University of Helsinki

Helka Library Discovery — Ex Libris Primo tenant

TENANT RELATIONSHIP. helka.helsinki.fi redirects to an Ex Libris Primo discovery interface with view identifier 358UOH_INST:VU1. Library discovery is the surface class that is almost always a vendor's; the Primo and Alma APIs belong to Ex Libris and are not stored here. Recorded so the library surface is visible without being credited to the University's engineering.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-helsinki:helka
name: Helka Library Discovery — Ex Libris Primo tenant
description: TENANT RELATIONSHIP. helka.helsinki.fi redirects to an Ex Libris Primo discovery interface
  with view identifier 358UOH_INST:VU1. Library discovery is the surface class that is almost always a
  vendor's; the Primo and Alma APIs belong to Ex Libris and are not stored here. Recorded so the library
  surface is visible without being credited to the University's engineering.
humanURL: https://helka.helsinki.fi/
x-operator: tenant
x-vendor: Ex Libris (Primo)
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Primo
- Ex Libris
- Tenant
properties:
- type: Website
  url: https://helka.helsinki.fi/