Creation Date should be displayed in the Item Record
Please add the item record's Creation Date to the fields displayed in the item record. An appropriate location would be the History tab. It is currently possible to find the creation date only through Alma Analytics. While the Receipt Date can be a clue to the item's date of creation, the dates are not necessarily the same. Furthermore, the Receipt Date is populated automatically only when receiving an item through Acquisitions, and inputting the date manually when creating an item in the Metadata Editor is an extra step which can be overlooked and may not be applicable (or justified by local workflow needs) when doing retrospective work.
Kevin M. Randall
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Kevin M. Randall
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It seems that the "Last updated ..." information in the popup window pertains not to the item record, but to the HOLDINGS record. For instance, today I edited the 866 fields (textual holdings statements) in a holdings record, without touching anything in the 852 field. Then, looking at some of the items, I see that all of the items are showing the date, time, and operator pertaining to the holdings record update. No actions had been taken by me or by a job that would have affected the item records.
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Hi Kevin
Thanks for the input. Attached is a screenshot of an Item in the Item Editor, showing the creation date/created by details. Is there something else?
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