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Ability to sort subfields in holding records
Currently, there is an option to sort subfields for BIB records, but there is no option to sort subfields for HOLDING records.
As an administrator for Alma, it would be helpful to have the ability to sort subfields in holdings records. For example, I was adding a subfield 3 to 583 holding records via normalization rules and the subfield was added at the end of the holdings tag. I desired the subfield 3 to be listed first in the 583, but it was not possible to do.1 vote -
Add Alma support for microlanguages and language codes recognised by Library of Congress, including Austlang
Alma’s support for Language for search indexing, facet, and display is hardcoded for 041 to the 3 digit MARC Code List for Languages.
This excludes languages recognised by Library of Congress, such as Austlang languages which were recognised more than 6 years ago in 2018.
This issue has been addressed in Primo in 2021 and 2022 with customer advocacy efforts, but remains a glaring omission within Alma.
See details: https://igelu.org/primo-support-for-austlang-and-iso-639-3/The only option currently within Alma for searching this data is to use the keyword field to search by information such as C15, and then use the Language filter to…
72 votes -
Suppress from Public Displayed on Export
A field for indicating if records are currently suppressed from discovery should be standard on all exports directly coming out of Alma. Having this information directly available would greatly help in tracking data pulled from Alma without having to go into individual records first, or pulling a list from Analytics first to cross-reference.
It seems to be a major component missing, especially from the Export (All Fields) list.2 votes -
Improvements for the MDEs left pane
The left pane in the MDE is a very helpful tool for navigation in daily business. With the following improvements it could be even more helpful:
- Customization of the display of the different databases in all the tabs (records/templates/rules): it would be very helpful if one could select only the databases that are necessary for the daily work for display (example: I have in the record tab 14 different databases of which I only need 4, and one that I need is only accessible through the drop down menu); if a selection is not possible it would be helpful…26 votes -
Make "search" and "sort by" functionality from Browse Bibliographic Headings accessible when binocular icon is clicked.
The Browse Bibliographic Headings feature allows a user to search in the results list and to sort the list by date, title, creator, etc. When you click the binocular icon for a subject in Alma, it looks like it brings up the Browse Bibliographic Headings feature, but the search and sort features are missing. We'd like them to be added to the results screen when you click the binocular icon.
8 votes -
Improve accessibility of some pop-ups in MDE
Some pop-ups in Alma cannot be handled with the keyboard (e.g. with the tab and enter keys) but need mouse clicks.
This makes end-to-end work processes based on keyboard actions and shortcuts impossible.
For employees with repetitive strain injury (RSI) who should minimize repetitive mouse actions for medical reasons, this is a disadvantage.
It would be very useful to be able to handle the following pop-ups with the keyboard:“Expand from template”, the template cannot be selected and confirmed via keyboard (tab, arrow keys, enter).
(In the similar case of the “Enhance the record” dialogue, key actions are possible.)“Confirmation…
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The addition of the ability to facet on item format and language in the MDE external resources search.
It would be really useful to be able to search external resources via the MDE specifically by format and language, or filter the results accordingly. For example, if a cataloguer wants to search principally for records in English and for print format items only.
2 votes -
Consistent use of first ISBN in MARC field 020 for electronic resources in Alma
Right now which ISBN is displayed/taken for export relating to e-resources is rather inconsistent in Alma:
.) In the results list of an All Titles search the first ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed and subsequently used for Excel export.
.) In the results list of an Electronic Portfolio search the second ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed (if there is one) and subsequently used for Excel export.
.) In the portfolio list of an electronic collection the second ISBN of MARC field 020 is displayed (if there is one).
.) On the portfolio tab of the Electronic…122 votes -
Indications rules for holding records
We are looking to filter sets with an indication rule to look in holding records to see if a 9XX field exists.
1 vote -
Selecting multiple sets of bibliographic records to export just in one go
At the moment the process to export multiple bib record sets is quite time-consuming since sets can only be selected one at a time. That means that if there are ten sets of bib records to export, the same procedure must be repeated ten times.
I wanted to suggest that from the Run a job screen it is possible just to select/tick in one go all the sets that need to be exported. It would be an enormous time-saver. I attach a screenshot for reference. Thanks6 votes -
Add "equal" option to the title search "Authority id" index
When searching for titles by authority ID, currently the search supports searching with: Contains keywords, contains phrase, is empty, not contains keywords, not contains phrase, is not empty.
Add the option to also search by "equals".3 votes -
"Show linked bibliographic records" action in Authorities search.
Add a new action in the Authorities search, that will allow navigating to the bibliographic records in the institution's catalog that have bib headings linked to that authority record.
0 votes -
Delete Bibliographic Records Job should be able to be restricted to the different Related Record Types
The "Delete Bibliographic Records" job can be executed with "Do not delete if related to other records", but the parameter takes into account any Related Record Type to other bib records. We think it would be a great improvement if "Do not delete if related to other records" could be used to optionally select the exact Related Record Types that should be used for running the job. This selection would be very similar to the functionality for consortia "Restrict Deletion of Network Zone Bibliographic Records with Related Records " with Configuration > Resources > Collection Retention > Bibliographic Record Deletion…
14 votes -
Implement OAI-PMH attribute completeListSize to element resumptionToken
As a data recipient of the Alma-OAI-PMH interface, I would like to see the extent of the response for a ListRecords query (also for ListIdentifiers), i.e. how many records are to be expected.
This information can be provided in accordance with the OAI-PMH standard (https://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html) in the completeListSize attribute of the resumptionToken element.3 votes -
Create a set from records held in the Metadata Editor
It would be useful to be able to save all of the records that you are working on in the metadata editor as a set to come back to later.
For example, this would be helpful when working on a bound with where you need to work on several records at the same time and need to add links across the records. At the moment, if this work is not completed and we need to return to it later, we would then need to create an itemised set by searching for and adding each record individually. Instead, it would be…
31 votes -
Searchbox jankiness
The searchbox in Alma is...odd.
When you click into it with one click, it highlights everything (instead of inserting the cursor where you clicked). Why not use the almost universal standard of 1 click = insert cursor at that point, 2 clicks = highlight that word / string, 3 clicks = highlight everything?
It's also needlessly difficult to make the dropdown disappear after having opened it when editing a record. The dropdown should disappear if you click anywhere else on the screen - as it does when not editing.
2 votes -
Display 360 mp4 file in Alma-D
We would like to have Alma-D support for displaying 360 mp4 files.
1 vote -
246 - 2nd. indicator - Alma should include the information of the indicator.
Alma Metada editor should write the information considering the chosen second indicator before the type of title included in subfield "a"
0 - Portion of title
1 - Parallel title
2 - Distinctive title
3 - Other title
4 - Cover title
5 - Added title page title
6 - Caption title
7 - Running title
8 - Spine title3 votes -
Preferred term correction - $3 (materials specified) reordering
Preferred term correction reorders $3 (materials specified) in authority MARC fields gets reordered from the beginning of the field to the end of the field. $3 (materials specified) is meant to be at the beginning of the field for the purpose of display in library catalogs at the beginning. It seems that the preferred term correction is just moving it to be in numeric order. Taking time to correct this afterwards is unnecessary and should not be reordered in the first place. It should be added to the preferred term correction function not to reorder $3.
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Abilty to edit the authorities from CZ
In bibliographic records and in Browse Bibliographic Records you can check the information of the linked authority - also CZ authorities. The possibility to take the authority directly in edit mode, as you have the right to edit authorities of the CZ
14 votes
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