Configure Primo VE Search Result Ranking with Clarity: A Workable Method Using API

Primo VE, a Clarivate/Ex Libris product, is one of the major library discovery systems on the market in 2024. Although it provides configuration options for libraries to adjust search result ranking, much of the working mechanism is unknown, making it difficult to achieve satisfactory ranking. By using the Primo Search API, libraries can investigate the Primo normalized records behind the user interface and observe changes quantitatively. Understanding the impact of the size of boosting factors will allow libraries to methodically adjust these settings.