to the “Export Mapping for the RIS, EasyBib, and EndNote Actions” code table.
    In particular, the language is missing: tag “LA”.
    We'd like to be able to add at least a few tags on our own.

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  6. Allow the resource type - " Trade Journals " as an option under Primo's Resource Types!

    Allow the resource type - " Trade Journals " as an option under Primo's Resource Types!

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  7. Track the positions of selected records in search result list

    As a Discovery & Systems Librarian, I monitor the relevance ranking configuration and the boosting configuration in blended search profiles on our site. It will be tremendously helpful if the positions of selected records in search result list are tracked. For example, higher positions says the relevance ranking is working well than lower in the list.
    Selecting a record includes actions such as clicking on permalink, clicking on quick links, clicking on any OpenURLs, e-mail, citation, print, save to e-shelf, and for physical items, request item from the library.

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  8. NDE UI - Improving UX locations section

    The request buttons on item-level are not easily found by our users.
    Please note, we have activated item-level requesting for all records, because it seems more logical and straightforward to have all the request buttons in one place. We do not believe returning to title-level requesting is the solution here, but enhancements in the locations section in the NDE UI could improve the experience.

    The various UX-issues of the locations-section are:

    1. The 'arrow' button is not a clear button
      Customers gave us feedback that they find it hard to see you can elapse or collapse cards. They blantly state that…

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  9. Send an automated confirmation email after a booking request has been successfully placed

    Currently Primo has a nice feature that allows patrons to book items after they log in to their library account. It is called booking request in Alma and Request Item in Primo. We use it to let our patrons book equipment. However, it doesn't send out an automated confirmation email after a booking request has been successfully placed. We request to have this feature (i.e. the system sends out an automated confirmation email to the patron after a booking request has been successfully placed).

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  10. Add Generic Record Actions

    In View Configuration > Brief Record Display > Record Actions, implement the function of adding generic icons to the Full Display.

    It should be possible to add:
    - An icon file
    - A label
    - A URL template(if possible using variables)

    This would decrease the amount of programming necessary to add new features and expand on the amount of information that can be added(Eventhough you can already add a lot of features)

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  11. Allow creating "NonFullText" electronic collections (as the "getCitedJournal" in SFX).

    We would like Primo VE to allow creating "NonFullText" electronic collections, following the SFX model where the "getCitedJournal" service type exists.

    This would allow managing lists of notes and/or service access urls, complementary to the other FullText collections.

    Currently it is not possible to do these loads without confusing users in the results view, since when treating it as full text objects it shows them as "Available online".

    This option would be complementary and more flexible than the "General electronic services", which are very limited since it does not allow adding particular notes and the URL must be homogeneous.

    See…

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  12. SFX: Allow users to create local targets with parent-child hierarchy

    In SFX, parent-child hierarchy is quite common in global-type targets as shown in Fig.1 attached below. The advantage of this feature is that it can well display the natural logical relationships between parent-targets and child-targets. However, when creating local targets, parent-child hierarchy is not accessible and all the locally created targets are at the same level, whether they have logical relationships or not. So it's highly suggested that parent-child hierarchy should be an option when users create local targets.

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  13. Display Multiple Links in View It for Newspaper Articles in Newspapers Search

    The April/May 2022 releases introduced the ability to display multiple links (both Link in Record and Link Resolver) in CDI records in Primo VE and Primo. However, this functionality is not in place for newspaper article records in Newspapers Search results. Newspaper articles in the npsearch interface still display only a single link. We request that the same multiple link display functionality in Search be extended to Newspapers Search. It is very helpful to offer users the option of Link in Record or Link Resolver link, especially for newspaper article content where link reliability and metadata matching may vary greatly.

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  14. Enhance Primo Subject to Track the usage statistics by MMS ID and country

    Enhance Primo subject to track the usage statistics (specifically downloads and views) by MMS ID and country of download.

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  15. Use "Receiving Date" as a search facet to allow for the configuration of "New Arrivals" pages/searches.

    being allowed to use the "receiving date" field, rather than the "creation date" as a facet will help libraries to be able to display new arrivals to the collection; items that are actually in the library and read to circulate. As the "creation date" is often the date of the order, these items are not available for use for many months depending on the supply chain.

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  16. add in a optional conditional facet upon selecting Open Access - showing version options using unpaywall data

    A major issue that the use of Open Access content such as unpaywall can have is the version and making people aware of the version they are seen/given them the choice of version (submitted/author accepted/version of record)
    For institutions who have Unpaywall collection available and/or their institutional repository data being added in, use the metadata in the background of the record to identify the version that will be available from the link (signpost would also ideally be applied in the Brief record view and/or full record) and when Open Access facet is selected, it would automatically open an additional Facet…

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  17. Display print journal coverage dates in brief record display

    We have activated the display of online journal coverage dates in the brief record display.
    We would like to further enhance the user experience by also displaying the coverage of our print journals.
    This will deliver a more consistent experience to our users.

    Ex Libris has recommended posting this suggestion on the Idea Exchange (#07262867).

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  18. Dublin Core field to display external links (like an 856)

    We would like to have a way to link users to external resources from a Dublin Core record, similarly to how an 856 is used in MARC. Example: a digital object in Alma could link to a related finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
    Perhaps the field(s) most appropriate to display in this manner would be dc:relation, dcterms:isPartOf, dcterms:replaces, dcterms:requires, dcterms:conformsTo and dcterms:isVersionOf.. but only if those fields utilize (dcterms:URI). If any of those fields are not tagged as a URI, that field should display as it does now.

    We are agnostic to whether such hyperlinks should be displayed in the "links"…

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  19. Influence the algorithm in the display format for hits on large broad subject searches where local repository records appear.

    In our library we have decided that Primo should also display records from a local repository. This is a database of references to research publications produced by our researchers at our university. It is not always the case that we have electronic access to the titles in this local database. And it's not always the case that we own the physical works.
    So we would like to have the titles in our catalogue, but we are well aware that at best they are reference titles that have to be obtained/borrowed.
    We are planning to display more local repositories through our…

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  20. Primo NDE - Option to Display Cover Thumbnail Alongside Embedded Digital Viewer

    Problem Summary

    Currently, when an embedded digital viewer is present on a record, the system intentionally hides the cover thumbnail. Network calls confirm that the thumbnail is no longer requested once the viewer loads. While this is expected behavior, it can create a less optimal user experience in situations where the viewer does not display the actual cover or full document—for example, when it opens on a table of contents or another non-cover view. In these cases, users lose quick visual context provided by the cover image.

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    Requesting the addition of a configurable option that allows the cover thumbnail…

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