Year: 2020

Reminder, tomorrow at 2pm there will be a Primo Forum for all library staff. We will be covering the changes in Primo (CDI, VE) as well as changes to the Primo Team itself (training, new memberships, Project Management tools, new Primo/Discovery website, etc). Be sure to check in!
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The first six (6) videos (out of twelve) of our Ex Libris Primo VE training webinars are now posted via the TRAINING RESOURCES facet section of this website. There is an option to download them if you want to watch them locally on your PC/laptop. Enjoy!
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Yesterday there was a flurry of Alma login issues due to a failure of one of the access links. The link was edited/corrected and an SSL Cert was setup so both HTTP and HTTPS urls for “alma.library.northwestern.edu” now work properly.
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Many library staff may already be aware that NUsearch, the library’s implementation of the Primo discovery system, is going through an important upgrade to Primo VE.  Primo VE will become live on the library site on Monday November 2nd. While there are no changes that are immediately apparent to the user, Primo VE does allow much easier back end management and paves the way for Northwestern toRead More…

Today started the PrimoVE Training by Ex Libris. Session #1 was titled: Introduction to Primo. Below is the full schedule of training. DayDateTime (CT)SessionTuesdayOctober 27, 202011:00 AM1 – Introduction to PrimoThursdayOctober 29, 20201:30 PM2 – How Primo WorksWednesday*November 4, 20201:30 PM3 – Search ConfigurationThursdayNovember 5, 20201:30 PM4 – Search InterfacesTuesdayNovember 10, 2Read More…

Library Staff Forum: An introduction to Primo VE and the new Primo Project Management workflow There will be a library staff forum on November 18th to share the latest goings-on of PrimoVE and the NUL Primo Team.  We’ll cover the recent migration to Primo VE outlining the various improvements and changes to the platform, including why we made this change. We’ll review how Primo VE fits inRead More…

PrimoVE training will be conducted by Ex Libris using our PrimoVE environment. Twelve 1.5 hour webinar sessions will cover all aspects of PrimoVE, including the new CDI. Training will start on Tuesday Oct. 27, we would finish on Dec. 10. The webinars will be conducted on Tuesday and Thursday of each week except for the week of Thanksgiving. Times and enrollment information will be coming shorRead More…

CDI (Central Discovery Index) completed implementation ended on August 3rd. It is now live after completing Phase 1 testing. Phase 2 testing will be conducted after the implementation of PrimoVE in late October or early November.
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The highlights of the February 2020 Primo release have been published. This newest release of Primo will begin rolling out on January 19 and Northwestern will be about 4 weeks later. Everyone can review the release information to learn about the release, documentation, and upcoming webinars at the following URL address links : The February release notes are posted in the Knowledge Center Read More…