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UCL Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)

UCL Library Services runs its catalog and discovery layer on Ex Libris Primo VE, at an institution-specific view on Ex Libris' shared host: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com with vid=44UCL_INST:UCL_VU2. The 44UCL_INST institution code and the holdings are UCL's; the discovery API surface is Ex Libris', shared with every other Primo VE customer, and is not saved under this institution.

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: ucl:library-discovery
name: UCL Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo VE tenancy)
description: 'UCL Library Services runs its catalog and discovery layer on Ex Libris Primo VE, at an institution-specific
  view on Ex Libris'' shared host: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com with vid=44UCL_INST:UCL_VU2. The 44UCL_INST
  institution code and the holdings are UCL''s; the discovery API surface is Ex Libris'', shared with
  every other Primo VE customer, and is not saved under this institution.'
humanURL: https://ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44UCL_INST:UCL_VU2
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Catalog
- Ex Libris
- Primo
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/
x-operator: tenant
x-operator-evidence: Institution-specific view (vid=44UCL_INST:UCL_VU2) on the vendor-shared host ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com.
x-vendor: Ex Libris (Clarivate)
x-probe:
  url: https://ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44UCL_INST:UCL_VU2
  status: 200
  checked: '2026-08-19'