Configuring the Voice Search Assistant

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The Voice Search Assistant enables users to enter search terms using their device's microphone. After selecting the Microphone icon, users can begin speaking search terms or select a different language for the system to detect. If no input is detected for 10 seconds, the system provides a message and then prompts the user to provide audio input two more times before timing out and exiting the voice search assistant. If audio is detected, Primo will display the relevant search results.

Voice Search Icon

This feature is available for all browsers that support the Speech Recognition interface of the Web Speech API (such as Chrome for Desktop and Android browsers and Samsung browsers). It will be progressively available in other browsers as they support the Web Speech API.
Because Safari does not support speech-to-text functionality, users can alternatively activate dictation (https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/how-to-use-speech-to-text-in-safari-for-hands-free-typing/) or enable Siri in Safari's settings.
If additional language-detection support is needed, please contact Ex Libris Support.

Configuration Options

This feature is enabled by default. The following table lists the settings used to configure this functionality.

Element	Description
View Configuration page (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views)	Select the Use Voice Search option to enable/disable this functionality. By default, it is enabled for you. After selecting this option, select one of the following options from the drop-down list: Use UI supported languages – When selected, Primo VE supports the languages configured in Alma. For more details, see Configuring Institution Languages in Alma. Use customized languages – When selected, the Supported languages field appears and enables you to select one or more enabled languages from the Voice Search Supported Languages code table. Customized languages cannot be arranged in a specific order. The default language is not given priority for voice search unless the Use UI Supported Languages option has been selected.
Voice Search Labels code table	The following codes support the tooltips, labels, and messages associated with this functionality: nui.voice_search.tooltip: Search by voice nui.voice_listening: Listening nui.voice_didntGetIt: Didn’t get it, try again nui.voice_didntGetItCheck: Didn’t get it – please check your microphone nui.voice_language: Voice search language nui.voice_searching: Searching for:
Aria Labels code table	The following codes support accessibility for the tooltips, labels, and messages associated with this functionality: nui.aria.voiceSearch.open: Open voice search nui.aria.voiceSearch.close: Close voice search nui.aria.voiceSearch.changeLanguage: Change voice search language nui.aria.voiceSearch.voiceSearch.closed: Voice search closed nui.aria.voiceSearch.voiceSearch.Listening: System is listening; Please say your search keywords
Voice Search Supported Languages code table	This table enables you to customize and translate the customized list of languages, which appear in the Language drop-down list for Voice Search if added to the Supported languages field on the View Configuration page. The codes and languages are based on the supported languages for the Voice Search Languages API. For more details, see Supported Languages from GitHub.

Analytics - Voice Search

The following actions were added to the Action Usage subject area:

Group	Subgroup	Action	Description
Search	Voice Search	Voice Search	Voice search was invoked.
		Voice Search – didn’t get it	User input was not detected in the first attempt.
		Voice Search - Didn’t get it, please check your microphone	User input was not detected in the second attempt. Please check your microphone.
		Voice Search – exit	User selected X to abort the voice request.
		Change voice Language	User changed the voice-detection language.