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Libraly Journal ›› 2017, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 47-52.

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Survey and Evaluation on the Usability of PRIMO Discovery Systems

Wu Lina, Zuo Yang, Dou Tianfang   

  • Online:2017-05-12 Published:2017-11-13

Abstract:

The paper compares and analyzes ten most well-known libraries’ PRIMO discovery platforms in terms of search options, faceted filtering, and search results page. It notes the uniqueness of each platform regarding virtual bookshelf, mobile service, reference service, social network and so on, but also proposes
improvement for search page. It also tests and discusses the integration and discovery of Chinese resources in the system.

Key words:

Library, Discover system, PRIMO, Usability