Boston University

BU Libraries Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)

Boston University Libraries' discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo under Boston University's tenant view 01BOSU_INST:BULS. The catalogue data is the library's; the discovery API surface belongs to Ex Libris and is documented on the vendor's developer network, not Boston University's. No Ex Libris specification is saved under this institution's slug. Recorded so that the library's real programmable surface is legible and correctly attributed.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: boston:primo-discovery
name: BU Libraries Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)
x-operator: tenant
x-vendor: Ex Libris (Clarivate)
x-vendor-evidence: Institution-specific subdomain on the vendor's own registrable domain, bu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com,
  with Boston University's view identifier vid=01BOSU_INST:BULS.
description: Boston University Libraries' discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo under Boston University's
  tenant view 01BOSU_INST:BULS. The catalogue data is the library's; the discovery API surface belongs
  to Ex Libris and is documented on the vendor's developer network, not Boston University's. No Ex Libris
  specification is saved under this institution's slug. Recorded so that the library's real programmable
  surface is legible and correctly attributed.
humanURL: https://bu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01BOSU_INST:BULS
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
- Primo
- Catalog
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bu.edu/library/