National Cheng Kung University

NCKU Library discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)

NCKU Library's catalog and discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE backed by Alma, under the NCKU tenant view 886NCKU_INST. The search interface is a Primo Angular application (primoExploreRoot) served from ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com and returns 200 to an anonymous request. The collection, the holdings and the course reserves are NCKU's; the contract, the platform and the API surface are Ex Libris's, and no Ex Libris specification is saved under NCKU's name. No NCKU-specific Primo/Alma developer documentation, API key program or published REST base URL was found. NCKU also runs a RapidILL interlibrary loan service at rapidill.lib.ncku.edu.tw, a second Ex Libris tenancy.

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LibraryCatalog
https://ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=886NCKU_INST:886NCKU_INST&lang=zh-tw
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Website
https://www.lib.ncku.edu.tw/

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ncku:library-discovery
name: NCKU Library discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)
x-operator: tenant
x-operator-evidence: www.lib.ncku.edu.tw is NCKU's own library website, but every discovery, account and
  course reserves link on it points at ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com with view 886NCKU_INST — an institution-specific
  view on Ex Libris's shared multi-tenant Primo VE platform. The 2026-06 profile recorded this surface
  against the institution's own library host, which is what the host-based verdict saw; the service itself
  is Ex Libris's. Corrected to tenant.
description: NCKU Library's catalog and discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE backed by Alma, under
  the NCKU tenant view 886NCKU_INST. The search interface is a Primo Angular application (primoExploreRoot)
  served from ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com and returns 200 to an anonymous request. The collection, the
  holdings and the course reserves are NCKU's; the contract, the platform and the API surface are Ex Libris's,
  and no Ex Libris specification is saved under NCKU's name. No NCKU-specific Primo/Alma developer documentation,
  API key program or published REST base URL was found. NCKU also runs a RapidILL interlibrary loan service
  at rapidill.lib.ncku.edu.tw, a second Ex Libris tenancy.
humanURL: https://ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=886NCKU_INST:886NCKU_INST&lang=zh-tw
tags:
- Library
- Primo
- Alma
- Ex Libris
- Discovery
- Tenant
x-probe:
  probed: '2026-09-01'
  humanURL_status: 200
  library_site: https://www.lib.ncku.edu.tw/
  library_site_status: 200
  note: humanURL deliberately names the Ex Libris tenant host rather than NCKU's own library site, so
    the cohort's host-based audit reaches the same verdict this entry records. Pointing it at www.lib.ncku.edu.tw
    is what made the 2026-06 profile read as institution-operated.
properties:
- type: LibraryCatalog
  url: https://ncku.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=886NCKU_INST:886NCKU_INST&lang=zh-tw
- type: Website
  url: https://www.lib.ncku.edu.tw/