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Make MyInstitution configurable: allow excluding specific record sets
SUMMARY
Libraries cannot currently exclude specific record sets from the out-of-the-box MyInstitution scope in Primo VE / NDE.
PROBLEM
MyInstitution (and derived profiles such as MyInstandCI) is a fixed, all-inclusive scope that cannot be modified.
This makes it impossible to centrally exclude a specific set of records (e.g. a whole digital collection) across all search profiles and views.
The recommended workaround is to create custom scopes and search profiles (e.g. “MyInstitution minus X”). However, this:
Requires duplicating and maintaining multiple configurations
Leads to inconsistent behaviour across tabs and profiles
Breaks existing permalinks that rely on the standard search…
26 votes -
Allow configuring default view (List vs Thumbnail) in Collection Discovery
SUMMARY
The default Thumbnail view does not support effective browsing for text-based collections in Primo NDE.
Currently, libraries cannot configure the default display mode (Thumbnail view vs. Detailed/List view) for Collection Discovery pages. We request the ability to define List view as the default, or to configure this per view or collection.
PROBLEM: THUMBNAILS DO NOT SUPPORT TEXT-BASED COLLECTIONS
Thumbnail view prioritizes visual browsing, but many collections do not contain meaningful or distinctive visual material.
This applies in particular to:
- Student theses
- Scholarly publications
- Institutional repository contentThumbnails are often missing, non-informative (for example showing the first…
29 votes -
Provide confirmation when item has been added to a reading list
In both Primo VE and Primo NDE, no confirmation is given to the user after adding a title to a reading list. The Add to Reading List box simply closes with no indication about what has occurred.
Recommend adding a status message so that users are aware the item has been successfully added, avoiding uncertainty and potential repeated actions.
3 votes -
Option to have more than 5 results from Primo Research Assistant query
In the current release of Primo Research Assistant, it provides the 5 most relevant results with an instant overview. Sometimes, a query returns more than five highly relevant results. Hopefully, the Research Assistant will offer users the option to view more than 5 results in the future.
1 vote -
Re-design NDE Get it section
Our suggestion (see attached file and image) is to re-design the get it section for the NDE, so that it become more compact and reduce the number of clicks needed to display all information.
In this idea it remains fundamental that libraries can configure which information display and in which order, that is optimized also for mobiles, that it works well with journals and that "filter" by number or year option keep on working
The status of the items could also be indicated using colors: for example, Item in Place in green, Out of Library in grey, ...Note: we…
4 votes -
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.
2 votes -
Suppress controlled vocabulary expansion notification when expansion has no impact on results
When a search triggers controlled vocabulary expansion but the expansion term contributes zero results, Primo VE still displays the message informing the user that the search has been expanded, and offers a link to disable the expansion (conVoc=false).
Clicking this link produces no observable change in the result set, since the expansion was not contributing any results in the first place.
This creates a confusing experience for the user:
1. The system implies the search was meaningfully expanded
2. The user is offered the option to opt out
3. Opting out has no visible effectProposed improvement:
The expansion notification…3 votes -
Remove harvest date from CONTENTdm import profiles so it can be scheduled
Currently, an import profile for CONTENTdm cannot be scheduled as there is a bug that prevents the job from running if the harvest date is populated. Please remove the harvest date input.
1 vote -
Metadata from Database Link Resolver into the Resource Sharing request form
Allow more metadata from Database Link Resolver into the Resource Sharing request form to ensure the library staff can more easily fulfill the request and patrons are well-informed through notifications of the exact item they have requested - for example a specific chapter from a multi-chapter book written or edited by someone other than the chapter's author. Having the Book Title, Chapter Title, Book Editor/Author, and Chapter Author would be helpful especially for our faculty patrons.
4 votes -
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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Make it possible to show suppressed bibliographic records in the collections lobby
We have a large collection where we only want to make a select number of more academic titles discoverable in Primo search so that library users aren't overwhelmed with irrelevant content.
It would still be good to make all titles in the collection discoverable through an alternate means, however it isn't possible to add these to the collections lobby without these appearing in Primo search. The collections lobby only shows titles with unsuppressed bibliographic records. Can we make an option to allow suppressed records to be viewed in the collections lobby?
3 votes -
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.
1 vote -
DC record mapping to Journal Title, RIS Volume, Year, Issue
Based on the current Primo VE documentation, both dcterms:isPartOf and dcterms:bibliographicCitation may be used in the mapping to the addata section. These fields can also be used for extracting host information, such as volume, issue, and year, when the value is formatted accordingly.
The problem is with keeping the journal title in dcterms:isPartOf (for example, Technologies) and place the enumeration value (for example,14(2026)2) in dcterms:bibliographicCitation is that it override the Journal title in the RIS and display the enumeration instead. (See RIS export below). It is currently a limitation in mapping to extract Journal title to JF and volume, issue…
3 votes -
Increase Brief Item Display Field Limit in Primo NDE (Support item.brief.4+)
In Primo VE, libraries can configure more than three fields in the Brief Item Display (e.g., item.brief.1–4), which allows key item-level information such as location, call number, availability, and Terms of Use to be shown clearly and separately.
In Primo NDE, the Brief Item Display is currently limited to only three fields (item.brief.1–3), and the fourth field is not supported. This reduces configurability compared to Primo VE and forces institutions to combine multiple data points into a single field or omit information from the brief view.
This limitation impacts usability, as important details like Terms of Use or item policy…
11 votes -
Ability to sort/filter according to item status
Ability to sort/filter according to item status
The display order of item records in Primo is the same order in which they appear on the Alma record. Although we can sort them within Alma according to Library/Location, from a user perspective it would be helpful if they had the ability to apply a filter/sort to see first only the itens that are available to borrow
11 votes -
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.
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…
1 vote -
Primo VE provide a job forcing a reindex recalculating also FRBR / View all versions grouping for a set of records or the whole catalogue
Sometimes wrong FRBR grouping are created and stay in the system until the scheduled six months indexing is performed.
There is a tool for fixing single records ( Dedup and FRBR Test Utility ) but a) it works for one record at time b) one needs to know exactly and in advance what records are wrong (and usually this is not the case).
We need therefore a job forcing a reindex and recalculating Dedup + FRBR / View all versions grouping for a set of records or the whole catalogue.
9 votes -
Primo NDE - Display Availability and Access Rights Indicators on Brief Result Cards in Collection Discovery
User Story:
As a library user browsing digital collections,
I would like to see availability statuses and access rights indicators (e.g., "Open Access", or a restricted access icon) directly on the brief result cards (thumbnail and list views) in the Collection Discovery lobby,
so that I know immediately if a digital file is accessible to me without having to click through to the Full Record Display.Current Problem:
Currently, brief result cards for Alma-D records in Collection Discovery lack any visual indicators regarding an item's availability. Users frequently click on items only to discover they do not have the rights…28 votes -
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…
1 vote
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