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by Josh Weisman Ex Libris December 7, 2021

Error Handling with APIs

Errors happen, all the more so when working with external systems, so it's important that we handle them properly. As a part of the published Ex Libris philosophy for building REST APIs, errors are returned from Alma with a 400 response code and a response body with details on what caused the error. Sometimes error…

by Josh Weisman Ex Libris November 9, 2021

Integrating with the Alma Services Page

In previous blog posts, we provided details and examples on how to integrate Alma with open-source discovery solutions. Some best practices have changed over time, so in this post we'll describe how to use the Alma services page to provide fulfillment options for titles and items in your repository. The documentation for integrating with open-source…

by Moran Vardi Ex Libris November 1, 2021

Primo VE Normalization Rule Examples

See also: Configuring Normalization Rules for Display and Local FieldsFor additional examples of customized Primo VE Normalization Rules see also the Github list of customized Primo VE normalization rules from Colin BitterNote - If you copy/paste, make sure that the quotation marks transfer correctly.Create a hypertext linkCreate hypertext link from the URL stored in the MARC…

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