Lean Library, a SAGE Publishing company, has announced its partnership with Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, and the provider of the Ex Libris Primo® and Summon® library discovery services. The Lean Library–Ex Libris collaboration enables users to query their library’s Primo or Summon service from wherever they start their search online, on sites such as Google, Google Scholar or Wikipedia. For example, when a patron is using Google Scholar to search for content, the Lean Library browser extension enables them to surface relevant results from their library’s instance of Primo or Summon, directly alongside the Google Scholar results.
According to Lindsay Roberts, Library Team Leader at Cardiff University, this latest integration with Ex Libris has the potential to improve the quality and efficacy of the patron’s discovery process. It will enable the university to surface its library search and collection wherever patrons are beginning their discovery process, increasing the usage of their collection, including print, and helping improve the accuracy of patron search.
The Lean Library–Ex Libris integration will be available to Primo and Summon customers using the new Lean Library Futures service.
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