Central Package & Configurations

In order to promote best practices and address the findings of CSU usability testing of Primo, the Chancellor's Office has developed a Central Package – a shared set of CSS, Javascript, and images – and a recommended set of scope and label configurations for Primo. Campuses can override or choose to opt out of any of the following recommendations.

Rec#	Source		Date

Rec#	Source		Date
1	Central Package	Brief results Move facets to the left and make them wider 25%-30% Un-bold facet values Results & full record have white background, facets have grey Google-style search term bold instead of highlighter Brief results link darker blue Overall design Make sure overlay background darker Library logo is responsive	4/23/17
2.	Configuration	Include CSU results in 'everything' scope. Set institution boost to 0.001 to promote locally owned titles.	4/23/17
3.	Configuration	Standard scope labels. Campuses should implement a single, flat set of search scopes (technically implemented as 'tabs' in the back office). This can include any local scopes designed by the campus, but also the following standard scopes. In all examples CSUEB is a fill-in for your campus' initials or short name. Those who have chosen Rec. 2 should use: Everything Articles Books & Media (CSUEB) Books & Media (all CSU) Reserves (CSUEB) Those who have chosen Rec. 2a should use: CSUEB collections Articles Books & Media (CSUEB) Books & Media (all CSU)	4/23/17
4.	Configuration	Facet order and collapse state. Facets for the main (everything, article, books) scopes should be as follows Open: Availability (see Rec. 5) Resource Type Publication Date Collapsed: Subject Author/Creator Library (optional) Location (optional) Journal Title LC Subject (optional) Language	4/23/17
5.	Configuration	Availability facet. Rename the Availability facet group label and facets to: Available at [campus initials] Full-text online Peer-reviewed journals Available in the library	4/23/17
6.	Configuration	Link resolver should open in Primo full record instead of stand-alone menu.	5/23/17
7.	Configuration	Course reserves facets should appear at top of facet list in course reserves scope.	5/23/17
8.	Central Package	Full record page Pseudo full-text link should be removed or made to not look like a link List of other libraries made collapsible Overall design Hide tags feature	5/23/17
9.	Configuration	Facets to the left. Replace left facet align from Central Package with configuration equivalent (May 2017 release).	5/23/17
10.	Central Package	Better format icons	planning
11.	Central Package	Overall design ‘My account’ and ‘Sign-in’ links more prominent in the main menu. Configuration: "My Library Card" also renamed as "My Account"	5/27/17
11b.	Central Package	Restore username to 'My account' when logged in. Updated after Nov 2017 release.	7/30/17 12/24/17
12.	Configuration	Hide Get It 2 links when full-text available.	5/27/17
13.	Central Package	Include earlier and later title lateral links for serials, when data is present.	8/4/17
14.	Central Package	Multiple titles (e.g., non-Roman script and transliterated title) in main title display show on separate lines	10/22/17
15.	Central Package	Workaround for improperly encoded values passed to login URL	12/24/17
16.	Central Package	SMS feature. Optional.	6/23/18
17.	Central Package	Report a problem. Optional.	6/23/18
18.	Central Package	Multiple Analytics. Optional.	6/23/18
19.	Central Package	Custom UResolver. Optional.	6/24/19
20.	Central Package	Full record page Relocate send-to options to very top of page, above title Remove jump menu on left Styling on headers and tiles	6/24/19
21.	Central Package	Hide Rapido sign-in and no-offer message.	7/1/22
22.	Central Package	Hide Rapdio tile when full-text available. Optional.	9/13/22
23.	Central Package	Add option for Google Analytics 4.	6/22/23