Configuring Browse Search for Primo VE
Introduction
A browse search returns an alphabetical list (based on the type of browse selected and the search terms specified by the user). Each item in the results list returns a list of related records. Currently, the following types of browse searches are supported:
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Browse Bibliographic headings of the following types: Author, Title, Series, and Subject (based on a selected vocabulary). This type of browse utilizes the Alma browse functionality. For information on its full mapping, see Browsing Bibliographic Headings.
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Browse shelf listings with call numbers of the following types: Library of Congress, Dewey, NLM, SUDOC, Shelving control number, UDC, and generic.
The following figure shows an example of the alphabetical list returned by a title browse. Users can then select one of the items in the alphabetical list to display the brief results for the item.
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Browse search does not group records together by FRBR/Dedup in the results. Instead, it returns all relevant records that match the search terms.
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If a heading contains suppressed or restricted records:
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These records will be included in the heading's record count.
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When a user selects the heading, these records will be omitted from the results, and the system will display the following message:
Some records are not displayed since they are restricted / suppressed from display.
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Each heading in the list will return a maximum of 500 records.
Related Webinars
Primo VE - Become an Expert Series: Search Interfaces - PPT, Q&A
Configuration Options
The following table describes the configuration that supports the Browse functionality.
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Links Menu tab in View Configuration |
Enables/Disables the Browse link that displays on the Main menu in Primo VE. In addition, you can specify which of the following types of Browse types are offered to users: Author, Title, Call Number types (callnumber.0 - Library of Congress, callnumber.1 - Dewey, callnumber.2 - NLM, callnumber.3 - SUDOC, callnumber.4 - Shelving control number, callnumber.UDC - UDC, and callnumber - generic call number). |
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View Labels code table |
The following code supports the Browse link in the Main menu:
The following code supports the Browse link's tooltip when hovering over the link:
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Browse Search Labels code table |
Defines the display labels that are associated with browse. After assigning a subject vocabulary in the Links Menu tab, you may want to edit its associated display label:
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