About this source
Libris holds 20M+ bibliographic records from Swedish research and public libraries, back to the earliest Swedish printing. Kahubi wraps the Libris XL search API: free-text search with type and year filters, and full record lookup. Results link to the Libris record and the holding libraries.
Questions you can ask Libris
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once the source is connected.
“Search the collection for records about a named person, place or event and list the reference codes.”
What comes back: Matching records with identifiers and links to the originals.
What the assistant can do with it
The 2 tools this server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
libris_searchSearch the Libris union catalogue (20M+ records from Swedish research and public libraries).
libris_get_recordFetch one Libris record by id (the id from libris_search, e.g.
Good to know
- Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to Libris.
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