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1. Customisable per-record merge options in Search Resources

   We would like it to be possible to get external resource searching (Search Resources) to merge only specific fields from a given record.

   By which we mean: when clicking on View to view a record from an external resource, or alternatively when clicking on the elipsis next to a brief result, the options include Copy & Merge.

   The Merge Method which is enacted by selecting Copy & Merge at this point is set on a per-external target basis in Alma's External Resource configuration setting, e.g. the Merge Method for the British Library Integrated Catalogue could be "overlay all fields but local".

   However, Alma doesn’t offer an equivalent for applying a method just on a per-record basis. This is a problem, as it's not always the same field or fields that we wish to change in the records for a specific target.

   We would like the facility to set up per-record Merge Methods, and for these to pull through into the external resource import/merge/overlay options, i.e. so that the drop-down might include Copy & Merge, Copy & Merge 490 and 830, Copy & Merge 65x, and so on.

   We would like it to be possible to get external resource searching (Search Resources) to merge only specific fields from a given record.

   By which we mean: when clicking on View to view a record from an external resource, or alternatively when clicking on the elipsis next to a brief result, the options include Copy & Merge.

   The Merge Method which is enacted by selecting Copy & Merge at this point is set on a per-external target basis in Alma's External Resource configuration setting, e.g. the Merge Method for the British Library Integrated Catalogue could be "overlay all fields but… more

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2. Merge & Combine inventory enhancement to allow the records the split screen editor use a drag and drop featuer

   It would be great to have an easy way to change the primary bib record when using "Merge & Combine" in the new MDE. Implementing the ability to drag and drop the bib records in the split screen editor would allow users to more efficiently change which record is on the left-hand side (primary record)and which record is on the right-hand side (secondary record).

   Currently, you need to close the primary record using the X so it remains in the record list, then click the split screen editor, and then open the record that was the primary record into the right-side of the split screen editor.

   It would be great to have an easy way to change the primary bib record when using "Merge & Combine" in the new MDE. Implementing the ability to drag and drop the bib records in the split screen editor would allow users to more efficiently change which record is on the left-hand side (primary record)and which record is on the right-hand side (secondary record).

   Currently, you need to close the primary record using the X so it remains in the record list, then click the split screen editor, and then open the record that was the primary record into the… more

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3. Assigning Authority Control Tasks to Specific Staff Members

   At the end of each month, I go into the Authority Control Task List, dismiss headings I don’t want my staff to work on, and export the other headings to an Excel spreadsheet, which we work off directly.

   It would be helpful if there was a way to assign tasks to my staff directly and have it appear in the general task menu on the Alma homepage. For example, if there were 200 headings to update, and I wanted to split them between two staff members, I could select the first 100 in the Authority Control Task List and assign them to someone and then assign the other 100 to someone else.

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   At the end of each month, I go into the Authority Control Task List, dismiss headings I don’t want my staff to work on, and export the other headings to an Excel spreadsheet, which we work off directly.

   It would be helpful if there was a way to assign tasks to my staff directly and have it appear in the general task menu on the Alma homepage. For example, if there were 200 headings to update, and I wanted to split them between two staff members, I could select the first 100 in the Authority Control Task List and assign… more

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4. Don't Close My Bib

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   when I add a Holdings Record to a bibliographic record I click "save and release" when I'm done working with the new holdings record. This then takes me back to a blank search screen, so then I have to search again for the bibliographic record I was working on. It would be helpful if there was a way to go back to bibliographic record I was working on.

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5. Add the Control Number to the holdings tab of the MD editor.
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6. New Metadata Editor - Search Resources, Merge Preview

   In the new metadata editor, when you search external resources and select merge preview you cannot see this record next to the one that is already in the system. This is due to the fact that the "Search Resources" box remains active. In order to compare the records you really need to see them side by side. This was possible with the old metadata editor. Please see attached screenshots.

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7. MARC field 026 should be searchable

   To identify ancient editions, it's important to register the "fingerprint", that MARC21 register in tag 026. This tag should be searchable in ALMA and in Primo

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8. Metadata Editor should allow to move up or down a field position in a bib. record, like in a spreadsheet.

   When there are multiple fields within the same group number, like 5XX, 6XX, 7XX fields, it would be particularly useful to organize also the fields' position in the bibliographic record manually in each group in an easy way, like drag and drop in a spreadsheet. When improving my record with a template, for example, the added fields come always last of their group. In order to follow the rules of AACR II and RDA, more flexibility in changing the position of the fields in the record (not only copy/paste) will be helpful.

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9. Validation exception based on conditions in linked authority records

   There are certain types of authority records, such as facets, that should not be utilized in bibliographic records. MARC 21 Authority offers some options for supporting that, such as 008/15="b" ("Headings are not appropriate for use as a subject access entry in bibliographic records") and 008/09="b" ("100-15X field contains an unestablished heading that is not authorized for use as the element in an access point in a bibliographic record").

   However, when authorizing authority fields in the Alma Metadata Editor, there does not seem to be a way to prevent such records to be authorized.

   One way to prevent this would be if it was possible to create validation exceptions based on conditions in the linked authority records. Then we could create a validation exception for e.g. the case when a bibliographic record links to an authority record that has 008/15="b".

   There are certain types of authority records, such as facets, that should not be utilized in bibliographic records. MARC 21 Authority offers some options for supporting that, such as 008/15="b" ("Headings are not appropriate for use as a subject access entry in bibliographic records") and 008/09="b" ("100-15X field contains an unestablished heading that is not authorized for use as the element in an access point in a bibliographic record").

   However, when authorizing authority fields in the Alma Metadata Editor, there does not seem to be a way to prevent such records to be authorized.

   One way to prevent this would… more

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10. New Metadata Editor: collapse pop ups on mouse hover in list of records

    On mouse hover on a record in the left pane on an entry/record opens pop-ups, which also covers a part of the editor window. In general, it should be possible to activate/deactivate pop-ups according to individual needs.

    In repository search (and elsewhere) when you push a record to the new MDE it is possible to collapse these messages by default.

    Please offer an option to collapse the pop ups on mouse hover in the list of records of the New Metadata Editor as well.

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11. New Metadata Editor: highlighting options vs filter/search options

    In the left pane of the New Metadata Editor in the list of edited records, filter options and the search option "Search in list" are actually superfluous for everyday cataloguing work in the New Metadata Editor. In my opinion, they only make sense when systematically processing a large number of records (sets). It should be possible to collaps/expand them.

    However, it would be helpful if individual entries could be highlighted in the navigation bar, e.g. in colour or with a symbol. This would make it possible to find a particular recording very quickly, e.g. if several recordings with homonymous titles are being edited at the same time and a specific recording is needed again and again (cleaning up multipart monographs).

    Please add a highlighting option for individual entries in the list of records of the New Metadata Editor and make the “Search in list” and filter options collapsible.

    In the left pane of the New Metadata Editor in the list of edited records, filter options and the search option "Search in list" are actually superfluous for everyday cataloguing work in the New Metadata Editor. In my opinion, they only make sense when systematically processing a large number of records (sets). It should be possible to collaps/expand them.

    However, it would be helpful if individual entries could be highlighted in the navigation bar, e.g. in colour or with a symbol. This would make it possible to find a particular recording very quickly, e.g. if several recordings with homonymous titles… more

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12. Ability to publish data from different tags in the holdings record into a single tag per holdings record

    When publishing data for external parties, we would like to be able to combine data from different tags in the holdings record into a single tag in the published record. E.g. we want to export library, location and call number details from tag 852$b$c$h as well as details of volumes held from the 866$a:

    852 8_ $b J $c BJ $h PPPP007189-007195
    866 41 $a v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)

    as 949 $a J $b BJ $c PPPP007189-007195 $d v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)

    What we end up with is (in OAI) 2 separate published tags:

    <datafield tag="949" ind1="8" ind2=" ">
    <subfield code="a">J</subfield>
    <subfield code="b">BJ</subfield>
    <subfield code="c">PPPP007189-007195</subfield>
    <subfield code="8">22185971280001811</subfield>
    </datafield>

    <datafield tag="949" ind1="4" ind2="1">
    <subfield code="s">v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)</subfield>
    <subfield code="8"<22185971280001811</subfield>
    </datafield>

    For titles with multiple runs at different locations in storage, this can get quite messy.

    We know this can be done because the Publish holdings to Libraries Australia job does it when building a 984 tag in the published records:
    984 $a SUA $c PPPP007189-007195 $d v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)

    When publishing data for external parties, we would like to be able to combine data from different tags in the holdings record into a single tag in the published record. E.g. we want to export library, location and call number details from tag 852$b$c$h as well as details of volumes held from the 866$a:

    852 8_ $b J $c BJ $h PPPP007189-007195
    866 41 $a v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)

    as 949 $a J $b BJ $c PPPP007189-007195 $d v.31:no.1(1970)-v.34:no.11/12(1973)

    What we end up with is (in OAI) 2 separate published tags:

    <datafield tag="949" ind1="8" ind2=" ">
    <subfield code="a">J</subfield>
    <subfield code="b">BJ</subfield>
    <subfield code="c">PPPP007189-007195</subfield>
    <subfield… more

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13. Ability to be able to report on 699 $b and $c subfields for Resource Type and Resource Subject

    I would find really useful is to get a list of Electronic Collection Type =databases AND the subfields of 699 field $$a Resource Types AND/OR Resource Subject e.g. $$b. eJournal Services or $$b. Business $$c ALL . This is not supported as the 699 $b and $c subfields are not included as search index in Alma
    (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040
    ResourceManagement/040MetadataManagement/180SearchIndexes/050MARC21SearchIndexes).

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14. Use 041 subfields $$p, $$q and $$r in Search Index Mapping

    From the April 2019 update of Alma onwards, the Metadata Editor now recognises the following subfields in the 041 (language code) field:

    $$p - language code of captions,
    $$q - language code of accessible audio,
    $$r - language code of accessible visual language (non-textual)

    These were all added to MARC during 2018.

    According to the MARC 21 Bibliographic Tag to Search Index Mapping table (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/040Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes), the contents of these subfields do not as yet map to an advanced search of the Language (Title) index in Alma.

    It occurs to us that the information contained in those subfields, albeit coded rather than textual, would ordinarily most likely appear in a 546 field (Language Note). The contents of 546 cannot curently be searched for in an advanced search on Alma either, however, leaving a user who is wishing to determine the availbility of audiovisual material containing (for example) subtitles in a given language with very limited search refinement options.

    ExLibris have already advised us that there are no plans to map these subfields to an advanced search of the Language (Title) index in Alma, reasoning that Captions, Accessible Audio and Visual are all extensions of the actual language of the material itself.

    That being the case, could it at least be possible for ExLibris to introduce an additional advanced search index option - called "Language of Captions, Accessible Audio and Visual" or something more succinct - whose contents are drawn solely from 041 $$p, $$q and $$r subfields wheresover they exist?

    From the April 2019 update of Alma onwards, the Metadata Editor now recognises the following subfields in the 041 (language code) field:

    $$p - language code of captions,
    $$q - language code of accessible audio,
    $$r - language code of accessible visual language (non-textual)

    These were all added to MARC during 2018.

    According to the MARC 21 Bibliographic Tag to Search Index Mapping table (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/040Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes), the contents of these subfields do not as yet map to an advanced search of the Language (Title) index in Alma.

    It occurs to us that the information contained in those subfields, albeit… more

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15. Allow the contents of MARC subfield 041 $$h to be considered for Search Index Mapping

    The MARC 21 Bibliographic Tag to Search Index Mapping table (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/040Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes) confirms that the contents of 041 subfields $$a, $$b, $$d, $$e, $$f, $$g, $$j, plus those of the 008 field positions 35-37, map to an advanced search of the Language (Title) index in Alma.

    The contents of 041 subfield $$h ("language code of original"), however, do not. This discriminates against those works which are translated from an original language into the one stipulated in 041 $$a subfield.

    There are plenty of titles in our stock where information regarding the language of the original material is no less important than the information regarding the language into which it has been translated (I'm thinking especially about texts in ancient language and/or non-Roman scripts); and experience of handling supplier and publisher MARC records confirms that 041 $$h subfields (which aren't mapped) are applied far more frequently and assiduously to records than 240 $$l subfields (which are mapped, albeit to Title and Uniform Title).

    It is appreciated that adding $$h to the Language (Title) index may not be what every customer wants, as that would lose the distinction between, say, titles in Swedish and titles that were translated to English from original Swedish.

    That being the case, could it at least be possible for ExLibris to introduce an additional advanced search index option - called "Language of Translation" or similar - whose contents are drawn solely from 041 $$h subfields wheresover they exist?

    The MARC 21 Bibliographic Tag to Search Index Mapping table (https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/040Resource_Management/040Metadata_Management/180Search_Indexes/050MARC_21_Search_Indexes) confirms that the contents of 041 subfields $$a, $$b, $$d, $$e, $$f, $$g, $$j, plus those of the 008 field positions 35-37, map to an advanced search of the Language (Title) index in Alma.

    The contents of 041 subfield $$h ("language code of original"), however, do not. This discriminates against those works which are translated from an original language into the one stipulated in 041 $$a subfield.

    There are plenty of titles in our stock where information regarding the language of the original material is no less… more

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    Hello All,

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16. Visually accessible display of MMS IDs etc.

    The MMS IDs and other IDs (e.g. holdings IDs, PIDs, item IDs, etc.) are very long. It's very difficult to distinguish one MMS ID from another.

    In the case of MMS IDs in our IZ and our associated NZ, the last 4 digits are fixed and have specific meaning, e.g.:
    MMS IDs ending with -3409 refer to our institution's MMS IDs
    MMS IDs ending with -3406 refer to the associated NZ's MMS IDs

    We'd like Alma to provide an option to display the 5 digits before the 4 ending digits in a different colour in order to make it easier to read the MMS IDs when we need to distinguish one MMS ID from another.

    For example:
    MMS ID 991000145579703409 -- Please make 57970 appear in a different colour
    MMS ID 9910283394903406 -- Please make 39490 appear in a different colour

    Thank you for your consideration!

    The MMS IDs and other IDs (e.g. holdings IDs, PIDs, item IDs, etc.) are very long. It's very difficult to distinguish one MMS ID from another.

    In the case of MMS IDs in our IZ and our associated NZ, the last 4 digits are fixed and have specific meaning, e.g.:
    MMS IDs ending with -3409 refer to our institution's MMS IDs
    MMS IDs ending with -3406 refer to the associated NZ's MMS IDs

    We'd like Alma to provide an option to display the 5 digits before the 4 ending digits in a different colour in order to make it easier… more

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17. Improve data entry and keyboard navigability

    The basic keyboard navigability of the metadata modification interface(s) is disappointing so far.

    I'm hoping I've just missed something, but I seem to be required to use the mouse to select controlled vocabulary items, and tabbing or using arrow keys to move through the deposit or asset doesn't seem to work at all. Dates can't be entered by typing, nor can I use the keyboard to navigate the calendar drop-down/pop-ups.

    If I'm wrong, please point me to the source I need to improve my speed of navigation.

    Using the mouse to point and click is not particularly quick, and oftentimes It would me faster to use the keyboard, I think.

    The basic keyboard navigability of the metadata modification interface(s) is disappointing so far.

    I'm hoping I've just missed something, but I seem to be required to use the mouse to select controlled vocabulary items, and tabbing or using arrow keys to move through the deposit or asset doesn't seem to work at all. Dates can't be entered by typing, nor can I use the keyboard to navigate the calendar drop-down/pop-ups.

    If I'm wrong, please point me to the source I need to improve my speed of navigation.

    Using the mouse to point and click is not particularly quick, and oftentimes… more

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18. Bibliographic item records to have a pop up note when clicked on

    Case - we sometimes loan a set of books to students on a specific module course for short periods and make sure they cant be requested by suppressing them from primo and putting them into a temporary location. It would be helpful if there was a configurable pop-up note on item records. So that when any librarian clicked on the item, they would get a pop-up message and this message was editable. Then user services staff would know that the book needs to be dealt with a specific way. We have tried using the fulfilment note, but this only shows on return and loan, which may happen via self-service machines, which means the librarian would have to check the notes fields if the book is for shelving.

    Case - we sometimes loan a set of books to students on a specific module course for short periods and make sure they cant be requested by suppressing them from primo and putting them into a temporary location. It would be helpful if there was a configurable pop-up note on item records. So that when any librarian clicked on the item, they would get a pop-up message and this message was editable. Then user services staff would know that the book needs to be dealt with a specific way. We have tried using the fulfilment note, but this only shows… more

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19. Show more information about how and where normalization rules are being used

    • A flag that indicates if a rule has been turned into a norm process.
    • At the bottom of the current Metadata Editor, with the tabs, add a tab that shows import profiles the process is used in if the rule has been turned into a process.
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20. Working with 2 or more name authority files : Implement new Marc21 subfield $2 -

    Marc21 Format change from May 2019 introduced a new subfied $2 in bib headings.

    $2 contains the source of heading of term in name or name-title and title headings (http://www.loc.gov/m.arc/bibliographic/bdapndxg.html)

    This subfield $2 already exists for use with 6xx headings, 2nd indicator 7. With this format change, Marc21 introduce the $2 in 100-700-800/110-710-810/111-711-811/130-730-830 fields.

    In Alma, links with Name/Titles authority file can be made only with 1 unique file, unless you use the Authority Priorities. Unfortunately, Authority Priorities is not convenient to all situations.

    Other linking possibilities based on $2 value would be more consistent for authority control.

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