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Implementation of CDI rights at the article level and not just at the database and title levels
CDI knows that a given article belongs to a given journal and knows that we have a subscription to it for this year (based on our SFX subscriptions). CDI therefore displays the article citation as part of the content to which we subscribe and creates an OpenURL link based on the citation metadata. If the citation in CDI is correct but this content does not exist on the platform, this generates errors in our catalogue and returns results that we do not have access to.
ExLibris does not have rights at the article level (only at the database and title…
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Use all occurrences of a bibliographic field within GES Bib Field Enrichment
Institutions can define which fields are extracted from the bibliographic record metadata to be used in General Electronic Services by adding fields to the GES Bib Fields Enrichment mapping table. However, if the bibliographic field occurs multiple times in the record, only the first occurrence of the field is used. This means that the GES is not calculated for any subsequent occurrences of the field. For example, if I want a GES to be displayed based on a particular value in a 590 local note, the GES will only display if that value occurs in the first of what may…
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Allowing to opt out of loading OAI Repository records into Discovery Network
Allowing to opt out of loading OAI Repository records into Discovery Network
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Continue as Guest link on the authentication page
To encourage more users to sign in to Primo, we would like to provide more links on our public website, in emails, and through signage that direct users to specific pages in Primo, such as the AI Research Assistant or My Library Account. These require authentication first. While this works for our current staff and students, such links may also be clicked by people who do not have an account.
In this scenario, they are stuck on the authentication page with no option to opt out and get to the landing page. There is no top menu for them to…
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Add autocomplete to embedded searchbox
Please add autocomplete to the embedded searchbox API for a consistent user experience.
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Configuration for cubicle or space reservations
Currently, the resource and space reservation functionality in Primo VE is very limited. It is necessary to enable configurations that make the reservation process faster and simpler. Among the required improvements are:
• Adjusting the available reservation times according to the Library's opening hours, avoiding displaying time slots that are not relevant.
• Allowing the Library team to configure only certain days, instead of automatically enabling all days.
• Unifying the calendar system so that a single calendar is used to select the reservation date, instead of one for the start and another for the end.1 vote -
Allow icons display in database search
Allow display of images in database search results view for showing databases icons.
It's the only menu in Primo where it's not possible. Makes no sense !1 vote -
Add a field "Author Affiliation"
Could you please add the field "Author Affiliation" for display? Currently, "Author Affiliation" is not displayable in Primo but only in search.
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Dedup and FRBR Test Utility
Could the Dedup and FRBR Test Utility (Configuration/discovery) have the ability to remember the last MMS ID numbers that were looked up? We seem to spend a lot of time going back and forth to the same records trying to get them to match and having to find and paste in the MMS of both, e.g. the print and the eBook records - usually from the Primo URL where I invariably pick up the preceding word, Alma. It would be great if it retained the last couple of MMS searched for to save a bit of time and effort.
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Support MARC field 857 (Web Archive Links) in Primo VE
Please add support for MARC field 857 in Primo VE so that links stored in this field can be displayed in the Links section, similar to MARC field 856.
Field 857 is increasingly used by libraries to store links to archived versions of web resources (e.g., web archive snapshots). Currently, these links are not displayed in Primo VE, even when the field is present in the MARC record.
Supporting field 857 would allow libraries to expose web archive links and preserved web content directly to users and better support web archiving and digital preservation initiatives.
Why this helps many institutions:
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Display of Advanced Search Pre-filters in the “Searched for” section in the Advanced Search summary
Currently, the “Searched for” section in the Advanced Search summary does not display complete pre-filter information. We believe it would be beneficial for users to see a complete summary of all search parameters, including any date range pre-filters applied in Advanced Search.
For example, if a user searches with the following criteria:
All Subjects contains exact phrase North Korea
Resource Type: Books
Date: 2016–2026
the search results currently display only "Searched for: All Subjects contains exact phrase North Korea"
We ask that the “Searched for” summary reflect the full set of applied filters, such as "Searched for: All Subjects contains…
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Add an "audiobook" indicator to CDI records
We want to make it possible for our users to facet to and search more effectively for audiobooks.
In CDI records, both non-musical and musical audio materials have the same resource type, audio, and there is no way to distinguish between non-musical and musical audio materials. Our researchers have identified this as an accessibility issue and barrier for use because they are not able to identify audiobooks in our Primo catalog. Locating audiobooks is important both for general research and to provide access for those needing audio formats.
For local records, we can identify audiobooks by creating local/secondary resource types…1 vote -
Enable exclusion of resource types in WorldCat 3rd party index scopes
Many of our researchers prefer to search using a blended scope that includes WorldCat along with other Primo indexes. Despite the lack of facets for the WorldCat records and other caveats, this is a popular scope especially for advanced researchers. However, the inclusion of article records in the WorldCat index is unnecessary and confusing. Many of the WorldCat article records do not include sufficient metadata, although fuller metadata may be available in the records within WorldCat. The insufficiency of metadata results in the inability for accurate availability calculation and display of links to full text. Researchers may therefore place interlibrary…
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Way to block access to popular fiction/nonfiction that is less than 6 months old in the Global Title Index
I know we can turn off some resource types in the global title index, as we have turned off dissertations and some other categories and it has worked well. We were wondering if there is a way to block access to popular fiction or nonfiction that is less than 6 months old. We do have users that request these, and we have to almost always reject them as 1.) they are always checked out, and 2.) they are not available through WisCat which is our Wisconsin public library union catalog.
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Icons in NDE
The icons at the top of the list of records following a search are not very self-explanatory.
On one hand, the export icon looks more like an logout icon.
On the other, the bookmark icon is not easily recognizable as such. Visually, it appears more like a simple rectangle rather than a flag, making it particularly difficult to identify for users with visual impairments.
We would encourage improving these two icons to enhance usability.
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Direct linking from Full record in Primo
Within the full record display in Primo VE, the available online link should take the user directly to the resource, not to another field in the full record where users can then link out to the resource.
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Allow Independent Configuration of “Fine” and “Potential Fine” in NDE Loan Displays
As a Primo administrator, I would like independent configuration control for “Fine” and “Potential Fine” in the NDE loan displays so that libraries can manage Brief and Detailed loan information consistently and transparently.
Current behavior in NDE is unclear and differs from existing Primo VE behavior:
- When “fine” is enabled in the Loans Detailed Display configuration, both “Potential Fine” and “Fine” appear as separate labels to users, even though only one configuration option exists.
- When “fine” is removed from the Detailed Display configuration, both “Potential Fine” and “Fine” are removed from both the Brief and Detailed loan displays in NDE.
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PRIMO - Campo 774 MARC21- manter ordem dos campos catalogados=maintain the order of the cataloged fields
Gostaria de porpôr a configuração da visualização do campo 774 marc21. No caso de uma miscelânea que tem vários títulos queríamos preserver a ordem dos títulos que estão catalogados. O PRIMO não os apresenta como são catalogados no ALMA, ele ordena-os por ordem alfabética. Seria exelente ter uma opção que respeitasse a catalogação de origem. Ou uma regra que permita a escolha de uma das opções.
I would like to propose a configuration for the display of MARC21 field 774. In the case of a miscellany with multiple titles, we would like to preserve the order in which the titles…
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PRIMO NDE - enable selecting Excel export fields for records from search results
PRIMO NDE - enable selecting Excel export fields for records from search results
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NDE- Links should be visually different from regular text (for example, with underlines) so users can clearly identify clickable elements.
Primo NDE - The linked values in records, for example under “Creator” and “Subject” are not visually differentiated from plain text. Consider underlining hyperlinks (or applying another consistent link style) so users can more easily identify interactive elements.
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