IGeLU 2025

Conference

We have been investigating Ranking Configuration since migrating to Alma and Primo VE in 2023, after encountering issues with owned book content not surfacing very well in search results. After intensive testing, we boosted title, author, and date fields to resolve these issues and meet user and staff needs. We presented at IGeLU 2024 on our work so far, and the high level of engagement this session received highlighted that this area has relevance for many institutions using Alma/Primo VE.

While we continue to make iterative improvements to the ranking configuration, we have noticed that the changes we have made have had a detrimental effect on our harvested collections, in particular content from our open access repository (ORE), where ORE resources are appearing in bulk above more relevant CDI articles. This presentation will be looking at how ranking configuration affects harvested collections in Primo VE, and the steps we have taken to resolve the issues encountered.

User Experience / Discovery