(in progress, more to come)
General Information on Alma Acq Integrations
Alma Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) (Everything you wanted to know, from the Ex Libris Knowledge Center)
EDI communication has successfully been verified with the following vendors:
- Baker & Taylor
- Coutts (ingramcontent)
- Dawson
- EBSCO
- Harrassowitz
- Midwest Library Service
- ProQuest Ebook Central
- YBP
- EDI Overview: EEDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
- For more; see https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/edi
Also of interest - APIs: Ex Libris Developer's Network list of Acquisitions API functionality
Specific Vendor Integration Info
Vendor | Integration/Product Available | Documentation/Training | Current Usability Status | Other Info |
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YBP | YBP-Alma EDI Ordering |
| Established and widely used (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EDI Ordering with Alma. |
YBP | YBP-Alma EDI Invoicing |
| Established and widely used (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EDI Invoicing with Alma. |
YBP | GobiAPI (ordering) | Semi-established; becoming more widely used with improved functionality | CSU campuses planning to use the GobiAPI in Alma:
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YBP | EOCR & EOCR+ Service (not required if using GobiAPI) | Established and widely used; (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Libraries will need to inform their YBP reps of their intent to set up EOCR or EOCR+ service with Alma | |
Ebsco | Ebsco Invoice EDI | Established and widely used; (i.e. at ORBIS and beyond) | Ebsco rep Jesse Holden (who coordinated the ORBIS-Ebsco EDI setup) will be working with all CSUs to establish Ebsco invoice EDI functionality in Alma - Jesse Holden, MLIS, MA Account Services Manager, EBSCO Information Services (661) 644-1641 jholden@ebsco.com |