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Authority Control Task List Ability to Sort by Bib Headings
Authority Control Task List Ability to Sort by Bib Headings
It would be helpful to be able to sort the authority control task list by Bib Headings, as often the same names appear multiple times. When these names have multiple names in the national authority file after pressing F3, it is necessary to view all the names to find the correct name to use. It is time consuming to have to go back to the same group of names over and over and over and over.
If I could sort the names in the task list, then when I find…3 votes -
Ability to search for duplicate varying text in two different Marc subfields within the same MARC field
Using the Indication rule "recordHasDuplicateSubfields", it is possible to find duplicate subfields that have the same value within the same field, but it is not possible to find duplicate subfields if the subfield content is different.
For example, we can't find a 245 field that contains two different 245 b subfields.
Having this possibility would greatly help us to identify cataloguing errors.3 votes -
Please allow Enum C and Enum D selection in Physical Items Enrichment of Publishing Profile
As we construct a crucial Publishing Profile, we need to fetch our Enum C and Enum D. However, in the Physical Items Enrichment option of the publishing profile, these fields are not available. Our go-live is scheduled later this year and lack of Enum C and Enum D causes a great deal of concern.
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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.
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Currently Alma does not allow local configuration for "electronic material types" and there are limited choices in Alma for "electronic mate
Currently Alma does not allow local configuration for "electronic material types" and there are limited choices in Alma for "electronic materials types" that can not meet some specific needs of the local libraries. Therefore, the enhancement in Alma should be made to allow local configuration for "electronic material types."
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MD editor: Release specific record(s) from another cataloger
Currently, the MD editor has an option to release ALL records from another cataloger. It would be ideal to have more granularity in choosing records to release. A common use case: Someone assigns a record to another cataloger but then realizes they should have edited something first. Rather than release all of the other cataloger's records (potentially catastrophic), it'd make sense to have the option to release the single record they need to edit.
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MD Editor: Release specific record(s) from another cataloger
Currently, the MD editor has an option to release ALL records from another cataloger. It would be ideal to have more granularity in choosing records to release. A common use case: Someone assigns a record to another cataloger but then realizes they should have edited something first. Rather than release all of the other cataloger's records (potentially catastrophic), it'd make sense to have the option to release the single record they need to edit.
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Running Authorities-Preferred Term Correction job as a report
We would appreciate the ability to run the "Authorities-Preferred Term Correction" job as a report so we could see what changes it would make and then decide if we would want to run the job.
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Add in the configuration the ability to make the search default of the authorities to be in CZ all the time.
Hello,
When searching in the authorities, Alma jumps from IZ to CZ and vice versa in different menus.
For institutions that do not maintain local authority file, it is frustrating that the search needs to be changed to CZ when Alma “decides” it should be in the IZ.
If there was a check box in the configuration that would enable us to choose that the search default in the authorities would be in the CZ all the time, it would be greatly appreciated.Thanks.
Dafna1 vote -
traditional Chinese be transcribed into simplified in MDE
Can bib. records in traditional Chinese be transcribed into simplified Chinese in MDE by one click or by normalization rule? like what MS word can do.
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Urgently needed hotkey of remove subfield
I really need a hotkey to remove subfields. Oh, please save my backspace button.
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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!
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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 -
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 -
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…
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Ability to open links in metadata editor in a new window
The "Go to link" feature for URLs in the Metadata Editor should give the option to open the link in a new window.
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Mouse cursor after save
In the Meta data editor after "save", the cursor goes to the LDR field. It would be nice if the cursor will go to the search of Alma.
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Controlled Vocabulary: Deploy Changes the from Controlled Vocabulary Registry Screen
As a catalog administrator, I want to deploy controlled vocabulary changes from the controlled vocabulary registry screen with a deploy button so that don't lose time with navigating to another screen.
Currently, controlled vocabularies that are managed in the controlled vocabulary registry must be deployed in a separate step by going to Alma configuration > Resources > Metadata management > e.g. MARC21 Bibliographic > Deploy.
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Controlled Vocabulary: Display locally managed controlled vocabularies in the Controlled Vocabulary Registry
As a metadata administrator, I want one place in the Alma configuration that shows me all controlled vocabularies so that I can view and modify them more easily.
Currently, locally managed controlled vocabularies (that are linked locally to just one specific field) aren't displayed in the controlled vocabulary registry. This makes it tedious to look them up, view and modify them. To do so, you currently have to go to the specific field and subfield in the metadata configuration. This costs a lot of clicks and feels tedious.
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