University of Edinburgh

DiscoverEd Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo) — tenant

DiscoverEd is the University Library's discovery layer, an Ex Libris Primo tenancy on an Edinburgh subdomain. The holdings are Edinburgh's; the search API is Ex Libris's product and is not saved under this institution.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-edinburgh:discovered-primo
name: DiscoverEd Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo) — tenant
x-operator: tenant
x-operator-evidence: discovered.ed.ac.uk serves an Ex Libris Primo application (primoExploreRoot); the
  Primo API contract is Ex Libris's and shared across every Primo customer
description: DiscoverEd is the University Library's discovery layer, an Ex Libris Primo tenancy on an
  Edinburgh subdomain. The holdings are Edinburgh's; the search API is Ex Libris's product and is not
  saved under this institution.
humanURL: https://discovered.ed.ac.uk/
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Tenant
- Vendor Platform
properties:
- type: Website
  url: https://discovered.ed.ac.uk/