Slack Channels

The core Open Library team communicates over an invite-only Slack channel. You may request an invitation on our volunteers page.

Channel	Purpose
#openlibrary-g	Main public channel
#open-librarians-g	Librarians
#openlibrary-design-g	Design discussion
#openlibrary-imports-g	Data imports
#openlibrary	Internal operations
#team-abc	Internal discussion
#ops	Escalation of operations issues
#lending	Internal 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
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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