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attachments tab for any item
Is it possible to have an attachment tab added at the physical item editor level? So that we can attach files for anything regardless of whether the item has a POL, or is in a collection.
For example, we have an old kit purchased prior to our alma migration, so we have no POL/invoice, nor is it in a local collection. So at present we have no way to attach a pdf copy of the guide that goes with the kit. Guides go missing all the time. We do keep a physical master, but it would be nice to just…
1 vote -
Differentiate Success & Warning colors in MDE
It would be nice to be able to configure the colors within the Metadata Editor, specially when it comes to the success, warning and error messages. The warning messages seem to have the same color as the success messages that makes less obvious if they are very valid warning messages to look at.
2 votes -
Collect statistics about CZ Authorities records
We are looking for a way to collect statistics of GND authority records created by our Institution via Alma in the Community Zone.
This could be done via Analytics (for exemple by adding an CZ Authorities subject area) or another reporting tool.
Among other things, we would like to know which user has created or modified an authority record in the CZ.1 vote -
Add ISO 639-3 microlanguage names to Alma title search facets
In Alma titles search facets, display the microlanguage name instead of its code. PCC recently approved the implementation of the ISO 639-3 language codes for use in MARC 008/35-37 and also 546$b.
Example: where the language facet for a title search shows...
Language
Chinese (1)
wuu (1)...the following would be more useful...
Language
Wu Chinese (1)1 vote -
Add indication that the bib. record has a MDE note
It would be helpful to have an indication that there is a MDE note regarding this record posted by a cataloger.
One option to see this indication can be on the preview of a bibliographic record. It can appear the same way as when there is an order for the record (see photo attached), and if you click the number, it should take you to the note.
Additionally, it should be either reportable to Analytics or searchable in Alma, so that it will be possible to find all the records that have MDE note.54 votes -
Create a Collection for Audio Cine Films
Please create a package collection with portfolios for Audio Cine Films. Marc records are publicly available and can be found here: https://www.acf-film.com/en/infostream.php
4 votes -
Enable authority control on subdivisions
Currently, Alma creates a link between a full bib heading with an authority that has exactly the same subfields.
For instance:650 7 $$a Sports $$x Gestion. $$2 ram
Will fully link with authority:
150 _ $$a Sports $$x Gestion (ID: FRBNF11965041)If Alma cannot match an authority with the full heading, then it attempts to link the first subfield of the heading with an authority:
650 7 $$a Sports $$x Gestion $$z France $$y 1990-2020. $$2 ram
Will (partially) link with authority
150 _ $$a Sports(ID: FRBNF13318890)
The other subfields will remain unlinked and therefore not under authority control.…
12 votes -
Display all subject headings in results lists
It would be helpful to see all subject headings displayed in the search results page and to see all bibliographic headings after exporting a results list to Excel.
Currently after a search, the results list only shows three subject headings per bibliographic record. If there are more subject headings listed in the bibliographic record, it is only indicated with the phrase “and others”.
Exporting the results list to Excel also shows only three subject headings with the information “and others” if more subject headings are mentioned in the bibliographic record.
11 votes -
Overlay representations with the same file name when a match for the bib is found.
At National Agricultural Library, we ingested about 400,000 articles into Unified Repository (UR) each year. The UR will be replaced by Alma. One urgent need that we have is to overlay not only the existing bibs with updated article metadata from publishers, but also representations with the same file name, e.g. source.xml, mods.xml using import profile for digital repository. Is it possible to overlay representations with the same file name when a match for the bib is found?
27 votes -
Job or tool for extraction of related bibliographic records
We would like the ability to get a hold of or extract the related bibliographic records in bulk based on a set of (other) bib-records.
Alma already now automatically displays related records in "other details". We understand that the links are built based on bibliographic data in the MARC linking fields: 773, 774, 777, 786, 800, 810, 811, and 830 (subfield w,x,z).
An example of a related record is a title within a monographic series. In this case, the bib record for the single monograph has a 830 $w with the MMS-ID/system number of the superordinate bib record.
We would…
122 votes -
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1 vote -
Suppress bib record when no active portfolios/services
If a record has zero active services, it should be automatically suppressed in Primo. When we choose to use the CDI records for a collection instead of the CZ records, there is a button to "change to CDI-only full text activation." This suppresses the service, but it does not suppress the bib records. We have to manually run a job on each collection to also suppress the bib records. Most of the time this is fine (even though it's an extra step), but if some of the CZ bib records overlap with other collections, we don't necessarily want to suppress…
129 votes -
reorder tags / fields in metadata editor mde using drag and drop
Sometimes repeatable field must be sorted/reordered.
For example, we have records with many 505 tags that are added overtime and we have to arrange their order so that they are properly displayed in Primo.
Right now one must copy the content of the tag to move; add a tag in the proper position with indicators etc.; paste the content; delete the source tag. Quite a long and error prone procedure.
Having the chance to simply drag and drop the fields in the mde to reorder them would be therefore a great enhancement.21 votes -
Follow NACO rules when linking bib headings (reduce number of "ambiguous" headings in ACTL reports)
When linking bib headings, Alma does not follow NACO comparison rules when checking for ambiguous headings. This results in numerous headings not linking at all, and being reported as ambiguous. This reduces the utility of Alma's authority control process, because there are too many headings to link manually.
Examples of headings that Alma won't link because they are "ambiguous"
- Peabody Essex Museum
Peabody & Essex Museum
Ciné+ (France)
Cine France
Mohammad, Ali
Mohammad Ali (a cross-reference in the authority record for Ali, Mohammad)
McFarland & Company
McFarland Company (cross-reference in authority record for J. Horace McFarland Company)
Authority File Comparison…
7 votes -
Add parameter to keep bib records with digital contents while deleting inventory to Withdraw physical items job
Currently the Withdraw physical items job does not check for the presence of digital contents (or inventory), and there is not an option to delete the item and holdings records, while keeping the bib records with digital representations attached to. Please consider. Thank you!
1 vote -
Indication rule that checks if subfields are in the same field
Currently it is not possible to write an indication rule which checks the subfield a and b of a field only when both subfields are in the same field and not in repeated fields of the same record. Both of the following records are treated the same when looking for a subfield a "mercury" and subfield b "venus" in the 690 field:
Record 1:
690 $$a mercury $$b venusRecord 2:
690 $$a mercury $$b mars
690 $$a earth $$b venusI'd appreciate an option to distinguish if I'm looking for subfields in different fields or in the same field.…
55 votes -
Ability to search for duplicate varying text in two different Marc fields
It looks to be possible to find duplicate fixed text values within subfields of the same MARC field (and possibly between two MARC fields), but there doesn't seem to be a way to build a rule that would identify two matching fields for varying text by record, for example, finding a record that had the OCLC number duplicated in another field (but which the number would obviously vary title by title). The asterisk only seems to work if you have some kind of fixed piece shared among records and not if the whole field varies.
5 votes -
Add the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials to the CZ
Please consider adding this authority vocabulary to the CZ as it is used to enhance records of graphic materials such as photographs, drawings, and other visual works.
https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm2/downloadtgm2.html16 votes -
Urgently needed hotkey of remove subfield
I really need a hotkey to remove subfields. Oh, please save my backspace button.
1 vote -
Urgently needed hotkey of remove subfield
I really need a hotkey to remove subfields. Oh, please save my backspace button.
3 votes
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