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…

In a previous blog post, we explained the rationale behind offering discovery-optimized APIs. In a recent Alma release, additional support has been added to take display logic rules into consideration when calculating request options for a title. Check out "Discovery-Optimized APIs: Requests and Request Options" for an introduction to the request options API. In this post…

In a previous blog post, we explained the rationale behind offering discovery-optimized APIs. In a recent Alma release, additional support has been added for handling requests via APIs. In this post we review the new features and how those features were utilized in our Blacklight reference application. Request Options To display the relevant request options…

In a previous blog post, we explained the background and rationale behind offering discovery-optimized APIs. In a recent Alma release, additional support has been added for the display of serials. In this post we review the new features and how those features were utilized in our Blacklight reference application. Location list for serials To provide…

Leiden University Libraries have developed a Chrome plugin that allows users to reach and search the Library’s Primo catalogue (and other services like Google Scholar, and WorldCat) without having to navigate to the Catalogue website first. The plugin originated by the desire to integrate the Catalogue and its resources deeper into the user’s workflow, by…

Alma works great with the Ex Libris discovery systems - Primo and Summon. But we also recognize that some institutions want to develop their own discovery systems. This approach may come from a desire to have a completely tailored discovery experience, or as a response to the need to expose collections and content other than…

In a previous blog post, we learned how to integrate Alma with Blacklight as a discovery layer. There we saw how to utilize Alma for real time availability and fulfillment services for materials which are indexed in our institution's repository. In order to provide our users with a search of articles and journals we'll need…

As an open library management system, Alma can integrate with third party discovery platforms. In previous blog posts, we've shown how to harvest repository information from Alma into an AWS CloudSearch (Lucene) instance, and how to integrate with Alma to obtain real time availability and and fulfillment services. In this post, we should how to…

Alma provides APIs to determine the physical, electronic, and digital availability of a BIB. Alma's fulfillment services page provides users with detailed information about the resource, along with links to view online versions or request physical copies. Combining the availability API with the fulfillment services page can provide your users with a full "discovery-like" experience.…

Alma supports OAI publishing via its publishing platform. Publishing is a very powerful means of sharing the content of our Alma repository with other systems. When configuring a publishing profile, we specify a set of the records which will be published. We can also specify if we want the results to be written to a…