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by Josh Weisman Ex Libris September 14, 2021

Linked Data Property Graphs in Discovery

In a previous blog post, we explored property graphs in the context of linked data in bibliographic records. In this post, we'll experiment with exposing information from the graph DB to end users in discovery. Our goal is to add a section to the Primo full record display which shows other works by the same…

by Sean Hickman August 20, 2021

Working out the version of a deployed AEK 2 project

As it stands, we currently don't surface information about an AEK 2 project anywhere in App Manager, beyond the package name and screen name. Clients have often asked how how the query the version. This is often important when it comes to project maintenance. The good news is this information is technically available. However, it's…

by Sean Hickman August 17, 2021

Installing AEK 2 in 2021

AEK 2 was first released in 2016, designed for Node v8 (and React v13). Over the years we've updated it (to target Node v10, and React v15, and later React v16). With these changes came changes to the underlying technologies (swapping out npm for Yarn, for example). These third-party packages aren't something we can maintain…

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