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Bring back the Galileo portfolio holdings in the institutional bibliographic record.
There was a time in which the Alma portfolios for e-journals directly replicated the holdings for the institution that are shown through the Primo userface. Now that this is no longer the case, we're seeing more errors for deactivating and withdrawing journals that we do still have access to, despite not being able to see those available portfolios on the back-end of Alma. This is a problem.
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Merge/overlay authority records
The merging/overlaying functionality is not currently available for Authority records in Alma.
It would be very useful, especially in a cooperative cataloguing environment as SBN, where we operate; as a matter of fact, we do not use ready-made bibliographic records prepared by a national agency, but every library contributes to the general national catalogue.3 votesHello All,
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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.
3 votesHello All,
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Search by LCCN in the external resources search in the MD editor.
The metadata editor, we would like to be able to search external resources by fields 010 and 028, the LCCN.
3 votesHello All,
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Ability to select a subject after F3
In the metadata editor - the option for a "select" button next to the "view" is indeed required in "tools - Browse bib headings"
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3 votes
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Select records to release from Records tab (left pane of Metadata Editor)
On the Records tab in the left pane of the Metadata Editor there should be a way to select some of the records and then release them I use that tab for my work in progress and go through it weekly or when I finish a project to release the records I'm done with. Currently, I have to do that one record at a time because it's rare that I would want to release all the records and the only for releasing records are one at a time or all of them.
3 votesHello All,
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Allow ability to configure "Release all records of another cataloger" in the MDE
In the MDE, there is an option under "Record actions" where a user can release all records of another user. When selected, all Alma users are listed and anyone with a Cataloger role can release all records that are in use by any Alma user. We would like to see this being customizable, to ensure that a user doesn't inadvertently release all records for another user as these records could be still being reviewed, needing to be worked on, etc.
Providing customizing options, such as limiting this function by role (such as Catalog Manager) or even being able to disable…3 votesHello All,
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marking & emailing ALMA Records
having the ability to mark and email records in ALMA. this is available in PRIMO but not ALMA.
if one is looking at circulation data, only available in ALMA, then makes a decision, e.g. to have the material withdrawn, one can't email the record to others who would pull the material.
one can use both but this is inefficient. one can use analytics but this inefficient for dealing with just one or a small number of records.
one can also use it for reporting cataloging problems. our experience is that technical services uses ALMA and public services uses PRIMO.
it…
3 votesHello All,
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add 'append fields to a record' functionality
In Aleph, we used a lot the job p-manage-18 (load Aleph sequential record format) with the parameter: Update current records in the database - Append fields to a record.
This is no longer possible in Alma, I can only overwrite a record completely, but not add fields to a existing record.
The only way at the moment is to export an existing record (to MarcEdit for example), add the new fields there manually, and import the record again.
Usually, we have to add up to 100 new metadata fields per record, and they are all different per record, therefore I…2 votesHello All,
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Add Scheduler Status to Import Profiles screen
On the Import Profiles screen, listing all the import profiles, add a new column (next to the Status column) for Scheduler Status. The values would be Active or Inactive, as shown in the import profile. If an import profile has an Import Protocol of Upload File/s, the Scheduler Status should display as Inactive in this new column.
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Being able to release just one record from someone else instead of all their records.
Being able to release just one record from someone else instead of all their records.
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Allow editing of controlled vocabulary terms
The Controlled Vocabulary Registry doesn't allow editing of individual terms. The only way to edit/correct one is by deleting and re-creating it.
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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…
2 votesHello All,
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When "Add field", Alma should decide whether subfield a should be added depends on the field.
"Add field" adds [an empty filed + subfield a] under other than the 0XX. However, for example, when we would like to add 035 under 008, $$a is not added and we need to add it by ourselves.
The setting of that field should be decided at that timing. It seems reasonable to specify 007 to display a form for 007, 008 to display a form suitable for 008, and $$a for non-fixed length fields.2 votesHello All,
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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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Metadata Editor : Record locking and releasing
We need to be able to release an individual Bib or Holdings record locked by another cataloguer, in order to work on it immediately, without having to release all records locked by that person.
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2 votes
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Unmerged Cells in Exported Lost/Missing List
I would like it if cells weren't merged when they're exported. Whenever I unmerge cells to sort my library's lost/missing list by call number, I always end up with about 30-40 items at the end whose titles and call numbers disappeared. I then have to individually search these for items in Alma by barcode and manually fill this information in, and resort the list. It would save about an hour or two of my time each month if duplicate entries weren't merged that way.
2 votesHello All,
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Enhance Generate Accession number function in MDE
Enhance Generate Accession number function in MDE. Add ability to search for, filter and sort Accession Number from the Accession number sequences list without having to scroll down the list.
2 votesHello All,
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