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The library at the National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan's only vocational university focused on hospitality and tourism, implemented Alma and Primo library systems to enhance services. Despite its small size, the library successfully streamlined workflows and launched new services including a mobile library and book preview program.

Panelists in a November 7 webinar will showcase Ex Libris™ solutions that are utilizing AI to power trusted conversational search and discovery, and discuss how AI-based metadata suggestions improve operational efficiencies for library staff and resource discoverability. This includes AI for Primo, Alma, Specto, and content operations.

Four German university-independent art history research institutes across Europe have decided to implement the Alma library management system as well as the Primo discovery solution from Ex Libris.

More than 60 library staff gathered in Manila for the second Philippines Ex Libris™ Day 2024 on September 26-27, reflecting Clarivate's strategic commitment to work closer with and bring together the growing Ex Libris™ community in the APAC region.

Ten Regional State Libraries of Bavaria subordinated to the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) are now leveraging Alma and Primo after successfully navigating a complex implementation project.

Randolph College’s Lipscomb Library, with just 7 staff members, has gone live with the Alma and Primo unified library services platform. The system upgrade better facilitates access to information resources and addresses staff needs, replacing an aging system lacking functionality and development resources.

Ex Libris™, part of Clarivate™, is excited to announce UC Davis as the first institution to go live with BIBFRAME (a linked open data cataloging ontology)

The unified Alma and Primo solutions are part of a digital transformation that aligns with the university’s aim of improving teaching, learning, and research experiences to enhance overall outcomes for faculty and students.

Since June, more than 200 Ex Libris users have come together in Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina to share ideas, see what’s new, and get to know and learn from each other.

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to announce that Primo Research Assistant in now available for Primo institutions! This discovery tool enhanced with generative AI capabilities leverages a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architecture and the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index (CDI) to provide semantic search, source referencing, and more. The tool utilizes the Clarivate Academic AI platform, ensuring a secure environment for deploying Large Language Models (LLMs).

The National Library of Spain (BNE) is now using the unified, cloud-based Alma resource management and Primo discovery platform to improve staff efficiency and enhance the user experience.

University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Library Consortium (USMAI) and its member libraries have successfully launched the Alma library management system and Primo discovery service, becoming the 47th consortium to go live with Alma and Primo.

The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) will upgrade its e-resource management capabilities using Alma Starter, which offers a unified approach to discovery through Primo, provides intelligent recommendation services rooted in hard data, and facilitates informed decision-making via intelligent analytics.

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, has launched the beta program for Primo Research Assistant and Summon Research Assistant, which use generative AI to enhance library searches. These tools leverage a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architecture and the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index to provide semantic search, source referencing, and more. The beta encompasses 18 institutions across 10 countries, representing diverse cultural and language backgrounds. The tool utilizes the Clarivate Academic AI platform, ensuring a secure environment for deploying Large Language Models (LLMs).

Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, is excited to announce its partnership with PressReader. Libraries with PressReader subscriptions can now seamlessly offer patrons access to a vast array of just-published newspaper and magazine content directly within the Primo user interface, enhancing research capabilities and fostering information literacy.

Starting in May 2024, Primo™ will offer Linked Open Data integration, while Alma™ supports the use of BIBFRAME records throughout the system.