University of Warsaw

BUW Library Discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo, OMNIS)

The University of Warsaw Library (BUW) migrated off NUKAT to Ex Libris Alma with Primo discovery in December 2024, joining the national OMNIS shared catalogue. The discovery view is the institution-specific tenancy 48OMNIS_UOW:48UOW on omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. The collection, the holdings and the patrons are the university's; the API contract is Ex Libris' and is not saved here.

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Documentation
https://www.buw.uw.edu.pl/alma-w-buw/

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LibraryCatalog
https://omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=48OMNIS_UOW:48UOW

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-warsaw:buw-primo
x-operator: tenant
name: BUW Library Discovery (Ex Libris Alma / Primo, OMNIS)
description: The University of Warsaw Library (BUW) migrated off NUKAT to Ex Libris Alma with Primo discovery
  in December 2024, joining the national OMNIS shared catalogue. The discovery view is the institution-specific
  tenancy 48OMNIS_UOW:48UOW on omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. The collection, the holdings and the
  patrons are the university's; the API contract is Ex Libris' and is not saved here.
humanURL: https://omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=48OMNIS_UOW:48UOW
baseURL: https://omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
- Alma
- Primo
properties:
- type: LibraryCatalog
  url: https://omnis-buw.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=48OMNIS_UOW:48UOW
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.buw.uw.edu.pl/alma-w-buw/