Open Library Developer Docs

Most of these notes are internal or legacy. Please visit our Developer Center

Developer Notes

• Infogami Performance Issues
  
• Infogami Developer Tutorial
  
• Infostore Notes
  
• Architecture

Processes

Exporting Wiki Pages

Bookreader

• Archive.org book URLs
  
• Using the Internet Archive BookReader

Data

• Installing your own copy of the Open Library
  
• Importing and exporting pages
  
• Bulk Download Open Library Data

Partners

• Resources for In Library Lending Partners

Developer Tips

• Set up a development instance of Open Library
  
• Using Markdown, our wiki formatting syntax
  
• Committing changes to github.com/openlibrary/openlibrary

Legacy

Older pages, shouldn't be relied upon. Check the date last edited.

Imports

• The state of data import

User Interface & Product

• The State of the UI

Servers & Architecture

• Resources we have from the Internet Archive
  
• Proposed hardware changes
  
• [Hardware Notes](/dev/docs/hardware]

Operations

• FCGI Replication

General

https://openlibrary.org/about/ol_info_sheet

• Open Library Info Sheet
  
• Video from the 2008 OL Developers' Meeting

Developer Blogs

Blogs from former devs

• Gio
  
• Raj
  
• Anand

Misc Projects

• Virtual Shelf Prototype Guided Tour