Primo UI Environmental Scan
Notable
| Institution | Review status | Reviewed by | Name for Everything Scope | Expand My Results" option activated? | Brief Results Fields | Sign-in label | Order of full-display sections | Send-to Bar | Notes |
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| Australian Catholic | COMPLETE | Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | Search (no catalog option offered) | no | Title, Author, pub date | Send to, Get It or View Online, Details, Virtual Browse | Endnote/RIS, Endnote Online, Refworks, Citation, Permalink, Print, E-mail | interesting use of facets - Bill J 'Available' used in brief resutls to indicate FT. - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) 'Show Only' as facet header for the section with limit by FT, Peer-review, etc. - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | |
| Colorado State University - Global Campus | COMPLETE | Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | Quick Search - Get Results Fast | no | Title, Author Does not include availability indicators - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | uses Google identity platform, so n/a | Send to, View it, Details, Links | Citation, Permalink, e-mail | minimalistic - Bill J 'Show Only' as facet header for the section with limit by FT, Peer-review, etc. - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) |
| Lewis and Clark University | COMPLETE | Mary | Quick Search | Yes "Include results that require additional delivery time via ILL", unchecked | Title, Publisher | Sign in for request options | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Virtual Browse | Export RIS, Easybib, Endnote, Permalink, Citation, Print, E-mail | unusual sidebar - Bill J
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| Ithaca | COMPLETE | Mary | Catalog + Databases | no | Title, Author, Pub date, availability, text this item, trace missing item | Send to, Get It (with map!) or View It, Details, Links | RIS, Citation, Permalink, print, e-mail | highly customized look and feel, including a big map with location highlighted for physical items - Bill J
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| Newcastle U | COMPLETE | Everything (vs. "Everything except articles") | no | Title, Author, Pub date, availability | Sent to, Locations/Request or View Online, Details, Links, Browse the Shelf, Tags | Export Bibtex, Endnote RIS, Refworks, Endone web, easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | broken, but an interesting attempt to use dropdown menus. Looks like that's gone now. - Bill J | ||
| Northern Alberta Institute of Tech | COMPLETE | Mary | no label, but has "Search for Books, Articles, Media & More" in searchbox | yes | Title, Author, Publisher, pub date, Availability | Send to, Details, Links, Get It or View Online, Additional Services (which has an ILL link), Virtual Browse | Link to record, print, e-mail | tweaked for legibility - Bill J
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| Washington State | COMPLETE | Mary | Articles, Books, and More | yes | Title, Author, Publisher, pub date | Send to, Availability and Request Options or Access Options, Details, Links, Tags | Cite this item, e-mail, permalink, print, easybib, endone (unde, export bibtex, export RIS | pleasing design - Bill J
No left nav for full display (View it, Get it, Send to, etc) - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | |
| U of Minnesota | COMPLETE | Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | "Search for books, journals, articles, media and more." (no other options given) | no | Title, Author, Publisher, pub date | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Virtual Browse | export bibtex, export ris, endone basic, easybib, citation, copy link, print, e-mail | 'Articles from Peer-reviewed Journals' is used in facets - Ian Chan (Unlicensed) Good info below Load More Results - Bill J
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| U of Miami | COMPLETE | Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | uSearch | no | Title, Author, Publisher, pub date, Availability, location | Sign In to request materials & access e-resources | No headers but Send to, Details | Find in library, details, virtual browse, send item details in text message, e-mail, print, permalink, more (Citation, Export record (RIS), Refworks, endnote, easybib, Report an issue) | unusual results list formatting - Bill J |
Not as Notable
| Institution | Review status | Reviewed by | Name for Everything Scope | Expand My Results" option activated? | Brief Results Fields | Sign-in label | Order of full-display sections | Send-to Bar | Notes |
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| Bond University | COMPLETE | Ian Chan (Unlicensed) | Search All Resources | yes "Expand results beyond Bond University Library", unchekced | Title, Author, pub date, Availability, map link
| Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links | Endnote Desktop (RIS), Refworks, Endnote Web, Citation, permalink, print, e-mail | map link in brief is a good idea, but requires StackMap? - Bill J | |
| Central Michigan University | Mary | Search Multiple Resources | yes "Include Results | Title, Author, Publisher, pub date, Availability | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links | permalink, e-mail, print, export RIS, endnote, export bibtex, refworks, easybib, citation | nice options dropdown menu when typing in searchbox - Bill J
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| Chinese University of Hong Kong | All | yes, unchecked | Title, Author, publisher, pub date, availability | Log in to get complete results and to request items | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Virtual Browse, Tags | export bibtex, export ris, refworks, endnote, easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | |||
| Colorado School of Mines | Search anything | yes | Title, Author, pub date, availability | Send to, Get It or View Online, Virtual Browse, Related Links, Details, Tags | export bibtex, export ris, easybib, endnote, refworks, print, citation, permalink, email | Details down at the bottom is interesting. How many people really need that extra info if the brief display is robust? - Bill J | |||
| Connecticut College | OneSearch | yes, unchecked | Ttile, Author, Publisher, pub date, availability | Find on Shelf or View It, Tools (a.k.a. Send to), Details, Links, Virtual Browse | export ris, refworks, endnote, easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | I like "Tools" instead of "Send to" - Bill J | |||
| Connecticut State Colleges | Quick Search | yes, unchecked | Ttile, Author, publisher, pub date, availability | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Tags, Virtual Browse | Export Bibtex, export RIS, Easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | ||||
| Cooperating Libraries in Consortium in Minnesota | Search anything | yes, unchecked | Title, Author, publisher, pub date, availability | Send to, Physical Copies or Online Access, Details, Links | Refworks, Easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | ||||
| Curtin University | Search library catalogue (actually defaults to everything) | maybe "Include records not available online", unchecked | Title, author, author again, publisher, pub date, availability | Log in to get complete results and to request items | Send to, Availability, Full Record, Links, Further Reading | e-mail record, endnote, endnote online, permalink, print record | I like "Availability" instead of "Get It", and "Further Reading" instead of "Virtual Browse" - Bill J | ||
| Wesleyan University | Everything | no | Title, author, publisher, pub date, availability | Find on Shelf or View Online,Tools, Details, Links | e-mail, print, permalink, citation, easybib, endnote web, refworks, endnote RIS, export bibtex | "Find on Shelf" is better than "Get It" - Bill J | |||
| Whitworth University | Whitworth, Summit, and Articles | yes, unchecked | Title, Author, pub date, availability | Send to, Get it in the library or View it online, Details, Links, Virtual Browse | export bibtex, export RIS, RefWorks, EndNote, EasyBib, Citation, Permalink, Print, E-mail | "Get it in the library" and "View it online" are interesting choices. - Bill J | |||
| Willamette Univeristy | Everything | yes, unchecked | Title, author, pub date, Availability | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Browse | Zotero, Endnote, Citation, permalink, print, e-mail | ||||
| University of Idaho | + Summit + Articles | yes, unchecked | Title, author, publisher, pub date | Send to, Get It or View It, Details, Links, Tags, Virtual Browse | citation, permalink, e-mail, print, endnote, RIS (Zotero) | ||||
| University of Verona | OPAC of Univ. of Verona + Online resources | no | Title, Author, Pub date, availablity | Send to, Get It or View Online, Details, Links, More, Virtual Browse | export bibtex, export RIS, refworks, endnote, easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail | ||||
| University of the Sciences | Primo Search | yes, unchecked | Title, edition, author, pub date, availability | Send to, View It, Details, Links, Get It (ILL), Tags | export bibtex, export RIS, refworks, endnote, easybib, citation, permalink, print, e-mail |
