University of Maryland College Park

UMD Discover — library discovery layer

UMD's library catalog and discovery layer, delivered as Ex Libris Primo through the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) consortium. The search experience, its APIs and its contract are Ex Libris'; the holdings and the consortium membership are UMD's.

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Documentation
https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/umd-discover/

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Website
https://usmai.primo.exlibrisgroup.com

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-maryland-college-park:umd-discover
name: UMD Discover — library discovery layer
description: UMD's library catalog and discovery layer, delivered as Ex Libris Primo through the University
  System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) consortium. The search experience, its APIs and
  its contract are Ex Libris'; the holdings and the consortium membership are UMD's.
humanURL: https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/umd-discover/
baseURL: https://usmai.primo.exlibrisgroup.com
x-operator: tenant
x-operator-evidence: Host is exlibrisgroup.com, shared across the USMAI consortium. Generic vendor platform;
  no UMD-specific contract exists to save.
tags:
- Library Catalog
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/umd-discover/
- type: Website
  url: https://usmai.primo.exlibrisgroup.com