Skip to main content
ExLibris
  • Subscribe by RSS
    • Back
    Primo
    Ex Libris Knowledge Center

    Primo Central Index E-Resource Requirements

    1. Last updated
    2. Save as PDF
    Return to menu
    This section contains the mandatory requirements and recommendations needed to display PCI e-resources in Primo.

    Mandatory Requirements for all E-Resources

    The following fields must be enabled in the Full Results tile on the Edit Full Details Attributes page in the Primo Back Office:
    • Source – The Source field displays the required data provider name and logo.
    • Identifier – The Identifier field contains all global identifiers (such as ISSN, DOI, and ISBN).
    • Additional Link – The Additional Link field contains a link to the provider’s copyright statement.
    • Back Link – The Back Link field contains a link to the record at the publisher’s site.

    Recommendations and Requirements for Specific Collections

    The following table contains recommendations and requirements needed to display specific PCI e-resources in Primo.
    Primo Central Index E-Resource Requirements and Recommendations
    E-Resource Requirements Recommendations
    All e-resources
    		  
    To refine results based on the PCI collection, it is recommended that you add the collection facet in the Brief Display > Refine My Results (Facets) tile on the Edit Full Details Attributes page.
    All e-resources
    		  
    To enhance the metadata and options for each record, it is recommended that you add the following fields to the Full Results tile on the Edit Full Details Attributes page:
    • Description
    • Subject
    • Relation
    • Publisher
    • Language
    • Link to Resource
    Book e-resources
    		  
    To display the thumbnails, it is recommended that you add the following templates to the Primo Back Office:
    • PCgoogle_thumb – http://books.google.com/books?bibkeys=ISBN:{{addata/isbn}},OCLC:{{addata/oclcid}},LCCN:{{addata/lccn}}&jscmd=viewapi&callback=updateGBSCover
    • PCamazon_thumb – http://images.amazon.com/images/P/{{addata/isbn}}.01._SS[size]_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
    CrossRef
    The following element must be enabled in the Full Results tile on the Edit Full Details Attributes page in the Primo Back Office:
    • Citation – The Citation field must be displayed.
    		  
    Gale OneFile
    		  
    To see the full text from a publisher’s site, it is recommended that you activate the GALEGROUP_ONEFILE target on your SFX client application.