Alma Training Guide - Student Connect Team

What is Library Search?

The Discovery part of Alma that is seen by students and staff to search for Library resources - booth print and electronic -  is known as Primo.  We have chosen to use the name Library Search for this part of the system.

There are are many similarities with the previous search system, Summon, but as everything is now in one system there will be some differences for students and staff as they no longer need to go to a separate Library Catalogue to request print items.  Everything is done from Library Search/Primo.

End user training from ExLibris

Training on how to use Primo is available on the suppliers site.

Essentials:

• Performing Basic Searches in Primo VE
• Performing Advanced Searches in Primo VE
• Filtering Search Results in Primo VE
• Using the Brief Results in Primo VE
• Using the Full Display in Primo VE
   

Additional features

• Saving and Managing Records in Primo VE
• Saving and Managing Search Queries in Primo VE
• Saving and Managing Alerts in Primo VE
• Personalizing Search Results in Primo VE
• Exporting Records from Primo VE
• Using My Library Card in Primo VE
• Using My Favourites in Primo VE
• Using Citation Trails

Staffordshire University guidance

Videos on how to undertake a range of key tasks within Library Search at Staffs will be added here once these are created.  These will cover:

• Getting started with Library Search
• Finding books and ebooks
• Finding journal articles
• Requesting a book