Primo is the library's search service where most of our materials are gathered. In Primo, you can search for printed and electronic books, articles, theses, dissertations, and more.

Primo is a good starting point if you are not sure which database you want to search or when you are looking for information across disciplines. While it does not replace more specific search services, it is helpful for getting an overview of the library's resources.

What can I find in Primo?

  • Printed books and journals
  • Articles from scientific journals
  • E-books and e-book chapters
  • Theses, dissertations, reports and conference papers

How to search in Primo:

If you are looking for a specific book or article, search with the title or author.

  • If you are looking for various sources for your assignment, start with your topic or aim and select some important concepts.
  • You can search in both Swedish and English. If you are primarily looking for scientific articles, you will get many more results if you search in English.
  • Remember to keep your search simple and avoid using Boolean operators like AND and OR.
  • You can use truncation (*) to search all endings of a word, for example nurs*.
  • You can use quotation marks to search for words that must be next to each other, for example "artificial intelligence".

After conducting a search, you can refine your results using the options in the left-hand menu. For instance, you can specify if you only want material that has been peer reviewed and indicate your preference for a particular type of publication. This way, you can customize your search to meet your specific requirements.

If you want to add or remove keywords but still keep your filters, you can click Remember All Filters under Active Filters:

When you click on a title in Primo, you will find subject words that describe what the book or article is about. These subject words can provide you with tips for further searching:

After conducting a search in Primo, you have the option to refine your search by using subjects.

Simply navigate to the menu on the left side of the search results and select Subject.

Click on the word(s) that you want to narrow your search to.

Screenshot from a result list in Primo. To the left, there are subjects to filter your search with. Economics, Economic history, Economic conditions and Economic policy are crossed out.

When you have searched for a book in Primo, you will see information about which floor the book is on, which shelf number it has and what it says on the label on the spine of the book:

A screenshot from Primo of the book Artificial intelligence, It says Printed copy available at Floor 3 shelf 658.05 ARTI.

On the shelf, the books are in alphabetical order according to the label on the spine.

Books on a shelf. You can see the book spines with a white label and text on each book.

Requests

Resources that are not available can often be ordered, and books that are on loan can be queued for by making a request.

My loans

As a student or staff member at JU, you automatically have an account in Primo. If you are not student or staff, you can apply for a library card to get your account.

On My loans page you can:

  • see your loans, renew loans and see your requests.
  • save searches and titles
  • monitor searches