10-01-2020, 02:59 PM
Hello all,
When our index moved from the PCI to CDI, Ex Libris changed how AV material types were displaying in facets and pre-filters. Previously, there had been a combined "Audio Visual" material type facet which included media of both types, and in physical and streaming formats. With the move to CDI, streaming media coming through the index started showing up as separate "Audio" and "Videos" material types. Unfortunately, items cataloged in Alma remained "Audio Visual" in Primo, separate from CDI results. Thanks to Jacqueline Carrell at Piedmont for bringing this to our attention. Last week I updated the Primo normalization settings so that Alma material types match the CDI, and now we should be back at a more sensible grouping of "Audio" (both CDI and cataloged in Alma) and "Videos" (both CDI and cataloged in Alma).
This change will be most apparent in the facets list for material type. I have also updated the filters for Advanced Search for all 23 schools, and in the pre-filters list for the handful of schools that use them. I am only aware of two schools that had hardcoded prefilters on their library homepage, and have already communicated with them. If I missed something and you notice a stray "audio visual" somewhere in Primo or your site's code, please let me know and I will fix it or work with your site admin to update the code.
Let me know if you have any questions about this!
When our index moved from the PCI to CDI, Ex Libris changed how AV material types were displaying in facets and pre-filters. Previously, there had been a combined "Audio Visual" material type facet which included media of both types, and in physical and streaming formats. With the move to CDI, streaming media coming through the index started showing up as separate "Audio" and "Videos" material types. Unfortunately, items cataloged in Alma remained "Audio Visual" in Primo, separate from CDI results. Thanks to Jacqueline Carrell at Piedmont for bringing this to our attention. Last week I updated the Primo normalization settings so that Alma material types match the CDI, and now we should be back at a more sensible grouping of "Audio" (both CDI and cataloged in Alma) and "Videos" (both CDI and cataloged in Alma).
This change will be most apparent in the facets list for material type. I have also updated the filters for Advanced Search for all 23 schools, and in the pre-filters list for the handful of schools that use them. I am only aware of two schools that had hardcoded prefilters on their library homepage, and have already communicated with them. If I missed something and you notice a stray "audio visual" somewhere in Primo or your site's code, please let me know and I will fix it or work with your site admin to update the code.
Let me know if you have any questions about this!