Primo Set to Replace TRELLIS This Summer
Get set for Primo! The Library’s new search tool, Primo, will replace TRELLIS as the library catalogue this summer.
As you may know, Primo has been available in beta format for approximately the past 7 months, accessible only from a link in the top banner of the TRELLIS catalogue. Shortly, however, it will replace TRELLIS as the default destination when you run a quick search from the Library’s homepage.
Not sure what Primo is, or wondering how it compares to the TRELLIS catalogue?
Primo improves upon TRELLIS in many ways. Several of its main advantages over TRELLIS include:
- Its ability to grow. Unlike TRELLIS, Primo has the ability to expand to include data sets beyond the usual library catalogue records. It will grow significantly in future months to include other resources like full-text articles, images, and e-books – all available from one search box!
- Search results that are easier to understand. If you’ve ever looked at your TRELLIS search results and thought “huh?” you will appreciate how Primo’s behind-the-scenes data management makes search results easier to comprehend and navigate. Among other things, Primo combines duplicate records and groups like titles together to condense your search results and help you find relevant items faster.
- More options to refine your searches. Primo lets you quickly narrow your search results to “available” or “online” items. It also includes “facets” which are links that are automatically generated from your search that highlight parameters you can select to narrow your search (i.e., library location, collection, material type).
- A fresher design and more intuitive functionality. Primo has adopted a lot of the design and search conventions that you’re used to from the web – including a clean look, easier navigation, and social software features like tagging that let you share information with others.
For more information, contact:
Project Manager, Primo Implementation Team
, Communications and Liaison Librarian
, Co-ordinator, Library Communications and Web Management
, Assistant, Library Communications and Web Development
August 31, 2009
