Ex Libris™, part of Clarivate, has started the beta program for the Primo Research Assistant and Summon Research Assistant.
As part of the ongoing collaboration with the community, the user community developed a generative AI-powered library discovery solution to better engage patrons and empower them to intuitively search, explore, and take maximum advantage of trusted library materials. Based on a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architecture and grounded in the extensive Ex Libris Central Discovery Index, Primo Research Assistant and Summon Research Assistant provide a starting point to users for their research, including source referencing and appropriate attribution for the authors.
The beta program encompasses 18 institutions across 10 different countries, consisting of those using Primo and Summon discovery services. The group of beta testers includes representatives from various cultural and language backgrounds and reflects the diversity of the global user community.
Primo Research Assistant and Summon Research Assistant functionalities include Semantic search / Natural language queries; Answers with references, based on the top 5 abstracts; Answers based on results found in the Central Discovery Index (CDI); Links to the full text; Links to the full result list in Primo; Search suggestions to help the user expand the topic and learn more about it; and Non-English search and answer support.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, Ex Libris will formally launch the Primo Research Assistant followed by Summon Research Assistant in Q1 2025.
The Clarivate Academic AI platform serves as a technology backbone for Primo Research Assistant and Summon Research Assistant, providing a secure, scalable, and unified approach to how AI capabilities are deployed at Clarivate.
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