Configuring Journal Search for the NDE UI

Introduction

Journal Search for the NDE UI is an enhanced user experience with auto-complete functionality that is generated from the journals held by the library, as per the activation of the journals in Alma. In contrast to other link resolvers, Primo VE generates a full journal list that includes both electronic and physical journals held by the library. This enables users to limit results to electronic or physical results with the Availability facet.

Journal Search

The maximum number of results per page is 50 (with an option to select 10, 25, or 50 results per page), and each result contains the following information: resource type, thumbnail, title, creator, date, availability, and actions (Share, Citation, Export, and Save). Users can sort the results by either relevance or alphabetically by title.

Journal Search Results Page

When the view is affiliated with a specific campus/library, Journal search displays only records for journals belonging to that campus/library. For more information about the Affiliate with option, see Defining a View.
Journal Search returns all periodicals (such as journals, newspapers, and magazines) with an ISSN.

The following enrichments are included in Alma CZ records and displayed in Primo VE:

Journal open access indicator - The relevant Alma CZ records for journals have been enriched with an open access indicator based on Ulrich's (506 0_ $f Unrestricted online access $2 star) setting.
Journal peer review indicator - The relevant Alma CZ records for journals have been enriched with a peer review indicator based on Ulrich's (500 $a Refereed/Peer-reviewed) setting.

Browsing Journals by Category

Users can browse for journals by selecting specific categories and subcategories listed in the Journals by category section of the Journal Search page. The categories are populated by mapping the journal LCC numbers to a three-level hierarchy adapted from Columbia's Hierarchical Interface to LC Classification (HILCC).

Journals by Category Section in Journal Search

The following example returns 10 journals under the Business Education subcategory:

Browse by Category Results

Browsing Journals by AZ List

When configured, users can browse for journal titles based on a specific leading character or a group of numbers (0 to 9), excluding non-filing characters (such as articles A and The).

This is planned for August 2025.

Configuration Options

The following table describes the settings that support this functionality.

Configuration Options for Alma Journal Searches
Element	Description
Links Menu tab on the View Configuration page (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Configure Views)	By default, Primo VE creates the Journal Search link that appears at the top of the UI. Links Menu Tab - View Configuration Page Clearing the Display Category Browse checkbox on the JournalSearch > Edit Menu Link page prevents the categories from appearing on the Journal Search page. Edit Menu Link - JournalSearch When the Display Category browse option is selected, the Tweak your results (facets) section always appears on the left side of the page above the categories on the Journal Search's results page.
Discovery Customer Settings page (Configuration > Discovery > Other > Discovery Customer Settings)	Set the display_hypertext_linking_journalAndDB_search parameter to true to enable hypertext links in a record's full details when coming from a Journal Search. Clicking these hypertext links performs a regular search with the default scope. For more information, see Discovery Customer Settings.
AZ DB and Journal Search Configuration page (Configuration > Discovery > Other > AZ DB and Journal Search Configuration) (This is planned for August 2025.)	This page defines the letters and digits in the AZ list for Journal Search and Database Search. You can configure these characters for each active language defined with the Institution Languages page in Alma (Configuration > General > General Configuration > Institution Languages). For more details, see Configuring the AZ List for Database and Journal Searches.
Journal Search Labels code table (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	The following codes support the display labels associated with the Journal Search search box: nui.journalsearch.title: Journal Search nui.journalsearch.searchbox.help: Title or ISSN nui.journalsearch.searchwithin.desc: Search for articles within this journal nui.journalsearch.searchwithin.help: Article title or keyword nui.journalsearch.category.option3: Use the Journals by category option to browse journals by category. nui.journalsearch.category.title: Journals by category nui.journalsearch.category.result: journals found: nde.journalsearch.categorySearch: Search by Category nde.journalsearch.AZSearch: Search by Alphabet nde.journalsearch.az.mobile: Alphabet nde.journalsearch.categoriesAZ.mobile: Alphabet and Categories nde.journalsearch.category.option2: Search by Letter
View Labels code table (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	The following codes support the display labels associated with Journal Search in the Main menu: mainmenu.label.journalsearch: Journal Search nui.mainmenu.description.journalsearch: Journal Search
Result Tile Labels code table (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	The following codes support the display of labels associated with Journal Search in the brief results: nui.results.journalsearch.peer_reviewed: Peer Reviewed nui.results.journalsearch.peer_reviewed.tooltip: This journal has been peer reviewed nui.results.journalsearch.open_access: Open Access nui.results.journalsearch.open_access.tooltip: This journal is available via Open Access
Aria Labels code table (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	The following codes ensure accessibility for this functionality: nde.aria.journal.categoriesExpand: Expand category nde.aria.journal.categoriesCollapse: Collapse category nde.aria.journal.azLanguages: Choose a language for the alphabet search
Journal Search Category Labels code table (Configuration Menu > Discovery > Display Configuration > Labels)	This table enables you to customize and translate the display labels for the categories/subcategories in Journal Search. For example, the following code defines the label for the Microbiology & Immunology third-level subcategory: nui.journalsearch.category.lvl3.Microbiology_Immunology: Microbiology & Immunology
Monitor Jobs > Scheduled (Admin Menu > Manage Jobs and Sets > Monitor Jobs)	The Creates Journal Categories File job runs once daily to create/update the categories/subcategories that appear in Journal Search. The system creates a maximum of three category levels. For all journals that have an LCC number in the MARC21 050 $a field, this job creates the categories/subcategories using Columbia's Hierarchical Interface to LC Classification (HILCC). For more details, see https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/bts/hilcc/.