Jorgen Madsen
Ex Libris Primo Product Manager
Ex Libris Primo Product Manager
Agenda:
Primo v.3 highlights
Primo Central
Primo v.3 highlights
Primo 3.0 released April 30, 2010
v.3 includes OPAC via Primo - catalog holdings are incorporated into the Primo UI - multiple kinds of locations appear in the Locations tab, including holdings from Voyager. Access to library OPAC account (library card) is also included - requests, fines, settings, etc.
No more pop-ups in Primo UI
Truly a "one stop" solution
The User Interface:
Tabbed information; when item is available online full text shows in the "View Online" tab. Results for all formats now appear in same section of the screen.
Results are now grouped much higher on the page
User interaction with library systems takes place within the Primo UI; users want fewer interfaces, not more
iPhone view:
v.3 has an iPhone view - Jorgen demoed on an iPhone emulator - results set, book covers, full display available for locating items
Provided out of the box; 100% through CSS; easy to change to institution skin; doesn't require programming skills
(developers have also tested on Android and say it works well there, too)
bX and BibTip recommendations:
Primo UI contains a Recommendations tab for showing article recommendations
Book recommendations are through BibTip - uses same tab depending on item format
Location per Institution:
Displays item availability by location or institution - for a consortium environment, can customize which locations do/don't display, in which order they display. Enables libraries to deal with complexity.
Alphabetical sorting and left-anchored search:
Initial results of a KW search are by relevance; in v.2 could sort by date; in v.3 can also sort by title, author, etc. Is configurable, so can display sort options that suit your needs.
Left-anchored search - title search option to search by "starts with"
Both options were developed in response to customer feedback; will continue to develop features relevant in a library context.
Database searches (Metalib functionality)
Uses MetaLib API to call Metalib search function into Primo UI - yet another step toward unifying interfaces, although the Metalib lookup still takes place in a pop-up.
Primo Central status and roadmap:
Primo Central Is a centralized Primo index, offered as a service, not as a replacement to Primo.
Includes data from primary and secondary publishers and aggregators.
Available to all Primo and Metalib customers
Designed to index hundreds of millions of scholarly materials
Enables Primo to present one, blended results set
Individual libraries will scope Primo Central to work with what they have access to
Many publishers already on board; Thompson-Reuters (WoS), Lexis-Nexis are among publishers on board soon.
Many development partners; is live at Vanderbilt.
Roadmap:
Focusing on ejournal content (articles) and ebooks of global significance
Focus on key regional resources (KSI in South Korea, Informit in Australia)
Also pay attention fo Open Access Repositories - DOAJ, HathiTrust, etc
Ex Libris anticipates ~500M records for general release.
First page boosting - new in Primo v.3
Shows a very large results set in a demo search (~73K records). Configurable setting to make sure that relevant local records are high in large results sets. A way to prevent local collections (~4M records, usually) from being drowned and disappearing in huge indexes (~500M, the goal for Primo Central)
Also have options to choose FRBR representing record, use dedup boost for lots of duplicate results, and boost by date - especially relevant for scientific searches.
Examples of Ex Libris making use of classic library values in new systems and interfaces.
Back office features:
The machine room for Primo
New user roles with more granularity
Separation by institution
Makes system administration safer, simpler
Ideal for consortia
Sets Primo apart from similar systems
New back office features:
File Splitter - enables load of any form of XML; can be handled by "normal" Primo administrators (not programmers); they use it themselves for Primo Central - a very powerful tool for non-standard formats
Primo 3.0 released April 30, 2010
v.3 includes OPAC via Primo - catalog holdings are incorporated into the Primo UI - multiple kinds of locations appear in the Locations tab, including holdings from Voyager. Access to library OPAC account (library card) is also included - requests, fines, settings, etc.
No more pop-ups in Primo UI
Truly a "one stop" solution
The User Interface:
Tabbed information; when item is available online full text shows in the "View Online" tab. Results for all formats now appear in same section of the screen.
Results are now grouped much higher on the page
User interaction with library systems takes place within the Primo UI; users want fewer interfaces, not more
iPhone view:
v.3 has an iPhone view - Jorgen demoed on an iPhone emulator - results set, book covers, full display available for locating items
Provided out of the box; 100% through CSS; easy to change to institution skin; doesn't require programming skills
(developers have also tested on Android and say it works well there, too)
bX and BibTip recommendations:
Primo UI contains a Recommendations tab for showing article recommendations
Book recommendations are through BibTip - uses same tab depending on item format
Location per Institution:
Displays item availability by location or institution - for a consortium environment, can customize which locations do/don't display, in which order they display. Enables libraries to deal with complexity.
Alphabetical sorting and left-anchored search:
Initial results of a KW search are by relevance; in v.2 could sort by date; in v.3 can also sort by title, author, etc. Is configurable, so can display sort options that suit your needs.
Left-anchored search - title search option to search by "starts with"
Both options were developed in response to customer feedback; will continue to develop features relevant in a library context.
Database searches (Metalib functionality)
Uses MetaLib API to call Metalib search function into Primo UI - yet another step toward unifying interfaces, although the Metalib lookup still takes place in a pop-up.
Primo Central status and roadmap:
Primo Central Is a centralized Primo index, offered as a service, not as a replacement to Primo.
Includes data from primary and secondary publishers and aggregators.
Available to all Primo and Metalib customers
Designed to index hundreds of millions of scholarly materials
Enables Primo to present one, blended results set
Individual libraries will scope Primo Central to work with what they have access to
Many publishers already on board; Thompson-Reuters (WoS), Lexis-Nexis are among publishers on board soon.
Many development partners; is live at Vanderbilt.
Roadmap:
Focusing on ejournal content (articles) and ebooks of global significance
Focus on key regional resources (KSI in South Korea, Informit in Australia)
Also pay attention fo Open Access Repositories - DOAJ, HathiTrust, etc
Ex Libris anticipates ~500M records for general release.
First page boosting - new in Primo v.3
Shows a very large results set in a demo search (~73K records). Configurable setting to make sure that relevant local records are high in large results sets. A way to prevent local collections (~4M records, usually) from being drowned and disappearing in huge indexes (~500M, the goal for Primo Central)
Also have options to choose FRBR representing record, use dedup boost for lots of duplicate results, and boost by date - especially relevant for scientific searches.
Examples of Ex Libris making use of classic library values in new systems and interfaces.
Back office features:
The machine room for Primo
New user roles with more granularity
Separation by institution
Makes system administration safer, simpler
Ideal for consortia
Sets Primo apart from similar systems
New back office features:
File Splitter - enables load of any form of XML; can be handled by "normal" Primo administrators (not programmers); they use it themselves for Primo Central - a very powerful tool for non-standard formats
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