(18 Sep 2024) Clarivate Plc today launched Primo™ Research Assistant. Developed in collaboration with partners from the library community, the new generative AI-powered library discovery solution offers a seamless experience for students and researchers. It provides immediate answers to natural language queries and offers expansive visibility into sources and references.
Primo Research Assistant, part of Primo Discovery solution, is built based on a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture and grounded in the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index (CDI), which contains over 5 billion records from thousands of publishers, aggregators and repositories.
Key features include:
- Semantic search and natural language queries: Users can interact with the system using everyday language, making the search process more intuitive.
- AI-powered answers with references to sources used: The tool provides immediate answers based on the top five abstracts, with links to the full text and the complete result list.
- Search suggestions: The assistant offers suggestions to help users expand their topics and delve deeper into their research.
- Non-English query support: Users can ask questions and receive answers in multiple non-English languages.
To ensure the product was designed to fit the needs of librarians and their end users, the product was created in close partnership with development partners. The Primo Research Assistant beta program began in June 2024 and featured 18 institutions across 10 different countries/regions. The group of beta testers includes representatives from various cultural and language backgrounds and reflects the diversity of the global academic community.
Summon Research Assistant, first announced in June 2024, will launch in Q1 2025.
The press release in full is here.
