Primo Action Usage
Introduction
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How many times did users invoke a certain action in Primo (such as basic versus advanced searches)?
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How often were users signed-in when they invoked a certain action?
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On average how many times are specific actions invoked in a single session?
Action Usage
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Actions
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A measurement field that tracks the number of times an action was taken.
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Sessions
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A measurement field that tracks the number of sessions in which an action was taken.
Sessions are counted only one per action. For example if the user ran two searches in the same session – the session will be counted only once.
Note that if you total the number of sessions in the Actions table it will be greater than the number of sessions for the same period in the Sessions table – since the same session will be counted more than once.
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Signed-in
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A measurement field that tracks the number of times an action was taken from a user who was signed-in.
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On Campus
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A measurement field that tracks the number of times an action was taken from a user who was on campus.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - Primo
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of local Primo records that display on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - CDI
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of CDI records that display on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - EBSCO
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of EBSCO records that display on the first page of search results (using the EBSCO deep search adaptor).
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - WorldCat
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of WorldCat records that display on the first page of search results (using the WorldCat deep search adaptor).
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - Other
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of records from other sources (such as locally-defined deep search adaptors or MetaLib) that display on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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Primo View
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An attribute field that stores the view in which the action was performed.
This attribute is available with the July 2015 release. Actions that predate this release will not have this attribute. |
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Active Tab
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An attribute field that stores the tab in which the action was performed.
This attribute is available with the November 2015 release. Actions that predate this release will not have this attribute. |
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Search Scope Type
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A search attribute field that indicates which type of search scope was used in the search. A search scope type is provided for search and results list actions. For all other actions, the search scope type will have a null value.
The Search scope type has the following values:
The Search Scope Type has been added in the July 2015 release. Actions that predate the installation of this release will not have this attribute. |
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New UI |
A search attribute field that indicates whether the new UI was used in the search. The valid values are Yes or No. |
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User Group |
A search attribute field that indicates the user group of the user. New UI: Reports will display the User Group codes that are received from the authentication system, not the mapping table used for the Classic UI. For users who have not signed in, the report will display the Guest user group.
Classic UI: The User Groups for Primo Analytics mapping table defines the user groups that display in the reports. A user's group is determined as follows:
For more details, see User Groups for Primo Analytics.
This attribute has been added in the May 2016 release. Actions that predate the installation of this release will not have this attribute. |
| Referrer |
A search attribute field that contains the referrer information (such as Google Scholar, Yahoo, and Primo), which indicates how users are accessing information from the Primo Front End.
This attribute has been added in the May 2016 release. Actions that predate the installation of this release will not have this attribute.
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Dates
The following table provides an example for each month format.
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| Year (date), Year, Year (desc) | Displays the year: 2017 |
| Month (date), Month (short desc) | Displays the month and year: Mar 2017 |
| Month (long desc) | Displays the full month name and year: March 2017 |
| Month (number) | Displays the month number: 3 (displays for March) |
| Week (date), Week (short desc) | Displays the month and first day of the week: Mar 13 |
| Week (long desc) | Displays the month, first day of the week, and year: Mar 13, 2017 |
| Date | Displays the date of occurrence: Mar 15 |
| Date (short desc) | Displays the day and date of occurrence: Wed, Mar 15 |
| Date (long desc) | Displays the day, date, and year of occurrence: Wed, Mar 15, 2017 |
| DOW (number) | Displays the number of the week on which the event occurred: 4 (displays for Wednesday) |
| Date Filter | Displays information based on the following time periods:
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| Dates - Week | Allows you to drill-down based on the following hierarchy: All Dates, Year, Week (long desc), and Date (long desc). |
| Dates - Week | Allows you to drill-down based on the following hierarchy: All Dates, Year, Month (date), and Date (long desc). |
Action Types
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Action Group
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An attribute field that divides actions into groups.
See Action Attributes by Group and Subgroup for list of Actions groups.
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Action Sub Group
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An attribute field that divides actions into subgroups.
See Action Attributes by Group and Subgroup for list of Action subgroups.
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Action
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An attribute field for the type of action.
See Action Attributes by Group and Subgroup for a list of actions.
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Actions
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A hierarchical attribute field in which actions are organized into groups and subgroups.
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Document: This group includes all actions taken on a specific PNX record.
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Actions
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Permalink, Remove from eShelf, RefWorks, Delicious, eMail, Excel export, Print, EndNote Web, RIS Export, Citation, EasyBib, Mendeley sendTo options
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Users invoked one of the actions from the Actions menu.
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Citation Style |
Citation Style 1, Citation Style 2, ..., and Citation Style 20 |
The user selected the citation style at position 1 through 20. |
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External Link |
Deep Link |
Users accessed a record full display using a Deep link (for example, from an email). |
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Get It |
GetIt Link 1, GetIt Link 2
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Users invoked either the Get It 1 or Get It2 tab.
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General |
Click on title
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Users clicked a title in the brief results.
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Click on Icon
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Users clicked a thumbnail/icon in the brief results.
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Click on availability statement |
Users clicked on availability statement in the brief results. |
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Click on filter |
A Primo VE user has filtered the list of special digital representations in View It. |
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Display versions |
Users invoked a link to display all versions for either a Primo Central or local record. |
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Display FRBR versions |
Beginning with the July 2015 release, the system distinguishes between clicking links to FRBR groups for local scopes. |
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Display Primo Central versions
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Beginning with the July 2015 release, the system distinguishes between clicking links to FRBR groups for remote and blended scopes (such as a scope that includes your local catalog and Primo Central).
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Display full record
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Users invoked the option to open a record in the full page.
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Display more institutions |
Users selected More Institutions. |
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Full record display |
In the classic UI only, users opened the record's full display. |
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Go to Search |
Users invoked the option to return to library search from My Library Card (new UI). |
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Online services from other campuses or libraries |
(Primo VE only) Users invoked online services from other campuses or libraries. |
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Online services from other institutions |
(Primo VE only) Users invoked online services from other institutions. |
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Previous Result |
Users selected the previous link in the search results via the Full Display page. |
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Next Result |
Users selected the next link in the search results via the Full Display page. |
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Lateral Linking
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Lateral Linking - <field>
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Users invoke a lateral link from the Details tab (Author, Subject, Ispartof, Relation, Unititle, or local field). For example: Lateral Linking - Local Field 30.
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Link
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Link to review, Link to request, Link to Finding aid, Native interface, Additional link, Link to times cited, Link to TOC, Link to abstract, Union catalog, openURL, Local link xx, Link to price, Link to source, openURL FT, and Link to Leganto from course information.
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Users invoked one of the links in the Details tab. Local links are indicated by Local link and the link number.
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Navigation menu |
Services Menu |
Users invoked one of the Service menu links on the Full Display page.
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PNXs |
PNXs |
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Reference Entry |
Reference Entry - Full text Reference Entry - View More |
Users selected actions associated with a short topic overview that displayed above the results. |
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Related Items |
Display Related items - Other chapters of same book Display Related items - Book chapters Display Related items - Book reviews |
Users clicked links to access a book's related items. |
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Tab
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Reviews tab, Virtual browse tab, Details tab, Recommendations tab, Times cited tab, Locations tab
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Users invoked a record tab. Note that the delivery tabs (View Online/View It and Request/Get It) are included in a separate group.
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Tags & Reviews
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Add review, Add tag, delete tag
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Users added a review or a tag or deleted a tag.
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Users |
Users |
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eShelf
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Save to eShelf
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Users added a record to the e-Shelf.
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Save to eShelf (Web Service)
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Users added a record to the e-Shelf using a Web service.
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Save to eShelf
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Users added a record to the e-Shelf using an X service.
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Exploration: This group includes all actions related to clicking citation trails, resource recommendations, and bX recommendations.
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Citation Trail |
Display Citations from citation trail Display Citations from results list Display Cited By from citation trail Display Cited By from results list |
User clicked citation. |
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Featured Results |
Click Next in Featured Results Click Previous in Featured Results Click on Record from Featured Results Display All Results from Featured Results |
Users selected actions in Featured Results. |
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More from the same
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Navigate to More From the Same |
User selected the More from the same <type> tab, where the valid types are Collection and Course. |
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Click on record from More From the Same |
User selected a record from the explore bar. |
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Click Previous in More From The Same |
User selected the Previous arrow from More from the same bar. |
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Click Next in More From The Same |
User selected the Next arrow on the More from the same bar. |
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Go to Collection on Discovery from More From the Same |
User selected a title of a collection on the More from the same bar. |
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Go to Leganto from More from the Same Course |
User selected a course link that navigated to Leganto. |
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Resource Recommender |
Click on recommended resource Click on recommended resource - library information Click on recommended resource - custom 1 Click on recommended resource - custom 2 Click on recommended resource - custom 3 Click on recommended resource - database Click on recommended resource - library guide Click on recommended resource - person Click on recommended resource - website |
User selected a recommendation. |
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Click on See all suggested resources |
User selected See all suggested resources. |
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Resource recommender appeared |
A search returned a resource recommendation. |
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Virtual Browse |
Click Next in Virtual Browse Click Previous in Virtual Browse Navigate to Virtual Browse |
Users selected actions in Virtual Browse. |
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bX |
Click on bX recommendation |
User clicked bX recommendation. |
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General: This group includes miscellaneous actions.
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General |
Change language |
Users changed their language. |
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Change personalized ranking |
Users changed their personalized ranking. |
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Change personalized results |
Users changed their personalized results. |
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Citation linker
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Users invoked the Citation Linker option.
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Link to record from blank Purchase Request |
(Primo VE only) Users selected a link to record from a blank Purchase Request Form. |
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Disable personalized results |
Users disabled their personalized results. |
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Enable personalized results |
Users enabled their personalized results. |
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Find database
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Users invoked the Find Database option (MetaLib).
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Go to Journal A-Z List |
Users invoked the Journal A-Z List (SFX). Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
The use of the Alma A-Z List is recorded as a search action. |
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Go to Newspaper Search from Main Menu |
Users accessed Newspaper Search from the Main Menu. |
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Go to Newspaper Search from Results List |
Users accessed Newspaper Search from the Results List. |
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Go to Search History |
Users accessed their search history. |
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Go to eShelf
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Users accessed the e-Shelf. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
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Help
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Users clicked the Help link. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
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Main Menu link 1–Main Menu link 10 |
Users clicked specific Main Menu link position. 10 positions are supported. |
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Remove personalized results profile |
Users removed their Personalized Results Profiles. Data for this action is available starting with the July 2015 release.
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Sign-in
Sign-out
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Users signed in/signed out.
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My Account
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Add Label in eShelf |
A label was added in the e-shelf. |
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Blocks and Messages |
Users accessed the Blocks and Messages page in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release. |
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Cancel Request |
Users performed cancel actions from My Account. |
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Fines and Fees |
Users accessed the Fines and Fees list in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release. |
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Go to My Account
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Users accessed My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
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Go to My Account (Deep Link)
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Users accessed My Account using a deep link. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release. |
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Loans |
Users accessed the Loans list in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
Because the Loans list opens by default when accessing My Account, this action is tracked only when users access the Loans list directly. |
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My Library |
Users accessed My Library. For OPAC via Link environments, users accessed the Library Card in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
Because the Library Card opens by default when accessing My Account, this action is tracked only when users access the Library Card directly. |
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My Library Card |
Users accessed My Library Card. |
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Overview |
Users accessed the Overview page in My Library Card (new UI). |
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Personal Settings |
Users accessed the Personal Settings page in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release. |
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Remove Label in eShelf |
A label was removed from the e-shelf. |
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Renew Loans |
Users performed renew actions from My Account. |
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Requests |
Users accessed the Requests list in My Account. Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release. |
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Set alert |
An alert was set for a saved search in My Favorites. |
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Unset alert |
An alert was cleared for a saved search in My Favorites. |
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Sort eShelf by author |
Users sorted their eShelf by author. |
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Sort eShelf by date |
Users sorted their eShelf by date. |
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Sort eShelf by title |
Users sorted their eShelf by title. |
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Results List: This group includes all actions taken on the results list. |
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Featured Results |
Display more results Display record |
Users invoked option on the results list. |
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General |
Expand CDI Results (Checked)
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Users invoked the Expand beyond library collections option.
Data for this action is available starting with the November 2015 release.
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Expand CDI Results (Unchecked)
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Users disabled the Expand beyond library collections option.
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Facet filtering
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Users invoked a facet. For more information on facets, see Primo Facet Usage.
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Facet set as persistent - Exclude |
Users set an exclude persistent facet. |
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Facet set as persistent - Include |
Users set an include persistent facet. |
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Next page
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Users displayed new page in the results list (including using the “Next” option or page number)
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Previous page
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Users displayed a previous page by clicking on the Previous option.
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RSS subscription
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Users requested an RSS subscription
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Remember All Filters |
Users selected the Remember all filters option. |
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Remove Facet filtering
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Users removed facet filtering – every facet removed is counted. This action starts tracking from the July 15 release. Previously, it was tracked as selection of a facet.
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Save page to eShelf |
Users saved page to their e-Shelf. |
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Suggested Search - Author/Subject |
Users clicked suggested search. This action is tracked from the July 15 release. Previously, searches that were run with Suggested Search were counted as a regular search. |
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bX hot articles
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Users displayed bX Hot Articles.
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Records Bulk |
Add bulk of records to favorites Bulk removal is not tracked. |
Selected Add to favorites for bulk of records (from the top action bar). |
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Export bulk of records to Bibtex |
User exported bulk of records to Bibtex. |
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Export bulk of records to RIS |
User exported bulk of records to RIS. |
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Select a single record |
User selected a single record. |
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Select displayed records |
User selected the top checkbox to select all displayed records. |
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Select top records |
User selected choose top <max> results. |
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Send bulk of records to Mendeley |
User sent bulk of records to Mendeley. |
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Send bulk of records to Reading List |
User sent bulk of records to Reading List. |
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Send bulk of records to Refworks |
User sent bulk of records to Refworks. |
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Send bulk of records to Endnote |
User sent bulk of records to Endnote. |
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Send bulk of records to Easybib |
User sent bulk of records to Easybib. |
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Send bulk of records to Print |
User sent bulk of records to Print. |
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Send bulk of records to Email |
User sent bulk of records to Email. |
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Send bulk of records to Excel |
User has exported results to Excel using the bulk file selection method. |
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Unselect all records |
User cleared all records. |
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Unselect a single record |
User cleared a single record. |
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Sort
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Sort by title Sort by author Sort by date Sort by rank Sort by popularity Sort by local |
Users invoked a sort option. |
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Search: This group includes all search related actions:
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Browse
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Browse page
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Users invoked the Browse option.
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Browse authors, Browse subjects, Browse titles, Browse generic call numbers, Browse Dewey call numbers, Browse LC call numbers , Browse SUDOC call numbers, Browse NLM call numbers
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A browse search on a specific type of browse list.
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Browse related records
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User selected an entry in a Browse list to display linked records.
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Database search |
Click on a category Click on the AZ list Database Search Expanding a category |
Users performed an action related to Database Search. |
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Search
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AZ list
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A search invoked from an e-Journal A to Z list (Alma).
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Advanced search
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A search invoked from the Advanced search box.
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Basic search
Basic search with pre-filter
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A search invoked from the Basic search box.
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Newspaper search |
A search invoked from the Newspaper Search page. |
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Suggested search |
Users invoked a suggested search. No longer used. See Results List > General > Suggested Search - Author/Subject.
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Search history
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Session Query
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User invoked a search from saved queries from the session.
This action is counted from the July 15 release and previously was counted as a regular search.
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Saved Query
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User invoked a search from saved queries.
This action is counted from the July 15 release and previously was counted as a regular search.
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Voice Search |
Change voice Language |
User changed the voice-detection language. |
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Voice Search |
Voice search was invoked. |
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Voice Search - didn’t get it |
User input was not detected in the first attempt. |
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Voice Search - Didn’t get it, please check your mic |
User input was not detected in the second attempt. Please check your microphone. |
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Voice Search - exit |
User selected X to abort the voice request. |
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Collection Discovery: This group includes all Collection Discovery actions: |
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Linking to Collection Discovery |
Link to Collection from Results List |
User linked to a collection from the Brief Results page. |
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Link to Collection path from full display |
User linked to a collection path from a record's Full Display page. |
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Link to Collection Discovery |
User linked to Collection Discovery. |
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Collection Discovery |
Add collection to favorites |
User added a collection to My Favorites. |
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Add items to favorites |
User added a collection's items to My Favorites. |
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Change view to gallery |
User changed the layout to gallery. |
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Change view to grid |
User changed the layout to grid. |
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Display a collection |
User displayed a collection. |
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Display an item |
User displayed an item from a collection. |
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Sort items by author |
User sorted items by author. |
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Sort items by date |
User sorted items by date. |
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Sort items by relevance |
User sorted items by relevance. |
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Sort items by title |
User sorted items by title. |
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Institutions
