Library Exploration
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Primo library exploration services goes beyond just delivering known-items for search results. Leveraging big data analytics to consolidate and match the correlating data from multiple sources. Primo shows relationships between resources, further pinpointing relevant materials for discovery. These smart exploration tools provide the opportunity to spark new research directions and create fresh encounters with new resources.
bX Article Recommender
Primo library exploration services allow users to draw correlations between resources while displaying recommended sources related to the article of interest. The bX Recommender Service makes it easier to find articles or cross-disciple resources, all while showing patrons millions of anonymized data sets from scholars worldwide with – bX Recommender.
Resource Recommender
Promote specific library resources such as databases, specialized collections, and research guides. Primo library exploration services also have the ability to showcase course reserves, topic experts, and help tools – Pointing patrons to targeted research and discipline-specific information based on their queries
Citation Trail
Enable patrons to further explore topics and collect valuable resources by following a chain of articles that cite each other. With one click, patrons can link to other articles cited by the resource they are viewing. Additionally Primo library exploration allows patrons to easily view other articles that cite the original source then continue through the reference trail.
Featured Results
Primo library exploration services allows for dynamic highlighting of specific content such as newspapers, images, or local collections, all while grouping them together on the Primo search results page. The presented grouping of content is displayed in a unique visual style to differentiate it from scholarly journals or book content in the search results. Library exploration services enable you to promote special collections and unique resources.
Syndetics Unbound
Enrich the discovery experience with embedded detailed information in Primo library exploration services, all while maximizing the value of the library collections. Results are displayed in groups of similar elements such as title recommendations, author information, look-inside-the-book pages, series information, reviews, and awards to provide convenience to patrons.
Digital Collections
Provide an intuitive and visual way for users to view your digital collections from Alma’s library management systemand Specto Preservation. As part of the Primo discovery interface, the library exploration services allow patrons to use a dedicated Collection Discovery tab to allow for easy exploration of digital collections with the ability to save items to My Favorites.
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