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l.burns@hw.ac.uk
isc Collections AIP American Institute of Physics 2024-2025-2026 Extension
Can you please let me know when this will be added to Alma to allow activation.
Thank you.
Lynn Burns1 vote -
Overlap analysis report - add a column for local versus CZ
Sometimes we have local portfolios attached to CZ collections. In the output overlap analysis reports that include IZ titles, it would be helpful to have a column which indicated whether the analyzed portfolio is a local portfolio or a CZ portfolio.
3 votes -
Alma Fulfillment - field MARC 740 should be visible
While searching in ALMA Fulfillment, the MARC field 740 should be immediately visible in a dedicated panel, without having to scroll all the way down to the MARC view. This happens in Primo where you can see the several titles of each volume of a specific work. Some books have several volumes, and despite having a general, collective title, sometimes each volume has its own title (and authors, etc.). This information should be easily seen in the results without having to search through the MARC view. Yes, I know this information is searchable and can be retrieved, but for the…
2 votes -
Alma Fulfillment should have more facets
The Facets Menu in Alma Fulfillment (Patron Services) needs more facets, especially AUTHOR, COLLECTION/SERIES and PUBLISHER/EDITOR. Honestly, the few facets provided in the various search types are insufficient. These should be flexible configurable.
1 vote -
Allow CZ records to preserve or support local subject access for non-english indexing
We would like Alma to support a stable and sustainable solution for managing local subject access in Community Zone records.
Currently, when CZ records are updated, subject fields (65X) may be overwritten or removed. Although local fields can now be recovered in local indexes, this doesn't solve the core issue: subject access in our language is lost from the standard 65X fields, and this information becomes invisible to our consortial members.
We manage a large and continuously growing volume of electronic records, and the loss of controlled subject access has a significant impact. We have already identified more than 6.000…
107 votes -
Request to Enhance the Purchase Requests API
We would like to request several enhancements to the Purchase Requests API.
First, when sending a purchase request API call from the library website to Alma, we would like the API to allow submission of the request date or request month and to return responses that reflect this information.
Second, the Purchase Requests API currently returns a maximum of 100 records. We request that these returned records be sorted in descending order by request date.
Finally, we would like the maximum number of records returned by the Purchase Requests API to be increased from 100 to 500.
10 votes -
Add "Any" as selectable format for Resource Sharing requests
The Resource Sharing request form does not allow a blank default (at least for books).
And you cannot have different default values for Article and Book requests.Having the option "Any" available would give flexibility and allow to have no default value.
3 votes -
Alma - Standardize Cross-Field Validation Across Configuration Dialogs
Request:
Implement dynamic dependency handling within Alma "Add Row" dialog boxes to support Proactive Error Prevention.The interface should only present users with valid input field combinations, ensuring that logically impossible configurations cannot be constructed.
While this request originated from a ticket regarding the Exclude Process Types from Publishing dialog, it identifies a broader need for platform-wide consistency in how Alma handles field relationships.
Functional Gap:
Currently, the "Exclude Process Types from Publishing" dialog treats [Process Type] and [In Process Type] as independent fields.The Problem: Users can construct combinations that the system knows are invalid.
The Result: The user…
2 votes -
New Content
Add "V&P Online" collection to Alma, it's already in Serial Solutions.
Code 1.W
Last Full Update 04/16/2014
Last Partial Update 06/20/2024
Provider Vita e Pensiero
Titles 25
Titles are selectable No
Status Not Tracked
CDI
checkmark66% View coverage
Default URL http://www.vitaepensiero.it/riviste.html
Default Database Name V&P online3 votes -
acquisition vendor analytics expansion: all URLs
We would like to see more complete vendor information in Analytics in general, however this specific request is for inclusion of all URL types, along with both their description and note fields.
The use case is that we are hindered from fully using all the fields within Alma when we cannot run reports on that information in order to back it up. The backup is necessary due to the lack of an "are you sure" popup for the Delete action. Also, administrative and statistics login information needs to be available to all acquisitions and e-resources staff, however it needs to…
20 votes -
Persistent User Group Data in Borrowing Requests Subject Area
We would like to request that the Borrowing Requests subject area in Analytics captures and stores the patron's information (specifically the User Group) at the time of the transaction, rather than pulling the current status from the user record.
Currently, historical reports on borrowing requests reflect the requester's present-day group. If a student who made a request three years ago is now a staff member, or if their record has been deleted, the historical data is either overwritten or lost. This makes the data entirely out of context and renders historical analysis and longitudinal reporting impossible.
In the Fulfillment subject…
62 votes -
Shipping Cost Lender Rules - Partner Organization Type
It would be great if ‘Partner Organization Type’ could be added as a parameter in the ‘Shipping Cost – Lender Rules.’ This would allow us to set the Partner Organization Type for new partners instead of having to select each new partner individually.
5 votes -
Add a 'Save Workspace' Option in Alma?
I don't know about others, but I would like an Alma option to return to where I left off on logout, rather than having to burrow back in from the same landing page every time, in both Alma and Analytics.
This is minor friction, but after 8 years of this, I have to say it chafes.
2 votes -
AI Metadata Assistant
The AI Metadata Assistant is limited to processing four pages or four files per upload. Enabling batch uploading would better support larger metadata workflows.
1 vote -
Authority control for name-title access points: link bibliographic 1XX+240 to authority 1XX $t
In Alma, bibliographic records containing 1XX + 240 do not establish an effective authority link with the corresponding name-title authority record (1XX $t).
As a result, when the authorized access point for a name-title authority is updated (for example, a change in the title portion in 1XX $t), the update is not propagated to the linked bibliographic records. The 240 fields in affected bibliographic records remain unchanged and must be identified and edited manually.
This behavior results in:
· High manual maintenance effort
· Increased risk of inconsistencies between authority and bibliographic data
· Reduced effectiveness of authority control in…
48 votes -
Create new reports for Authority management
National libraries and institutions managing controlled vocabularies require robust tools to ensure the integrity of their authority files. Current Alma functionality (Authority Control Task List) focuses primarily on the link between bibliographic and authority records. We propose a new set of dedicated Authority Management Reports to identify internal inconsistencies, errors, and redundancies within the authority files themselves.
Proposed Reports & Functionality
· Orphan Authority Records: Identifies authority records without any associated bibliographic records. Crucial for cleaning up legacy data or unused headings.
· MARC Encoding Errors: Detects structural errors within authority records (e.g., missing mandatory fields like 008, invalid indicators,…
53 votes -
Update All Relevant Indicators When Correcting Preferred Terms Linked via Cross-References
The recent enhancement to Preferred Term Correction correctly updates bibliographic headings when the preferred and non-preferred terms are in different authority fields (for example, 410 → 130), and changes the bibliographic field tag accordingly (e.g., 610 → 630).
However, the current implementation does not fully synchronize MARC indicators between authority and bibliographic records.The enhancement documentation states:
"When a bibliographic field is updated to an X30 field, the non-filing indicators in the bibliographic record will be adjusted based on the linked authority record. According to MARC21 standards, the 1st indicator of authority field 130 (Nonfiling characters) will be copied to…66 votes -
Relationship designators should not be searched in Field 5XX, subfield $a
In Authorities, when relationship designators are used to specify relationships between agents in field 5XX, with subfield $i (relationship information), Alma searchs the relationship designators included in $i instead of searching the agent name included in subfield $a (personal names; corporate names, etc.). The subfield $i is not part of the name of the author or contributor, it is a separate element that denotes a relationship between agents. It is for this reason that we propose that names be indexed by the name included in subfield $a instead of subfield $i.
15 votes -
Community Zone Authorities vs Network Zone Authorities
When authority records are managed from a Network Zone (NZ) in a cooperative way—that is, when several institutions create and maintain authority records of different types (names, subjects, etc.)—it is confusing for catalogers when authorities from the Community Zone appear.
For this reason, we would like the possibility to choose from which zone we view authority records, mainly in these two screens:
• In Browse Authority Headings in the NZ, we would like to have different tabs to choose which zone we want to consult, the NZ or the CZ
• In Browse Authority Headings in any IZ of the…31 votes -
Add delivery option for Booking request
We currently allow faculty to request delivery for booked materials using the note field. This functionality is configured for visual materials requested by faculty to be shown in the classroom. The workflow produces hold notifications since the request form does not allow for delivery option which creates confusion with the patron. This improvement idea was previously submitted by another institution but closed during clean up. We would still find this improvement beneficial as the same issue recently came up, so I'm resubmitting.
1 vote
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