Discovery solutions - market overview

See below for a graphical illustration of the current market for discovery products in UK higher education. The market in UK HE is dominated by 3 products:

  • Primo (Ex Libris)
  • Summon (ProQuest)
  • WorldCat Discovery (OCLC)

Of these products, the Ex Libris Primo solution has by far the biggest market share and is commonly used in combination with the Alma Library Services Platform (LSP). The data below is current as of Summer 2024 and is based on a survey of some 170 UK higher education providers.

Note that of the 28 institutions indicating using other discovery solutions, the majority are not using “true” discovery solutions but rather OPAC (public catalogue) software with some additional discovery functionality for finding additional web content e.g. SirsiDynix Enterprise.

Discovery Solution market share

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