Moving item records to differenent holding records and merging holding records
Being able to merge holdings records that have been accidentally created. Either that, or moving item records to different holding records, even if the holding records are in the same location, but different call numbers.
Aleta Copeland
shared this idea
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Kristen Fredericksen
commented
Strongly in favor of this Idea. At one of our campuses, each piece of equipment—like an iPad—was originally cataloged with its own bib, holdings, and item record. After some cleanup, we were able to consolidate everything so that all equipment items now share a single bib record. However, each item is still attached to its own separate holdings record, even though the call numbers and locations are identical. What we really need is the ability to merge those holdings so that all items can sit under a single bib and a single holdings record, with individual item records as expected. Right now, Alma only allows us to move items between holdings attached to the same bib record, and it doesn’t offer a way to merge holdings. This creates unnecessary clutter and complicates maintenance.
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Barbora Drobíková commented
I´m voting for merging holding records. After migration, it is very important for us.
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Christie Glancy
commented
Can this be done in batch?
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Kevin M. Randall
commented
It is already possible to move the item records to either a different holdings record on the same bib ("Change Holdings" button) or a holdings record on a different bib ("Relink to another Bib" button).