Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Library has selected Ex Libris Alma for next-generation resource management services and Ex Libris Primo for unified resource discovery. Primo and Alma will replace a number of systems, including the Serials Solutions Summon service, the open-source VuFind discovery solution, and the Ex Libris Voyager integrated library system.
With Primo, LSE Library will provide users with a comprehensive, personalised discovery experience. They will be able to easily access library services such as requesting loans, submitting hold requests, and updating contact information. Through the Primo ScholarRank technology, the relevance ranking of search results will reflect each user's area of research and academic degree; as a result, the items that are most likely to be of help to the user will appear at the top of the result list.
LSE Library, founded in 1896 as the British Library of Political and Economic Science, claims to be the largest library in the world devoted exclusively to the social sciences. It has been recognised by the Higher Education Funding Council as one of only five National Research Libraries in England, and its collections have been designated by the Arts Council (formerly Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) as a library of outstanding national and international importance.
