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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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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 -
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 -
Purchase requests just in top menu (not in Get it section)
We would like to suggest an option to offer the blank Purchase Request form in the Top Menu, while preventing the "Purchase Request" link from appearing in the "Get It" section of the record view.
We want to avoid patrons requesting materials that we already hold or that can be obtained through resource sharing (Rapido).
Currently, there is no configuration to separate these two access points. We tried using GES (General Electronic Services) logic, but it does not work for this specific purpose in Primo VE. The only workaround we found is hiding the link in the record view using…
22 votes -
“Show more items”
Trying to restart this effort-
Add “Show All Items”
Give patrons an option to “Show All Items in a record”. The option “show more items” is not user friendly when searching through long runs
of serials.4 votes -
Improving Pick Up Location Logic in Primo NDE
Purpose:
To reduce incorrect deliveries, avoid patron frustration, and create a smoother, more intuitive request workflow by improving how pick up locations are ordered and saved in Primo NDE.
- Organisation-Level Improvement: Custom Default Sorting of Pick Up Locations
Current Issue
In the current setup, the pick up location list is presented alphabetically/historical by default. This can place small or rarely used locations at the top of the list, even when they are not relevant for most patrons.
This increases the risk of accidental selection and leads to unnecessary delivery errors.Proposal:
Within Primo NDE, the institution should be able to:
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77 votes -
Allow customisation of BibTex data export
Currently, the BibTex data export from the full record review is non-customisable, no changes can be made to how the fields display in the exported data. This differs, for example, from other formats such as RIS and EndNote, which do have a mapping table in the configuration.
The issues we’ve encountered with this are:
1) Some fields have a custom display that we’d like to show on Primo but not in the exported data – e.g. we include author details in the Title display, but it is incorrect for this to show in the BibTex title field
2) Where we…
27 votes -
Add autocomplete to embedded searchbox
Please add autocomplete to the embedded searchbox API for a consistent user experience.
1 vote -
Display tag for Open Educational Resources for CZ and IZ records in Primo
Open Educational Resources tags in CDI records are clearly displayed in Primo VE (e.g. Pressbooks titles). I would like to see this tag extended to include CZ and IZ records for open educational resources in a similar way to how we make the Open Access icon display in Primo.
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Configure page metadata (browser tab title) across key pages independently from the main menu labels
In Primo NDE, the browser tab title (the HTML <title> element) for many pages uses the same label as the top menu, e.g., ILL request forms, Citation Linker, Collection Discovery, Purchase request form.
Screenshot with label codes toggled on to demonstrate the same label used for different functions
This means that the title in the tab cannot be independently customised to act consistently with other areas of Primo (search and my library account where separate labels can be managed). This creates issues:
Usability:
- Users with many collection discovery tabs open cannot distinguish which collection is in each tab. Users sharing…
3 votes -
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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Display Number of Renewals on Patron Library Card in Primo VE
Currently, Primo VE does not display the number of renewals for a patron’s loans on the patron’s library card. We propose an enhancement to allow the number of renewals (used and/or remaining) to be displayed in Primo VE for patron loans. This should appear on the patron’s library card.
Providing this information directly in Primo VE would improve transparency for patrons.4 votes -
Granular Control for Alma Viewer and Digital Versions Tab in Primo NDE
Description:
In Primo NDE, the rule “Hide service: Representation Delivery Service” affects both alma-viewer-content and the Digital Versions tab (nde.brief.results.tabs.digitalVersions). In contrast, Primo VE allows institutions to independently control visibility of the Alma Viewer and the Digital Versions tab.
This enhancement request seeks to restore this level of granular control in Primo NDE. Specifically, institutions should be able to:
Hide the Alma Viewer for certain representations (e.g., auxiliary or restricted content)
Still display the Digital Versions tab for those same representations
This would provide the flexibility needed for managing multiple representations of a record while ensuring users can discover digital…
3 votes -
Improve Browse with 505 $$t subfield
Ex Libris technicians report that currently only the first occurrence of 505 $t is included in the Title index. As a result, if you Browse by a title listed further within the 505, the results don't supply a matching record. All $$t subfields in the 505 (and any other fields recording titles) should be included in the Title index to avoid this issue.
7 votes -
Display campus in Primo VE for unsuppressed e-Collections and databases
In the consortial environment, we would like to take advantage of the new functionality of central NZ-activation (network zone) of e-collections working with IMGrs (inventory management groups). We have some institutions (not all IZs) which would like to work with IMGrs, some not, those who do, some do use campuses others do not.
We would like to see in Primo VE the distinction per campus also for databases and for non-suppressed e-collections (if used), as it works for portfolios so to better guide the end-user which collection would be the one to use.
If an IZ uses IMGr in Alma…
33 votes -
Primo NDE - Option to Display Cover Thumbnail Alongside Embedded Digital Viewer
Problem Summary
Currently, when an embedded digital viewer is present on a record, the system intentionally hides the cover thumbnail. Network calls confirm that the thumbnail is no longer requested once the viewer loads. While this is expected behavior, it can create a less optimal user experience in situations where the viewer does not display the actual cover or full document—for example, when it opens on a table of contents or another non-cover view. In these cases, users lose quick visual context provided by the cover image.
Description:
Requesting the addition of a configurable option that allows the cover thumbnail…9 votes -
My Library Card: date of the last renewal
We suggest that the "Date of the last Renewal" field should only update when a successful renewal happens, rather than when the courtesy letter is sent.
It happens in local loan and in Rapido, and it is confusing for patrons. We would like this workflow was adjusted.
43 votes -
Allowing to opt out of loading OAI Repository records into Discovery Network
Allowing to opt out of loading OAI Repository records into Discovery Network
1 vote -
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…
1 vote -
Add Due Date to Real Time Availability Status in Brief Records
We would like to be able to see the status messages to include Due Dates, where applicable.
Example: add date to Not available - Loan message, something along the lines of Not available - Checked out until {date}.8 votes
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