University of Liverpool

Library discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo VE tenant)

Library resource management and discovery on Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE, operated as a Liverpool tenant. Verified 2026-09-01: https://liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44LIV_INST:LIV returns 200, and both liverpool.alma.exlibrisgroup.com and liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com are registered in the UK Access Management Federation as SAML service providers named "University of Liverpool - Alma" and "University of Liverpool - PrimoVE" — under the Ex Libris (UK) Limited entity, not Liverpool's. The Alma and Primo APIs are Ex Libris's and are not saved here; only the tenant relationship is recorded. library.liverpool.ac.uk redirects to OpenAthens (eu.libauth.com/login/saml), and libguides./libanswers.liverpool.ac.uk are Springshare tenants on institution CNAMEs.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-liverpool:library-discovery
name: Library discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo VE tenant)
x-operator: tenant
description: 'Library resource management and discovery on Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE, operated as a
  Liverpool tenant. Verified 2026-09-01: https://liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44LIV_INST:LIV
  returns 200, and both liverpool.alma.exlibrisgroup.com and liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com are registered
  in the UK Access Management Federation as SAML service providers named "University of Liverpool - Alma"
  and "University of Liverpool - PrimoVE" — under the Ex Libris (UK) Limited entity, not Liverpool''s.
  The Alma and Primo APIs are Ex Libris''s and are not saved here; only the tenant relationship is recorded.
  library.liverpool.ac.uk redirects to OpenAthens (eu.libauth.com/login/saml), and libguides./libanswers.liverpool.ac.uk
  are Springshare tenants on institution CNAMEs.'
humanURL: https://liverpool.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=44LIV_INST:LIV
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
- Primo
- Alma
- Tenant