Primo Multi-Search Engine User Guide

This guide will tell you how to:

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log in to Primo

 

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extend the due date for the books borrowed

 

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order books you want to borrow

 

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search Primo

 

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narrow down search results

 

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use the advanced search function

 

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manage the results list

 

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use the record management function

 

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manage the data saved on your Primo account

 

 
Primo is a tool to search all resources made available by the library:
  • databases (e-books, e-journals) subscribed by the library and the Open Access materials
  • library catalogue (with all functions such as ordering, extending the due dates for the books borrowed or checking the account status)
  • resources of the Polish Platform of Medical Research
  • resources of the MUW Digital Library

Primo is available at https://primo.wum.edu.pl or from the search window located centrally on the library home page and at the bottom right of other website pages.

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Logging in to Primo

To log in, click the link at the top right of the screen and then follow the instructions.

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Logging in to Primo
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Due date extensions

It is possible to extend the due date upon logging in and selecting My Loans from the user menu. 

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Due date extensions

The due date can be extended for a single one, all or any selected items.

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Due date extensions

Note:

  • Once the due dates are extended, a list of books will appear with details of the items with extended due dates and those for which the due dates have not been extended
  • The option to extend the due date may be unavailable, e.g., when the book status does not allow for an extension or the permitted number of extensions has been used up
  • If the book is overdue, a special fee will be charged upon extension. The user will be blocked from borrowing until the fee is paid
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Book ordering

To order a book, enter the desired descriptive data in the search window (e.g. the author's name and book title) and narrow down the search results using the filters: Library catalogue, Available in the Library.

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Book ordering

Select the item you are searching for from the results list

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Book ordering

If the library has more than one edition of the item you are searching for, select the desired one from the available list

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Book ordering

Select the desired location from the list of available locations

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Book ordering

To make an order, click the link Zamówienie (Order) next to the copy of interest  

Important:

  • By ordering a copy that has been borrowed or ordered by another user you will place yourself in a queue for the edition being ordered. Such an order will be valid for 4 months or until delivered
  • Only copies that are in lending providing library locations and have a status of Magazyn (na miesiąc) (Storage room (for a month)); Wypożyczalnia z obsługą (Serviced Lending Library); Wyp. z obsł. (3 mies.) (Serv. Lending Lib. (3 mths)); or Kurs (Course). Items with a status of Magazyn (niewypożyczana) (Storage room (reference only)) can be ordered for on-site use in the Reading Room
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Book ordering 

In the next step, check the details and confirm your order. 

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Book ordering
  • The order is acknowledged by a message generated by the system
  • The order is confirmed for delivery by an email sent to the address registered in the user account in the library system. The order status can be checked in My request tab
  • A correctly placed order may not be delivered if it is for a copy that is already on loan or that has already been ordered by someone else, or where more than one person initiates the ordering process very close to simultaneously and someone else completes it first
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Search process

Before entering the term you are searching for in the search window, you can narrow down your search results to:

  • all resources
  • digital resources
  • library catalogue
  • digital library
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Search process: narrowing down and sorting results

Search results can be narrowed down and sorted by using facets (filters) on the right-hand side of the window showing the results list. By default, only full-text resources accessible to MUW students and staff are displayed. If the option Expand My Results is selected, the scope of records is extended to include all those indexed by the search engine.

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Search process: narrowing down and sorting results

By default, results are sorted by relevance. However, this can be changed.

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Search process: narrowing down and sorting results

After pointing the mouse at a selected criterion, you have the option to narrow down the results or exclude a specific set of records.

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Search process: advanced search

Alternatively, the results can be narrowed down at the step of entering the search term by using the advanced search option

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Search process: advanced search

An intuitive form allows search fields to be combined with logical operators and queries to be narrowed by publication date, document type or language

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Search process: managing the results list

A number of actions can be performed on a group of retrieved records, once ticked.