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Resource Exploration

Through Additional

Discovery Services

Encourage
discovery and exploration
research knowledge

Primo library exploration services go far beyond just delivering known-items for search results. Leveraging big data analytics to consolidate and match the correlating data from multiple sources. Primo additional discovery services show the relationships between resources, further pinpointing the relevant materials for discovery. These smart exploration tools provide the opportunity to spark new research directions and create fresh encounters with new resources
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bX Article Recommender

Primo additional discovery services allow users to draw correlations between resources  while displaying recommended sources that are related to their 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.

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Discovery Service: Resource Recommender

Promote specific library resources such as databases, specialized collections, and research guides. Primo  additional discovery service also has the ability to  showcase course reserves, topic experts, and help tools. This discovery service helps to point patrons to targeted research and discipline-specific information based on their specific search queries.

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Citation Trail

The use of additional discovery services offered by Primo enables patrons to further explore  topics and collect valuable resources. This is achieved by following a chain of articles that cite each other based on the initial search. With just one click, patrons can link to other articles cited by the resource they are viewing. Primo additional discovery service enhances library exploration and allows patrons to easily view other articles that cite the original source,  then continue researching through the reference trail.

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Featured Results 

Primo additional discovery service enhances library exploration by allowing for dynamic highlighting of specific content such as newspapers, images, or  local collections. This highlighting occurs all  while grouping the relevant content 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. Making the distinctions between resources easily identifiable and increasing usability. The Library exploration and discovery service enable you to promote special collections and unique resources.

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Syndetics Unbound

Enrich the discovery experience with embedded  detailed information in Primo additional discovery services to enrich library exploration services. Enhanced searches are shown  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 showcasing the benefits of using discovery service providers.

Digital Collections

Provide an intuitive and visual way for users to view your digital collections from Alma’s library management system and Specto Preservation. As part of the Primo discovery interface, the exploration and library discovery services provide access that allows patrons to use a dedicated Collection Discovery tab to allow for easy exploration of digital collections, all with the ability to save items to My Favorites directly from the page.