In today’s digital libraries, AI is no longer just a buzzword — it’s a game-changer. But not all AI is created equal. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are incredibly powerful at understanding and generating text, but they’re more like that knowledgeable librarian who can answer any question. AI Agents, on the other hand, are…

We would like to provide clarification regarding the API usage thresholds defined in Alma license agreements, described here.What’s Covered by API ThresholdsThe thresholds mentioned in Alma agreements — specifically the:Daily API Request Threshold, andConcurrent API Request Thresholdapply only to Alma’s proprietary APIs that are accessed via the following gateway:https://api-<region>.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/ What’s Not Covered by These ThresholdsThese thresholds…

Contributions were heavily provided by Jessie Donaghey from Bond University, Sae Ra Germaine from CAVAL and Giang Pham from TROVE.This blog post offers a practical guide for Alma and Rapido libraries integrating with the Trove Partners Resource Sharing (TPRS) via ISO18626:2017.For a practical guide on processing requests in Alma and Rapido, please refer to the…

This blog post offers a practical guide for Alma and Rapido libraries integrating with the Trove Partners Resource Sharing (TPRS) via ISO. By detailing the request workflows and current limitations, this post aims to support library staff in navigating the supply of both borrowing and lending requests for physical loans and digital copies.The relevant configuration is…

Contributions were heavily provided by Jessie Donaghey from Bond University, Sae Ra Germaine from CAVAL and Giang Pham from TROVE.Now that you have the TPRS Broker resource sharing partner working manually, this article will outline steps on how to automate the inclusion of the TPRS Broker into your Alma Resource Sharing workflows.  If your institution…

IntroductionAside from the Alma Resource Sharing configurations required for Alma to speak to TPRS, Rapido requires review of additional areas of functionality for TPRS functioning to work optimally. Aside from the partner configuration changes, there are additional changes that need to be added to the TPRS resource sharing partner and its associated rota templates.Rota TemplatesFirst,…

G’day!Today lets look at bulk refreshing the files of existing Intellectual Entities through a Java web API. This follows on from my previous blog post about bootstrapping the SDK and the GitHub repository may be found here.The problem context is as follows:- A series of OCR txt files have been improved by community after their initial ingest-…

When configuring a new workflow, sending emails is more than just a convenience—it’s an essential method for keeping users updated and providing workflow creators with timely notifications about significant events. Whether it's notifying a user of a completed task, sending reminders, or delivering critical information, reliable email communication is an essential part of any efficient…

Conditional formatting of text is very useful for highlighting certain bits of data. However, it is lacking the contains any operator. This is not very useful when you would like to highlight fields with a lot of variance. (For example, if you would like to highlight all Proquest e-collections) There is a workaround if you…

Previously, integrating with vendors in Primo VE required libraries to manually insert a vendor-provided block of code into custom.js. With the transition to the NDE UI and the adoption of the Angular framework, this process has been streamlined.   Vendors can now develop their add-on once for the NDE UI, host it centrally, and instruct libraries…