Ghent University

Ghent University Library catalogue (Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE tenancy)

lib.ugent.be redirects to libcatalog.ugent.be, an Ex Libris Primo VE discovery layer running under institution code 32RUG_INST and resolving through libugent.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. The catalogue is Ghent's - the collections, the holdings, the institution code - but the contract is Ex Libris's and is not saved here. This entry also records a correction: the OAI-PMH, SRU, IIIF and OpenSearch interfaces the previous profile credited to lib.ugent.be were re-probed on 2026-09-01 and return 404. They belonged to the library's earlier self-built catalogue and did not survive the move to Primo VE. Ghent University Library continues to publish its own Ex Libris Alma client and SDK as open source.

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LibraryCatalog
https://lib.ugent.be/catalog
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SourceCode
https://github.com/ugent-library/alma-go

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ghent:library-catalog
name: Ghent University Library catalogue (Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE tenancy)
x-operator: tenant
description: 'lib.ugent.be redirects to libcatalog.ugent.be, an Ex Libris Primo VE discovery layer running
  under institution code 32RUG_INST and resolving through libugent.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. The catalogue
  is Ghent''s - the collections, the holdings, the institution code - but the contract is Ex Libris''s
  and is not saved here. This entry also records a correction: the OAI-PMH, SRU, IIIF and OpenSearch interfaces
  the previous profile credited to lib.ugent.be were re-probed on 2026-09-01 and return 404. They belonged
  to the library''s earlier self-built catalogue and did not survive the move to Primo VE. Ghent University
  Library continues to publish its own Ex Libris Alma client and SDK as open source.'
humanURL: https://lib.ugent.be/catalog
tags:
- Library
- Catalog
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
- Primo
- Alma
- Tenant
properties:
- type: LibraryCatalog
  url: https://lib.ugent.be/catalog
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/ugent-library/alma-go