As more workflows and applications are deployed to the cloud, many organizations are interested in adopting serverless computing. In this model, code is deployed to the cloud provider in the form of discrete functions, and the cloud provider ensures
The University of Liège Library has set up a blank form for Resource Sharing requests that is integrated with Alma using the Alma APIs. We did so because there was a need for a more customized request form for RS requests. Some characteristics of our
With the May 2016 Alma release, the Borrowing Activity reports, overdue/lost items notifications, loan receipts, and return receipts have been restructured to group notices by library. We found this new feature not appropriate in our case: beside the
The no results tile in the new Primo UI is fairly standard, but it lacks one important option: the ability to re-run your search across the expanded Primo Central Index, in order to find resources that might not be held by your institution. To get
Over the past year, Alma's job and set APIs have been developed to the point where many process orchestration scenarios are now possible. According to Wikipedia, “ Orchestration is the automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer
This outlines the patron purge workflow developed with the help of Ex Libris support staff and numerous colleagues at other institutions. One goal of this workflow is to prevent unintended mistakes that could purge "good" patron records. Please note that
Ever tire of Voyager being dependent on a staff member manually running the Reporter client, before patron notices are sent out? Now, you don't have to worry about using a manual process to get the notices out to your patrons. I've written a new program
Institutions who implement their institutional repository with Alma require a deposit workflow for users. The requirements for a deposit tool can often vary widely among institutions and even among workflows. For example, a tool to deposit theses would
The following source codes using Angular JS translate brief records and full records on Primo new UI to simplified Chinese from traditional Chinese when users are on a simplified Chinese interface by walking through the DOM of the associated HTML tags.
On the new UI of Primo Feb 2017 version, PCI resources without OpenURL, i.e. direct link resources, cannot be mediated with SFX service which is incorporated with EZProxy mechanism. The upshot is remote library users would not be able to access the