Data elements (PNX record) for PRIMO VE

Data elements (PNX record) for PRIMO VE

 

All data sources are converted from their original metadata schema into "Primo Normalized XML" or PNX records.

 

Current specifications for display, index, and facet

Specifications can be viewed at Harvard Primo VE MARC configuration , particularly:

  • Tab 2: MARC field display

  • Tab 3: MARC index & facet

 

Normalization rules

The specifications above are configured via Alma Discovery normalization rules. All rules for VE can be viewed on GitHub: Alma/discovery-ve at master · cbaksik/Alma

Display element comments

 

  • Some display values contain "$$Q" which is used to indicate that the subsequent string is used to construct a search URL for this field. 

  • Some elements contain limited HTML markup for display rendering

 

Browse, Sort

  • These are based on Alma configurations and cannot be modified separately for Primo VE.

 

Material for people with visual disabilities

Add 'Audience' 385 display field in Primo: "People with visual disabilities" for resources with any of the parameters below. 

The term "People with visual disabilities" is also indexed in lsr46 (Audience). 

  • 007/00 = f

  • 008/23 = f (only for bibliography types a, t, p, c, d, m, i, j

  • 008/29 = f (only for bibliography types e, f, g)

  • 041 $q is present

  • 341 $d is present

  • 650

    • Braille music notation AND resource type score

    • Music for the blind AND resource type score

    • Maps for the blind AND resource type maps

  • 655 0

    • Braille music notation

    • Music for the blind

    • Large type books

    • Maps for the blind

    • Large print books

  • 655 7

    • Talking books

    • Braille books

    • Braille periodicals

    • Cartographic materials for people with visual disabilities

    • Television programs for people with visual disabilities

    • Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

    • Films for people with visual disabilities

    • Large print books


There was a deliberate decision not to include Audiobooks - might be too encompassing


We don't have a way to export this macro.