Need ability to search 79X fields
We plan to implement use of the 790 field for local tracings (such as former owners) to be used for special collections materials, and have set up a separate search field in Primo. Now we see that we can't search that field at all in Alma, only Primo. Since Alma does index 59X fields as "local notes" and 69X fields as "local subjects" we propose that the 79X be indexed as well.
Kelly
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Hi everyone, thank you for supporting this idea.
As of February 2026 release, Alma supports defining custom indexes for each institution based on Bibliographic data. This new infrastructure provides the flexibility for each customer to create their own search indexes tailored to their Bibliographic data.
Refer to the Alma release notes for more information.
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Alma Product
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Ted Schwitzner commented
We would like to see the 79X tags added to the list of available local tags in the metadata editor. Our consortium's member libraries have been practiced in using these fields for local metadata, and we would like to not lose that data. Additionally, OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards have established these fields for use by its member libraries, including in OCLC's Local Bibliographic Data (LBD).
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JMC
commented
I wholehearted support this idea, despite having no votes to give at the moment. ALL fields should be indexed.