Slack Channels

#openlibrary-g – Open Library project main public channel
#open-librarians-g – Open Library public channel for librarians
#openlibrary-design-g – Open Library project public design discussion channel
#openlibrary-imports-g – Open Library public channel for discussion of data imports
#openlibrary – Open Library project main internal channel for operations
#team-abc – Open Library team (archive books catalog) internal discussion
#ops – Internet Archive escalation of operations issues (after #team-abc + #openlibrary)
#lending – internal Internet Archive discussion on lending system

Welcome to the Open Library Handbook! Here you will learn how to...

Get Set Up
Understand the Codebase
- Identify which file(s) power each URL Endpoint
- Trace step-by-step the Lifecycle of a Network Request through the application
- Add a new Endpoint
Contribute to the Front-end
Contribute to the Back-end
- Understand our Database Model (DDL)
- Work with Solr search engine
- Work on the Import Pipeline and Write Librarian Bots
- Use or Write APIs
- Diagram the Production Architecture
- Understand Infogami and the [Tech Stack] (https://openlibrary.org/about/tech)
Manage your developer environment
- Import production data into your local environment
- Login as admin in your local environment or Create new users
Lookup Common Recipes
- Use cache, cookies, fetching from db
Participate in the Community

Developer Guides

Project Management

Other Portals

Legacy
Orphaned Editions Planning

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