Overview

Source: https://github.com/digital-blueprint/relay-sublibrary-bundle

graph TD style api fill:#d0d0ff,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px style sublibrary_bundle fill:#606096,color:#fff subgraph API Gateway api(("API")) core_bundle("Core Bundle") sublibrary_bundle("Sublibrary Bundle") end subgraph Ex Libris alma_analytics("ALMA Analytics") alma_api("ALMA API") end api --> core_bundle api --> sublibrary_bundle sublibrary_bundle --> core_bundle alma_analytics --> alma_api sublibrary_bundle --> alma_api sublibrary_bundle --> alma_analytics click alma_api "./#alma-api" click alma_analytics "./#alma-analytics"

The sublibrary bundle provides an API layer for library management tasks on top of the official ALMA API. It enables multiple sub-organizations to manage their own library resources (books, holdings, and budgets) independently, while operating through a single, shared ALMA API key. This approach ensures that each sub-organization can only access and manage their own resources, maintaining separation of concerns.

It provides the following features:

• Splitting the library access into separate library units/subsets
• Authorization handling with library management roles per library subset

• Various library management tasks:

  • Assigning of call numbers to books
  • Borrowing books to users
  • Returning books from users
  • Extending the borrowing period of books
  • Showing the available books
  • Showing the current loans
  • Showing the current orders
  • Showing the available budget of the library units

Documentation

• Bundle Configuration
• Authorization