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Hyper link POL in the holdings list
In the list of holdings of a BIB record, the PO Line is indicated, but it is not linked. It would be practical to have a hyperlink to get to the POL directly. The linking under "more actions" is not always very useful, because you get a list of all POL - if you have many POL for a journal, you need to remember the POL of the holding you're interested in. A hyperlink would make work easier.
5 votes -
Improve ME Browse Call Numbers Tool
When editing a holding record in the Metadata Editor, the Browse Call Number tool shows the call number from the current holding record in a shelf list display. However, the resulting list starts with the call number in your holding record and shows the following call numbers. What we need is to see the call numbers both before and after the one we're working on. Request the list show at least 2-3 call number prior to the one we're working on, plus those following.
42 votes -
Add an Owning Library facet in Repository searches
Can we please have the owning library added as a facet in repository searches. At the moment it only appears in Acquisitions based searches as we have four libraries making up our collections this facet would also be very useful in the general searching
22 votes -
Add fields for Title of unit and other descriptors to the Item Record OR add radial buttons to Item record and description templates
Currently, there is no good way to use the “Generate” button in the item record to create descriptions for supplements and indexes. In the interest of consistency, we intentionally do NOT enter the descriptions manually, which greatly improves searching and sorting of serials.
While it is possible to have supplements and indexes list separately by creating separate records and adding the $o (unit title) to field 864 (supplements) or 865 (indexes), the holdings list does not display the unit title, so there is no visual difference between the two holdings. An 863 holding for “Aperture” and an 864 holding for…7 votes -
import profiles -- need the option to leave suppression codes "as is"
When creating an import profile, the “set management tags” option is to either suppress record/s from publish/delivery, or to not suppress. This is for the entire file.
We need a third option to leave the existing suppress status unchanged for replaced and merged records. (We had this option in Voyager, and it worked well)
Rational: All GPO weekly brief Marcive records are loaded suppressed. When the monthly bib records overlay the weekly brief records, the suppress status needs to remain as is. “If” the bib record is suppressed, the cataloger will unsuppress at the point of cataloging
30 votes -
Ability to suppress licenses from discovery
Sometimes, licenses have confidentiality clauses, so we can't show them in Primo, but right now, it is an all or nothing prospect. it would be great if a checkbox on the record could suppress a confidential license from showing up in Discovery.
115 votes -
catalog set
The current limit of 30 titles that can be pushed to 'catalog as a set' is too low.
It would be useful if this limit was raised to at least 50 or could be set at an institute level.
4 votes -
Add Filtering Group to Local 9xx fields so they can be searched by keyword in Alma Repository
It's great that institutions can add their own local 9xx fields but staff have to remember to search by the specific field tag. We would like the ability to assign our 9xx tags to general search indexes.
9 votes -
Normalisation rules that apply to holdings using information from Bib record, and vice versa
Have normalisation rules that are applied to holdings able to use information from the bib record. This would allow more complex holdings and call numbers to be automatically generated more easily than using the current call number system as a workaround.
16 votes -
Enhance Advanced Search to allow regular expressions
Allow the matching of regular expressions as one of the criteria to perform an advanced search. This would be a much more powerful and precise method for gathering sets.
46 votes -
Show 866 holdings field text on item records screen, so don't have to go back and forth to check holdings dates.
Presently from the list of item records, we have to click on "Holdings" to see the 866 summary holdings for vol & dates. It would be very helpful for the 866 holdings to be visible on the item record screen.
15 votes -
Add facet for publication year for Electronic Titles results list
When you do an All Titles search or a Physical Titles search in Alma, you get filters for Material Type, Language, and Publication Year, but when you do an Electronic Titles search, you only get filters for Material Type and Language. We very much need all the same functionality for searching electronic titles as we do for print. Please support electronic resources the same way as print.
3 votes -
Ability to add html code/img files to the GES Public Name Field
I would like the ability to add html code/img files to the GES Public Name Field. Either that or a separate field for adding an icon. I think this would help us "brand" the services we offer through these links.
10 votes -
The 245 field should display in repository search results, even if there is no 245$a
Title displays as “unknown” in repository search when field 245 lacks $a.
While field 245 is mandatory in a record, subfield |a of this field is not. In some types of cataloging, particularly for manuscripts, other subfields are used and $a is not present. For example, $k for Form and $f for Dates can be used without subfield $a: 245 __ $k Papers, $f 1929-1980.
245$k and 245$f are particularly important to those using DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) for cataloging archival materials.
In repository search, Alma displays “Unknown” in place of the title when 245 |a is lacking.…7 votes -
11 votes
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1 vote
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Add a post-import normalization process option to Import Profile configuration
Currently, Import Profiles contain a single selection for normalization (Correct the data using). This enhancement would clarify that this process operates on incoming records only pre-load, and would add the ability to select a second normalization process after records are fully loaded and merged.
7 votes -
Add ability to see name associated with user ID in MD Editor
User IDs are visible in MD Editor for "Created by" and "Modified by", but unlike other pages, there is no way to quickly see the name associated with that ID. Currently, one must leave the record and search the Users index for that number to get the person's name.
There should be a clickable icon like you see on the Monitor Jobs screen that shows you the name associated with the ID.
2 votes -
Conversion job for any part of the record to any other part
Hello,
It would be nice if there was a job of conversion of every part of a record (bib, hol, item, portfolio) into another part, for example:
Bib records into Items
Bib records into Holdings
Bib records into Portfolios
Bib records into Orders
Items into Bib records
Items into Holdings
Orders into Bib records
Orders into items
Orders into Portfolios
Portfolios into Bib records
Portfolios into Orders
This way, we will not be limited by the search for any job.
For example, we would be able to search Bib records, convert the set into items and run a job for…13 votes -
More sophisticated functionality in the Duplicate Title Analysis function
The Duplicate Title Analysis functionality does not allow you to clear previous duplicates when you run a new job.
For example, you may run a job to find duplicate titles. You investigate those titles and decide that they are not problems for your library, so you wish to leave those titles in Alma, but you don't want them to come up on the next Duplicate Analysis title job.
3 votes
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