Vanderbilt University

Ex Libris Primo / Alma Library Discovery (01VAN_INST)

Vanderbilt's library discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE with the institution code 01VAN_INST and view vanui. catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu is a CNAME to vanderbilt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com, so the platform, the software and the contract are Ex Libris'. Vanderbilt's tenancy is real and is recorded here; the vendor's API contract is not saved under this institution. The Alma OAI endpoint for 01VAN_INST returned 403 — live but not open.

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: vanderbilt:primo-discovery
name: Ex Libris Primo / Alma Library Discovery (01VAN_INST)
description: Vanderbilt's library discovery layer runs on Ex Libris Primo VE with the institution code
  01VAN_INST and view vanui. catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu is a CNAME to vanderbilt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com,
  so the platform, the software and the contract are Ex Libris'. Vanderbilt's tenancy is real and is recorded
  here; the vendor's API contract is not saved under this institution. The Alma OAI endpoint for 01VAN_INST
  returned 403 — live but not open.
x-operator: tenant
humanURL: https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/
baseURL: https://vanderbilt.primo.exlibrisgroup.com
tags:
- Library
- Discovery
- Ex Libris
- Primo
- Alma
- Vendor Tenancy
properties:
- type: Website
  url: https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/