# LSE Library Search (Ex Libris Primo VE / Alma)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/lse/library-search/  
**Provider:** London School of Economics and Political Science — https://apis.io/providers/lse/  
**Base URL:** https://librarysearch.lse.ac.uk/discovery/  
**Documentation:** https://librarysearch.lse.ac.uk/discovery/search?vid=44LSE_INST

LSE Library Search (Ex Libris Primo VE / Alma) is one of 7 APIs that [London School of Economics and Political Science](https://apis.io/providers/lse/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Library, Library Catalog, Discovery, Alma, and Primo. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

LSE library discovery runs on Ex Libris Primo VE at librarysearch.lse.ac.uk, which CNAMEs to lse.primo.exlibrisgroup.com and then eu00.primo.exlibrisgroup.com, under LSE's institutional view identifier vid=44LSE_INST. Programmatic access (Primo Search/PNX, Alma REST) follows the Ex Libris developer model and is governed by LSE's institutional configuration and credentials. The tenancy is LSE's; the API contract is Ex Libris'. The June 2026 profile recorded this surface against www.lse.ac.uk, which misattributed a vendor platform to the institution's own host; corrected 2026-08-19.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/using-the-library/catalogues
- **Documentation** — https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/

## Other London School of Economics and Political Science APIs (6)

- [LSE Shibboleth Identity Provider (UK Access Management Federation)](https://apis.io/apis/lse/identity-federation/)
- [LSE Moodle LTI 1.3 Platform](https://apis.io/apis/lse/moodle-lti-platform/)
- [LSE Research Online (EPrints, OAI-PMH)](https://apis.io/apis/lse/research-online-oai/)
- [LSE Digital Library (Quartex — IIIF / OAI-PMH)](https://apis.io/apis/lse/digital-library/)
- [LSE Archives Catalogue (Epexio)](https://apis.io/apis/lse/archives-catalogue/)
- [LSE DOI Registration (DataCite)](https://apis.io/apis/lse/datacite-doi/)

## Tags

Library, Library Catalog, Discovery, Alma, Primo, Ex Libris

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/lse/library-search/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/lse/.