University of Basel

swisscovery (SLSP / Ex Libris Alma) SRU — Basel institution zone

SRU (Search/Retrieve via URL) interface to swisscovery, the Swiss national library discovery platform, scoped to the University of Basel institution zone 41SLSP_UBS. The catalogue records and the institution zone are Basel's; the platform, the host and the SRU contract belong to Swiss Library Service Platform AG running Ex Libris Alma. Recorded as a tenancy, not as a Basel API. Explain response verified live 2026-08-30 (HTTP 200, 190 KB).

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Documentation
https://ub.unibas.ch/en/search-find/library-catalogues/swisscovery-registration-and-help/

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Website
https://swisscovery.slsp.ch/discovery/search?vid=41SLSP_UBS:UBS

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-basel:swisscovery-sru
name: swisscovery (SLSP / Ex Libris Alma) SRU — Basel institution zone
x-operator: tenant
description: SRU (Search/Retrieve via URL) interface to swisscovery, the Swiss national library discovery
  platform, scoped to the University of Basel institution zone 41SLSP_UBS. The catalogue records and the
  institution zone are Basel's; the platform, the host and the SRU contract belong to Swiss Library Service
  Platform AG running Ex Libris Alma. Recorded as a tenancy, not as a Basel API. Explain response verified
  live 2026-08-30 (HTTP 200, 190 KB).
humanURL: https://ub.unibas.ch/en/basel-library-network/
baseURL: https://swisscovery.slsp.ch/view/sru/41SLSP_UBS
tags:
- Library
- Catalogue
- SRU
- Discovery
- Alma
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://ub.unibas.ch/en/search-find/library-catalogues/swisscovery-registration-and-help/
- type: Website
  url: https://swisscovery.slsp.ch/discovery/search?vid=41SLSP_UBS:UBS