Alma/Primo VE November Feature Release Highlights

The ODIN Office conducted an informational session highlighting the latest features from the Alma/Primo VE November 2025 Release.

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Agenda:

• General Updates
  • Release Schedule
    • Premium Sandbox release = 10/19/25
    • Production release = 11/02/25
    • Release update = 11/09/25
  • AI Insights (only available in Production)
    • Must opt-in to activate (at the Institution level)
    • 2 Insight types available initially
      • Loans in the last 3 Months
      • Electronic Collections Link Resolver Usage in the last 3 Months
    • Additional Information on Alma AI Insights
       
• Acquisitions
  • Display of fields added to received items list
  • Collapse by default for PO Line success message
     
• Fulfillment/Resource Sharing
  • Patron Purge Job
     
• Primo VE
  • Most items were related to NDE UI General Release. We will be focusing on NDE UI in the upcoming User Group meetings.
  • Thumbnail Display for Collections
    • Starting in January, collections without a defined thumbnail will appear with the default thumbnail.
    • Use the Manage Collections tool in Alma.
  • DEI Term - Demo done during Discovery User Group meeting on October 24th
  • New Facet Available - Available on Shelf
    • Lets patrons know if the resource is currently available.
       
• Resource Management
  • Relative dates in Alma repository search
  • Additional information about CZ Collections pending deletion
  • Sliding panel full page mode
  • Simplified menu mode
  • Select all search results for running a job