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Discovery and E-Resources Guide

This Libguide contains documentation, training, and configuration information on FLVC's PrimoVE Discovery tool.

Primo VE Search Widget

Primo VE Keyword Widget

This Widget allows an institution to create the code for a customized Search Box for their Primo VE interface. Libraries will want to use this tool to put a search box on their website or within a Libguide page.

UPDATED: August 31, 2022 - now accommodates institutions that have renamed their 'type of search'

How to Use It

To create a box:

  1. Go to the following page: https://alma-apps.flvc.org/widget/keyword.jsp. The following screen should appear:
  2. Select your institution
     
  3. Select the type of search you want to perform. The defaults are: Everything, Library Catalog, Statewide Catalog, Articles, Course Reserves, and eBooks.
  4. Set the Show Expanded Results. The default is set to OFF, which means that the search box will only display articles that have full text.
     
  5. Click Construct.

A search box will appear along with the corresponding code.

Use the search box to test the code. If it works as expected, just copy the code listed in the light green box and insert it into your website or LibGuides.

NOTE: 

If your institution is using more than one Primo view, you will need to change the view code in the area that appears after clicking “Construct”. See yellow highlight in Construct image. You can find this information by doing a search in Primo and looking at the URL, such as this URL:

https://fsu-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,dogs&tab=Everything&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&vid=01FALSC_FSU:MUSIC&offset=0

 

If you have any questions, please contact the FLVC Help Desk at help@flvc.org.