University of Vienna

u:search Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)

u:search is the Vienna University Library's discovery layer. Probed 2026-08-30: https://usearch.univie.ac.at/ redirects to /primo-explore/search?vid=UWI - an Ex Libris Primo instance. Recorded as a TENANT relationship. No institution-authored contract exists for it and Ex Libris' own API specification is deliberately not saved under this institution.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-vienna:usearch-primo
name: u:search Library Discovery (Ex Libris Primo)
description: 'u:search is the Vienna University Library''s discovery layer. Probed 2026-08-30: https://usearch.univie.ac.at/
  redirects to /primo-explore/search?vid=UWI - an Ex Libris Primo instance. Recorded as a TENANT relationship.
  No institution-authored contract exists for it and Ex Libris'' own API specification is deliberately
  not saved under this institution.'
humanURL: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/en/
baseURL: https://usearch.univie.ac.at/primo-explore/search?vid=UWI
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Ex Libris Primo
- Tenant
x-operator: tenant
x-operator-basis: Institution subdomain serving a vendor product; the /primo-explore/ path and vid=UWI
  view parameter identify the Ex Libris Primo tenancy.
properties:
- type: Website
  url: https://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/en/