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by Josh Weisman Ex Libris October 7, 2019

Implement a geo-search widget in Primo

Some institutions maintain records in their catalog which are related to a specific geographic location. Records which represent images, manuscripts, or other material which was either composed in or is pertaining to a location is perhaps best displayed on a map. The Primo customization framework allows us to add a widget which shows the relevant…

by Tamar Fuches Ex Libris September 23, 2019

Loading orders to Alma: EOD or RTO?

Purchase order lines might be manually created in Alma. It is also common that an order is initiated outside of Alma - in a vendor dedicated system or in a selection portal - and then loaded to Alma for processing and further management. Purchase order lines (PO lines) can be loaded to Alma in 2…

by Payton Pietron September 16, 2019

Passing Parameters to the AEK from App Builder

The aim of this blog is to give a step-by-step guide on how to pass useful values (like a color or a page title) from the App Builder to any AEK integration. This topic assumes you’re already familiar with: How to create and publish AEK menu options How to create and deploy AEK projects If…

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Primo

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Student
Information
Systems

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information system integration

Learning
Management
Systems

Integrate Leganto and Alma with learning
management systems such as Blackboard™ and Moodle™

Open Source Discovery

Alma libraries have choice when it comes to discovery systems. Learn how to integrate Alma with open source systems such as Blacklight and VuFind

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Thousands of institutions make millions of API calls on the Ex Libris platform every day.

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