March 16, 2011
Users will access a single interface for searching the university’s electronic, print, and digital collections Jerusalem, Israel—March 16, 2011. Ex Libris® Group, a world leader in the provision of library automation technology, is pleased to announce that Tel Aviv University (TAU) has selected the Primo® discovery and delivery solution, together with its Primo Central Index of scholarly content, to provide over 30,000 students and staff with easy, unified access to the library’s collection of local and global resources. Offered as an integral part of Primo, Primo Central is a mega-index of hundreds of millions of scholarly e-resources that are harvested from primary and secondary publishers and aggregators and from open-access repositories. Through a single search box, users can explore their library’s locally managed collections along with the global and regional resources indexed in Primo Central. Primo displays the results in a single, relevance-ranked result list; provides seamless access to online materials; and, through the incorporation of OPAC functionality, enables users to carry out library activities, such as placing hold requests and managing their personal accounts, directly in the Primo window. ”Primo is an ideal solution for TAU libraries and will add significant value to our Aleph® library system,” commented Mira Lipstein, director of TAU’s Library of Life Sciences and Medicine. ”Having used Aleph for many years, we are very satisfied with the high standard of commitment and responsiveness that Ex Libris demonstrates. In addition, the Company’s grasp of the current and future needs of students and scholars and its strategy of unified library services mesh with TAU libraries’ vision for state-of-the-art services,” added Ms. Lipstein. Matti Shem Tov, president and CEO of Ex Libris, remarked: ”I am delighted that TAU has adopted Primo to better serve the needs of the university’s students and researchers. Primo is the solution of choice for a vibrant community of over 750 leading national, academic, and research libraries, thanks to its rich functionality, sophisticated search technology, impartial indexing of content from any provider, and comprehensive consortial support.” About Tel Aviv University Located in Israel’s cultural, financial, and industrial heartland, Tel Aviv University is the largest university in Israel. A major center of teaching and research, it comprises nine faculties, 106 departments, and 90 research institutes. Its origins go back to 1956, when three small educational institutions—the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, the Academic Institute of Natural Sciences, and the Academic Institute of Jewish Studies—joined together. Tel Aviv University offers an extensive range of study programs in the arts and sciences in its Engineering, Exact Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Humanities, Law, Social Sciences, Arts, and Business Administration faculties. For additional information about Tel Aviv University, see https://www.tau.ac.il/index-eng.html. About Ex Libris Ex Libris is a leading provider of automation solutions for academic, national, and research libraries. Offering the only comprehensive product suite for electronic, digital, and print materials, Ex Libris provides efficient, user-friendly products that serve the needs of libraries today and will facilitate their transition into the future. Ex Libris maintains an impressive customer base consisting of thousands of sites in more than 80 countries on six continents. Dedicated to developing creative solutions in close collaboration with customers, Ex Libris enables libraries to maximize productivity and efficiency and, at the same time, greatly enhance the user experience. By empowering users to discover and obtain the information they need, libraries ensure their position as the bridge to knowledge. For additional information about Ex Libris, see our Web site, join us on Facebook, visit our Commentary blog, and follow our Twitter page.
