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Option to bulk export normalization rules Primo VE
We would like to make a bulk export for backup of the normalization rules that we have set up in Primo VE.
At the moment this functionality does not exist but would be very helpful for us. At the moment if we make changes to the normalization rules it is easy to accidentally delete the entire set of rules for one field. It is also not possible to easily roll back a change that we made.
Therefore it would be useful to have the export option, to have an extra copy of all the normalization rules as a backup.
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Enable user personalization for their default "Expand my results" and "Search in full text" options
Currently, institutions set a default for "Expand my results" and "Search in full text." Users can toggle these settings, but unlike other filters, these toggles are not "sticky" and it does not seem possible to "lock" them. When the session is reset or the user selects "New Search", the institutional default is re-applied. The user who prefers other settings must therefore constantly re-toggle their desired options.
We find vastly different needs between our faculty, graduate students, professional practitioners, and undergraduates in their search behaviors and preferences. Currently, we have default settings designed for the least sophisticated searchers (undergraduates), but many…2 votes -
Add option to control the visibility of collections in Primo and Collections Lobby
Give customers the option to control the visibility of individual collections in Primo and on the Collections Lobby page.
Use case: Our institution would like to have a limited number of centrally curated and managed collections that can be viewed in the Collections Lobby. But we would also like to give librarians the option to create their own collections for special projects, exhibits, or courses, which would not be displayed in the Lobby but could still be made accessible via direct link. Ideally, this could be achieved by adding checkboxes to the Collection Editor page - one controlling the collection's…
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Pre-populate the address fields when personal delivery options are selected in an item request from Primo VE
In the November 2023 release it is now possible for patrons to update their registered home or office address (or other personal delivery address) while requesting personal delivery in Primo VE. When the patron selects one of the addresses for pickup in the request form all the address information is blank in Primo VE even when that field type is populated in Alma. This means the patron will think they have to fill out the pickup location information for every request. It would be more efficient to populate the request form with the patron’s pickup location address information if it…
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Configuration Option to view all links available in Primo VE (both direct and link resolver)
Please give us an option to display all links (both direct and link resolver) for all possible links in Primo VE. I have checked the "Display All Links in Full Display for CDI" which gives the direct link first, then students have to click "Show More" dropdown for subscribed content links. It would be preferable to have all available links display without students having to click the dropdown. And also, the subscribed links usually have coverage dates included so quicker for students as well.
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Improve the date/year filter selection
The existing "arrow" option for date/year filter selection in Primo VE is problematic for users, resulting in "rage clicks" as they try to select the required date range.
Can alternative configuration options be provided so we can control how the date/year filtering displays?
For example options to display a calendar or date range slider or manual data entry to adjust the years.
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Add document delivery transactions to Requests tab in 'My Account'
Current digitization (document delivery/digitization) requests are shown when requests are in process. I would like docdel and digitization requests to be available in the Requests tab until they are expired.
Ideally, a download button would be available while the document is available ( before the doc expires or max views has been exceeded) and the number of remaining views is displayed (see image).
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Ability to copy and paste the results from a browse search
As a librarian, I would like to be able to copy and paste the results from a browse search into Wordpad or Word so that I could then use those results to create a list of hyperlinked subject headings for a library guide. It appears as though this inability to copy and paste applies to all of the “Browse” options (see attached).
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purchase request form - expand where option of auto-populated form can appear
Currently with Purchase Request forms, if there is already a physical copy in stock, depending on the display logic rules set up - the purchase request form link will appear (useful for librarians wanting more copies) this will auto populate the form. However this will only appear when there is a physical copy as it appears in the get it section of the full record view.
For items available only electronically, I can add a GES to allow librarians to go to the blank purchase request form, but it won't auto populate.
This doesn't give parity or a similar experience…
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Do not index preprint articles in CDI until they are published
Preprint articles are showing up in EBSCOhost collections via CDI records before the articles are published. This makes things confusing for users when they find an article that is not actually available yet.
Please consider working with this provider to distinguish this content and/or not index them in CDI until the articles are published. Thank you!
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Customize Facet List - Advanced Search
It would be helpful for our users to be able to select locations from a list of library locations. For instance, we have a library in the system with a specific archive of local history collections and it would be beneficial to restrict a search to those locations rather than sifting through similar titles in the overall collection
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Disable default search for related titles without direct links
It would be helpful to be able to deactivate the often-problematic default search Primo conducts whenever you click on a related title without a direct link to a corresponding record, since this search frequently returns irrelevant records.
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Add support for custom repositories for citation styles
It's possible to manage and include additional citation style languages, which are stored in GitHub’s CSL Style Repository but they have a huge backlog to add new styles. It would be better if Ex Libris add support for custom repositories for citation styles.
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Add in additional filter features and options on Display Logic Rules (All/Any)
For the display logic rules to include an ALL/All other function in the rules.
Occasionally, we want to hide something, except when it's the only option available. We can only do this within the Display logic rules by selecting each service or interface individually to add to the list.
Creating the rule in this way makes it very large and unwieldy as well as static, having to go back in repeatedly when a new service or interface becomes available to add it to the extremely large list. By creating an all/all other option it would save time, make it less…
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Display requester note for purchase requests in "Requests" tab of "My Library Card"
Users who submit purchase requests in Primo VE put information in the requester note explaining why they are interested in an item. It would be useful for them to be able to review that note later (especially if it takes a while for a purchase request to be processed and they need to be reminded why they submitted the request), but users without access to the purchase request module in Alma have no easy way to review that information in Primo VE after they submit their requests. It would therefore be helpful for the "Requests" tab of "My Library Card"…
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CSL Data (Citation Style Language) in Primo Search API
Primo uses Citation Style Language to generate citations for bib records. Presumably the bibliographic metadata is at some point converted to a csl-data object. https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/blob/master/schemas/input/csl-data.json
It would be helpful if that csl-data JSON object was available through the Primo Search API. This could be a additional information one could request from the API. https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/primo/apis/docs/primoSearch/R0VUIC9wcmltby92MS9zZWFyY2g=/
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Allow Print option in Primo VE to print Quick Access representation along with metadata
When using the "Print" command in a Primo full view record, the print screen shows a record's metadata. However, if the record has a digital representation in the "Quick Access" section (as might be the case in a record managed by Alma-D), the image is not included in the print page. Having the option to include the representation would be helpful in cases where a printed image is needed alongside its metadata.
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Increase the maximum number of viewable records
Currently the max number of viewable records is 2000. If the number of search results exceeds 2000, paging beyond the first 2000 records is prevented.
If the limit is increased, users can continue to view search results beyond the first 2000 records without having to try and refine their search which may be difficult to do.
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Allow patrons to manage email notification preferences by themselves
As a consortium serving more than 200,000 patrons, we request that Primo My Account include a self-service “Notification Preferences” section allowing patrons to select or deselect specific categories of library emails (e.g., courtesy letter, availability letter...), with clear distinction between mandatory and optional notices. This would improve user experience, reduce unnecessary email volume, enhance deliverability of critical communications, and support environmental sustainability by limiting avoidable large-scale email traffic across the consortium.
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Change how the 541 holding field displays in Primo VE
Primo VE users would benefit from improved readability of descriptive metadata in library records. Currently, MARC 541 fields display each subfield (such as c; a; d. on separate lines, which fragments the information and makes it harder to interpret.
This proposal suggests enabling a configuration option in Primo VE to display the entire 541 field as a single, continuous line with appropriate punctuation between subfields. Presenting the field in this way would preserve the contextual relationships within the data, reduce visual clutter, and make acquisition and provenance information clearer and more accessible to users.
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