Collections – Django REST framework

Collections Endpoint Documentation Base:

Get a list of Collections by passing a GET request.

A collection is just a specific aggregation.
This endpoint is just a convenience-endpoint
to get aggregations where the aggregationtype=collection.

Get the data for a specific collection at the /aggregations endpoint:
'/collections?coll={collection}'.

GET /collections?coll=dloc1&format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "code": "dloc1",
    "name": "Digital Library of the Caribbean",
    "shortname": "Digital Library of the Caribbean",
    "description": "\n<p>Founded in 2004, the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) has grown from nine founding partners to over sixty partners in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, Central and South America, and Europe. Read <a href=\"https://dloc.com/info/about\"><strong>about dLOC</strong></a> and its mission, see partner pages below, and visit the <a href=\"https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/cb774b6110885f7e4c156ab61c52713b/dloc-and-its-partners/index.html\"><strong>dLOC StoryMap</strong></a> highlighting our partners.</p>\n\n<p>The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. The <a href=\"https://dloc.com/dloc1/partners\">dLOC partner</a> institutions are the core of dLOC. dLOC partners retain all rights to their materials and provide access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. (<a href=\"https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/04/75/58/00005/PARTNER%20APPLICATION%20TEMPLATE%20NEW_.pdf\">Information on how to become a dLOC partner</a>). Read the <a href=\"https://dloc.com/AA00001499/00004\" target=\"_blank\">dLOC Fact Sheet</a> or please <a href=\"https://dloc.com/info/contacts\">contact us</a> with any questions.</p>\n\n<p>dLOC also supports collaborative project development and funding initiatives for partners, including the <a href=\"https://dloc.com/AA00083021/00001\">Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative</a> and a <a href=\"https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/01/00/94/00004/dLOCLetterofSupport201202.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">collaborative funding model</a> with members that contribute funding. These activities complement the work by the dLOC partners, who contribute content, and time and expertise in <a href=\"https://www.dloc.com/dloc1/bylaw\">shared governance</a>.</p>\n",
    "jpg_logo_url": "https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/aggregations-logos/dloc1.jpg",
    "webp_logo_url": "https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/aggregations-logos/dloc1.webp",
    "mediatypes": [
        {
            "name": "Newspaper",
            "current_item_count": 299963
        },
        {
            "name": "Serial",
            "current_item_count": 68231
        },
        {
            "name": "Mixed Material",
            "current_item_count": 21715
        },
        {
            "name": "Photograph",
            "current_item_count": 19085
        },
        {
            "name": "Book",
            "current_item_count": 10803
        },
        {
            "name": "Unknown",
            "current_item_count": 4553
        },
        {
            "name": "Audio",
            "current_item_count": 2784
        },
        {
            "name": "Artifact",
            "current_item_count": 1565
        },
        {
            "name": "Map",
            "current_item_count": 1487
        },
        {
            "name": "Video",
            "current_item_count": 1320
        },
        {
            "name": "Dataset",
            "current_item_count": 23
        },
        {
            "name": "Aerial",
            "current_item_count": 10
        },
        {
            "name": "Software",
            "current_item_count": 1
        }
    ]
}