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IMPLEMENTATION

Decide how will UC Libraries brand the 10 campus Primo VE user interface and 1 Primo VE for the NZ

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Discovery FG Josephine Tan and Jess Waggoner, co-chairs

CoUL

R = Discovery FG
A = CoUL
C = SILS WG, Resource Management FG
I = Cohort, All staff (SILS News)

Discovery FG will review the Primo VE user interface branding options based on the experiences of recently migrated campuses, UX data, and other existing or new data about discovery system user interface branding and best practices. {See full environmental scan report.}

Environmental Scan Summary:

Our environmental scan comprised of 15 campuses representing four consortia, plus five UC campuses currently on Alma / Primo (20 total campus sites). Our scan examined search branding including service name, logo, and link URL. We also gathered information not related to branding but may be useful for future interface configuration decisions including default scope, scope labels, facet placement (left vs. right), and any other notable configuration decisions evident on the search page. Highlights:

Branding and Logo The majority of campuses brand search with their own name and campus logo; the one notable exception is the Cal State system, which has branded “OneSearch” across all campus interfaces and created a OneSearch logo that appears to allow for campus customization via color and font.

What’s it called? Usage of the word “search” within the name occurred frequently. “Library Search” was the most common name for the product (7 campuses; includes variations such as “Milner Library Search”), followed by OneSearch (3 CSU campuses), “Discover” or “Discovery” (2 campuses), no name (2 campuses), and “Library Catalog”, “Find It @ UofSC Libraries”, “NUSearch”, “Search for books, articles, media and more”, “Search Everything”, “Search” (1 campus each).

Facets Left facets were much more common (17 campuses) than right facets (3 campuses).

Default Scope IZ, NZ, CDI (“Everything”) was the most common default scope (6 campuses), followed by IZ + CDI and IZ-only (4 campuses each). One campus had a default search of “online resources”. When broken down by student population, campuses with less than 20,000 students were more likely to default to IZ, NZ, CDI (“Everything”) (4 out of 6 campuses - avg student population 18,327); campuses with more than 20,000 students were more likely to default to IZ-only (3 out of 9 campuses - avg student population 26,770) or IZ + CDI (3 out of 9 campuses - avg student population 26,397). There was only one campus that did not include an NZ search as a search scope option. This analysis excludes UC campuses as there is no NZ for UC.

CONSULT:

• Discovery FG will consult with UC campuses who have migrated to Primo , and other institutions as desired

• Discovery FG will consult with identified stakeholders to understand their needs (TBD)

• Discovery FG will gather relevant data about discovery system user interface branding and best practicesOthers TBD

RECOMMEND: Discovery FG will recommend how the UC Libraries should brand the Primo VE user interface.

REVIEW: Discovery FG will make a draft recommendation to the SILS WG. SILS WG will offer feedback. Discovery FG will make a final recommendation.

APPROVE: SILS WG will approve. CoUL will make the final approval.

Mandatory before Go-live

TBD by Discovery FG

Sept. 15, 2020