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Have a filter and/or way to identify AI Generated Resources in Primo
With publishers like Springer including AI Generated Books in their packages ex Skeletal Muscle Physiology, Criticism and Critical Theory: A Machine Generated Overview, and Mastering Machine Learning: From Basics to Advanced (which has been retracted)
It would be useful to have a way to indicate AI Generated Resources in the metadata and to have a filter in Primo and/or have a way to easily identify them as AI Generated material.
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Concept-level ANDing for Natural Language Search expansions in Primo VE NDE UI
As a library patron using Ask Anything / Natural Language Search in Primo VE NDE UI, and as a discovery administrator supporting those patrons, I would like Natural Language Search to cluster synonyms into semantic concept groups and AND those concept groups together, while keeping OR within each concept group for synonym expansion.
Today the documentation states: “The elements of the query… are classified by the AI system, which uses this information to generate the basic Boolean query and then expands it using related concepts to create six permutations of the basic query. The permutations are used to generate an…
3 votes -
Make replaced DEI terms clickable hyperlinks in Primo record displays
The new configuration feature "DEI - List of terms to exclude from Heading" is a valuable tool that allows libraries to replace offensive or outdated Library of Congress Subject Headings with preferred terminology (for example, replacing "McKinley, Mount (Alaska)" with "Denali, Mount (Alaska)").
However, currently, when a subject heading is replaced using this feature, the updated term loses its hyperlinking functionality in the detailed display.
Subject heading links are a core discovery path in Primo, enabling users to explore related materials easily. Disabling hyperlinks on DEI-updated headings creates an inconsistent browsing experience and penalizes discovery on records using preferred terminology.
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Improve Resource Recommender Navigation and Type Visibility in Primo NDE
In Primo NDE, the Resource Recommender initially displays a maximum of three recommendations. When additional recommendations are available, users must navigate through them using a horizontal carousel, advancing one entry at a time by clicking a small arrow control.
This design creates several usability issues:
- The arrow is the only indication that additional recommendations exist.
- Users cannot easily determine how many recommendations are available.
- Users cannot see how many recommendation types are represented.
- Users cannot view a complete list of all recommendations.
- Accessing later recommendations requires repeated one-by-one, click-by-click, navigation
This experience differs significantly from…26 votes -
Add limiter for methodology.
It would be helpful to be able to limit search results by methodology (i.e. qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal, etc.) using the "Tweak my results" facets. I realize that students can sometimes use the subject limiters or phrase searches. However, it would save time if there were a dedicated limiter for this.
Our APA collections include limiters based on methodology and other unique facets.
3 votes -
Collection page sorting option that places digitized titles first
Primo does not currently offer a collection page sorting option that places digitized titles first. The available options are relevance, title, date, and author.
Displaying readily accessible materials first would improve the user experience and make the search results page more visually appealing.1 vote -
Showcase discovery collections on Primo landing page
We would like to use the Primo landing page showcase to highlight our discovery collections. However, "Display Showcase in Landing page" only allows us to select a Primo saved search, which produces a poor user experience: the collection thumbnails display poorly, and selecting one of the collections brings the user to the Full Details record for the collection, instead of to the collection's landing page.
Instead, we would like the "Display Showcase in Landing page" configuration to allow us to select all or selected discovery collections. When a user on the Primo landing page selects one of the collection thumbnails,…
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Change License Terms of Use labels separately in CSS file
This original idea was closed but it there was no yes or no on the idea.
Currently, to create bolded labels for License Terms of Use, you have to go into the Alma configuration, created new license term labels with the a bold tag. That is a lot of extra work because then you have to go to the license terms tab and move the current terms to the new field with the bold labels. That is a lot of extra steps to get a bolded label so that the display in PrimoVE looks better and the text isn't running…31 votes -
Online Services Order: Preference ebook links with unlimited / three user licenses
I want to add an option to reorder in the Online Services Order in the configuration menu so that ebooks with unlimited or three user licenses display first in the links for a record
https://csu-sdsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CALS_SDL/smpn3s/alma991023227756702917
Users tend to click the first link and then we get turnaways.
3 votes -
Make the Resource Recommender initial expand/collapse display configurable
In NDE, the Resource Recommenders (Recommendations) area can be collapsed/expanded. By default, the display is expanded, and the user can collapse it. We would like the option to display the area collapsed by default, allowing the user to expand it only if they want to see the recommendations. The justification is that the Resource Recommenders area takes up a good deal of space and many users would prefer to get directly to searching. A collapsed default display would present a more streamlined search experience. Institutions can opt to "expand by default" or not the different areas in Full Record Services,…
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Rank records within FRBR group by relevancy to search terms (not just highlight one preferred record)
Description:
This is a follow-up to a previously "completed" idea: "Relevancy sorting in FRBR version list display should use terms searched" (209 votes). That idea was addressed only for Preferred Record mode, by highlighting a single matching record at the top of the version list. We don't think this fully solves the underlying problem, in either display mode.
The problem:
A FRBR group can contain several records that are all relevant to the user's original search terms. For example, multiple translations by the same translator, or several relevant editions.
In Generic mode, opening the group shows an unranked list of…
187 votes -
DOI autofill on the Book Chapter request Resource Sharing form
We would like a DOI autofill feature for Book Chapter requests on the stand-alone Resource Sharing form on Primo NDE.
This already exists on the Article request RS form.3 votes -
Hold and Booking Request Form Needs More Customization
The Hold and Booking Request Form should have more customization options or branching logic to help libraries that have multiple branches.
For example, we have a main library and three branch libraries that are all on the same Primo discovery (we also have a law library that is on their own Primo). Our main library branch got book lockers last year for our users so they can easily pick up their holdings. However, user services noticed that some patrons were struggling to access higher or lower lockers. They asked if we could have a check box on the holdings request…
6 votes -
Improve Database material type assignment in a Network Zone Consortia
Problem description
In a Network Zone consortium, bibliographic records are shared across all member institutions. Currently, the "Database" material type in Primo VE is assigned to a bibliographic record whenever that record is linked as the descriptive/display record for any Electronic Collection with a populated Level URL. This includes Local Electronic Collections created by a single member institution in their own Institution Zone.
Because the underlying bibliographic record is shared in the NZ, this single institution's local configuration choice changes the material type of the record for every institution in the consortium, even though only one institution actually intended the…
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show notice in GetIt when patron is blocked from requesting
This is also CERV PENH-I-28495.
Currently, users with item or global blocks can have their request permissions removed, and the physical and digital request buttons for local materials can be hidden (similar to Rapido for resource-sharing requests). Rapido allows users to communicate a reason why they might not be able to make a request. We believe we should display a similar HTML-based message/banner for requesting local materials, without needing interface customization.
This follows the design principle of "instruction at the point of need". We have had patrons with blocks think that items are not requestable when they are, but just…
6 votes -
Priority of pickup locations
We would like to have the possibility to set the order of pickup locations. Now the owning library is always on the first place. We would appriciate the possibility to put other pickup location at the firt place intead of the owning library e.g. the library box as the first possibility to pickup the resource.
9 votes -
NDE - Configuration option for whether a search is invoked on changing scope
Currently, if there is text in the search input field and you make a selection in the scope drop-down, a search is invoked automatically (without the user selecting the search button).
This even occurs on the Library Search home page (when no search has yet been performed).
There is no indication to users that a search will be triggered after changing their selection in that drop-down.
Compare this behaviour to the 'Browse' search, which has a drop-down for the search field - users can change that value as needed yet a new search will only be performed when they select…
10 votes -
NDE My Account Loans: Option to show more than 10
In the previous UI for VE, users were able to load more of their loans when viewing their account. This list could then exported. In the NDE users are limited to viewing 10 loans at a time, thus they can only export 10 at a time. Either the loans list should be updated to allow the user to increase the number of loans viewable at a time (up to 50, similar to search results), or have an option to generate a list of loans either in the browser or as an export.
29 votes -
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter.
In Primo Research Assistant, please add the ability to pre-select filters. Specifically, we need to pre-select the available online filter. Our students are often frustrated when the results include resources that must be requested.
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Primo VE - Advanced search on multiple languages
Add Language to the list of indexes available for use in the Search Field dropdown list for advanced search. This would allow multiple languages to be searched for, for example, English AND Samoan
6 votes
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