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APIs and Integration

Allow the customer to specify the url(s) used for API access to Alma

We make extensive​ use of Alma’s APIs to run our locally developed discovery tools. Because we make so much use of Alma APIs, we are frequently challenged by the limits Ex Libris imposes on API requests per second, which can lead to the services w...
Guest 5 months ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

Expand GOBI FOLIO Order API to include Holdings and Items

Enhance the GOBI-FOLIO Order API to include the ability to customize holdings and item records. Currently, the API creates the order record with the option to create instance, holding, item. However there is no additional ability to customize what...
Juleah Swanson 5 months ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

FOLIO API for GOBI Order Cancellations

Create an API that will cancel and close an order in FOLIO when the order has been cancelled in GOBI.
Juleah Swanson 5 months ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

Gobi API Purchase Order creation for DDA autopurchases

Please enable the GOBI API to create purchase orders in Alma for auto-purchased DDA titles. This automation will allow for accurate tracking of DDA purchases in Alma and reduce manual work/errors in POL creation
Guest about 2 years ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

GobiAPI Integration with OCLC WMS

Real-time order API supporting transfer of bibliographic and order data between GOBI and OCLC WMS.
Caroline Zappasodi almost 4 years ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

Integration with library system

We need integration with our library system (Alma) to better expose the following within the selection process: current available balance on selected funds current holdings including whether we own or only have access to a book title
Guest almost 4 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration Future consideration

Acquisition workflow when ordering print duplicates of ebooks

Lately I have had to order print copies of ebooks that we own. When the print record finds the print isbn in the FOLIO ebook record, it attaches to the ebook record. It is a lot of work to remove the print isbn BEFORE placing the order in GOBI, an...
Guest almost 4 years ago in Acquisition Workflow / APIs and Integration Future consideration

Have a note field on order screen that maps to activation_note in Alma

The activation_note is more prominent within Alma and is displayed as part of our regular workflow, so messages we need to see would be better here.
Guest 11 months ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration

single-click request of multi-user ebooks for backlist titles not available that way

Often we want to be able to buy a license to a multi-user ebook for an older backlist title, perhaps a classic, perhaps just something that somebody wants to use in a course. I'd like to have an option to "request multi-user ebook license" where I...
David Wuolu almost 4 years ago in APIs and Integration / eBook Management Future consideration

Gobi needs to send edition #s to EDS for the "Gobi Ebook" database

Gobi now maintains its own entire "database" called Gobi Ebooks, in EDS. But it doesn't include the edition #s. Especially in STEM/Med fields, there are lots of editions and patrons often ask for a book by its edition #, not its pub year (along wi...
Guest about 3 years ago in APIs and Integration Future consideration