Leiden University

Library Discovery Catalogue (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)

Leiden University Libraries' discovery catalogue at catalogue.leidenuniv.nl CNAMEs to leiden.primo.exlibrisgroup.com and serves Ex Libris Primo VE with view id 31UKB_LEU:UBL_NDE. The institution-specific hostname makes this Leiden's tenancy; the discovery platform and any API over it are Ex Libris Group's, so no contract is saved under this slug.

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https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: leiden:primo
name: Library Discovery Catalogue (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/leiden.png
x-operator: tenant
description: Leiden University Libraries' discovery catalogue at catalogue.leidenuniv.nl CNAMEs to leiden.primo.exlibrisgroup.com
  and serves Ex Libris Primo VE with view id 31UKB_LEU:UBL_NDE. The institution-specific hostname makes
  this Leiden's tenancy; the discovery platform and any API over it are Ex Libris Group's, so no contract
  is saved under this slug.
humanURL: https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/
baseURL: https://catalogue.leidenuniv.nl/nde/search?vid=31UKB_LEU%3AUBL_NDE
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Primo
- Ex Libris
- Tenant
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/