Ability to Configure Multiple Journal Searches
Currently, Primo VE supports only one Journal Search configuration for an institution. While this works well for many institutions, some institutions oversee multiple libraries or campuses with distinct journal holdings (e.g., different licensing agreements, consortia memberships, or campus-specific subscriptions).
We would like to request the ability to configure and offer multiple, separate Journal Searches within Primo VE.
Each Journal Search should:
Be scoped independently (e.g., by IZ, NZ, or a specific library/campus)
Have customizable display labels and help text to clearly indicate which journal collection the search covers
Support direct linking to each Journal Search from library platforms
Use Case:
At multi-campus institutions, users often need to know which journals are available specifically through their home campus. Currently, this is difficult to implement since only one centralized Journal Search can be offered.
Multiple Journal Searches would:
Reduce user confusion when different campuses/libraries have different subscriptions
Support institutions that are part of consortia but also maintain unique, local journal collections
Improve the patron experience by allowing clear pathways to the correct set of journals
Impact:
We believe this enhancement would significantly improve discoverability, align search results with basic Primo searches, reduce access confusion, and allow libraries to better serve diverse user groups with distinct e-resource entitlements.
Hayley Bommarito
shared this idea
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Kelsey Busch
commented
We are a small consortium so are considered a multi-campus institution, and this has been a large topic of conversation for us! We would love to see the physical Journal Search results be able to be scoped by library.