ndicating inventory (holdings, items, and portfolios) in Alma’s Network Zone for materials both ordered and cataloged will avoid unnecessary duplication, allow member libraries to make acquisitions decisions based on the most current and accurate data, and support increased collaborative technical services and cooperative collection development between Alliance libraries.
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Local Fields Best Practices, FAQ, and Tables
This page contains best practices and FAQs about local fields in Alma.
Policy: Deleting bare Network Zone Records from an IZ
This policy ensures operators working in an Institution Zone do not delete Network Zone records that appear bare, but in fact may be linked to bound-with titles in a local IZ.
Creating a Set of Boundwith Records
These instructions show one method of creating a set of boudwith records so they can be excluded from other sets.
Automatic loading of WorldShare Collection files via FTP
When files in WorldShare Collections reach the 31-day mark of existence they will be placed in a ZIP file. This document explains the impact on Alliance libraries and what needs to be done.
Alma OCA Normalize Process
Normalization rules can be grouped together and packaged into a single process which can then be used in both import profiles and external system configurations (e.g., the Alma configuration for OCLC’s Connexion imports) to modify all bibliographic records being imported into Alma.
Alma Indication Rules: Tips and Tricks for Alliance Members
This FAQ addresses questions gathered from the Technical Services community about indication rules.
Alma Daily Bib Record Updates & OCLC WorldShare Collection Manager
The document describes both the WorldCat Collection Manager that is used to create the daily files of new, updated, merged, and deleted WorldCat records for the Alliance, and the Alma NZ import profiles that are used to load the records into the NZ.
Alma Brief Record Level Configuration
This document describes the current configuration and default Brief Record Level rule being used in the Alliance NZ account.
Best Practice: Syncing IZ & NZ Brief Levels for Bibliographic Records
Synchronization of IZ/NZ brief level rules will reduce troubleshooting, better prepare the Alliance for future shared/collaborative work efforts, and aligns with the Alliance’s Work Smart initiative.