A tidal wave of rapidly adopted advances is radically changing the behavior and expectations of library patrons with regard to searching, research, and discovery.

Libraries and the services they facilitate must evolve to stay relevant.

This is evidenced by recent reports prepared for the University of California [see pdf] and the Library of Congress [see pdf], as well as ongoing library blog discussions.

Responding to these changes and drawing on Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 models, Ex Libris is pleased to announce Primo, the Ex Libris solution for resource discovery and delivery. Primo will help libraries move toward a new generation, user-centric library experience, delivering materials and services to patrons where and when needed. Primo applies the latest searching paradigms, faceted browsing of result sets, and social computing features such as reviews and tagging.

To learn more about Primo and how it can help your library, view the recording of seminar held at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 21, 2007.

Beyond Search Engines
Primo is more than just a search engine; it is a complete solution for the discovery and delivery of diverse content types. Primo preprocesses, normalizes, and enriches library-selected content and makes the discovery and delivery of many data sources possible.

Speakers:
Cecilia Genereux, University of Minnesota
Marshall Breeding, Vanderbilt University
Tamar Sadeh, Ex Libris, Ltd.

For questions about the Webinar or registration, please email conferences@exlibrisgroup.com