1 Ex Libris Ltd., 2012 - Internal and Confidential

Ex Libris Primo

SofiaJuly 2013

Roman PiontekKey-Account Manager

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What users want:

DigitalElectronic

SearchPrimo

Print

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What users want:

A single, unified discovery layer

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Access to all resources,

regardless of type or location

Different Material Types

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Striving for Better Experience

Users can accomplish their goalsUseful

Users can easily perform tasksUsable

Users enjoy their experienceDesirable

Source: “Best Practices In User Experience(UX) Design” by Forrester Researchhttp://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/industryinsights/solutions/pdfs/Forrester_Best_Prac_In_User_Exp.pdf

Marshall BreedingVanderbilt University

“Next generation catalog apps offer a mix of features: faceted navigation, keyword searching, relevancy-ranked search results, “did you mean?” search revisions, item recommendations, RSS feeds, and mechanisms to collect and display user feedback.

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Primo in a nutshell (1)

“One stop Search”

Simple & Intuitive

“Find it & Get it”

Front-End Solution

Integration of

All Libraries and Sources

Full OPAC-Integration

incl. User Account

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Primo in a nutshell (2)

Data and Interface Control(Web-Based “Back Office”)

Scalability

Expandability Documented APIs / Web Services

Large Community

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The Basics

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What is Advanced Discovery ?

Library-DrivenTransformational

Relevant Results

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Broad Topic Searches

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Broad Topic Searches: Competition

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Known Item Searches

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Example 1: Primo

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Example 1: Competition

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Example 2: Primo

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Example 2: Competition

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Example 3: Primo

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Example 2: Competition

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ScholarRank™

Query Match

Item’s Value Score User

Basic Advanced

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Personalized Ranking

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Personalized Ranking - Example

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Users can add an entire page’s results to their e-shelf

Sign in at the point of need

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Search by date range

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Additional saving and sharing options—EndNote and Mendeley

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Users can share results into Facebook

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Additional Features

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Library-Driven

TransformationalRelevant Results

Library-Driven

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Indexing (Lucene)

Back-End Systems

Normalisation (PNX)

Front End

Back Office(Web Based)

Primo Architecture

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Library-Defined Ranking

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Library-Defined Ranking

Consortial Usage

Administration

Institution 1 Institution 3Institution 2

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Patron Empowerment

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Patron Empowerment

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My Account

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Saved Queries

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Personal E-Shelf

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Transformational

Library-DrivenRelevant Results

Transformational

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Primo Frontend(s)

HTML, CSS, JavaScript...

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New Ways to Discover Information

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bX hot articles

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Multiple Data Sources - EAD

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Multiple Data Sources – Content Neutrality

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Integration with Different Systems

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Primo – Rosetta Live Sites

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Mobile Interface

Out-of-the-boxPlatform-agnostic

SearchMap “Where to find?” the book

SearchNew Arrivals

SearchSuggestion List

SearchLocal Tabs

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Summary: Advanced Discovery

Transformational

Library-Driven

Relevant Results

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ILS

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Primo Around the World

>1900in 6 Years

Primo In Action – New York University

Average Number of Sessions per Day

Primo In Action – New York University

Average Length of Session

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Before PrimoAfter Primo

SearchSearch response time (before and after Primo)

SearchPosition within the results set

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 110

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Thank You!