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.
Tag: Policies
Best Practice: Adding missing ISBNs to existing WorldCat records
When Alliance catalogers find Network Zone records that lack ISBNs, the ISBNs should be added to the WorldCat master record.
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.
Policy: Non overlay full by brief flag
Interim Policy on use of the “Do not override/merge a non-brief record with a brief version” flag in Alma import profiles
Policy: Language of Cataloging
Policy on the language of cataloging used by a cataloging agency. (Not the language of a resource.)
Policy: Activation of Community Zone (CZ) Collection for Ebrary Academic Complete Subscription
It is Alliance policy that all libraries activate the Ebrary Academic Complete collection in Alma’s Community Zone (CZ). In order to achieve efficient maintenance of this consortial resource, libraries should activate the CZ collection, which will then receive updates as the collection is improved.
Policy: Contributing Collections to the CZ
Policy for contributing collections to Alma’s Community Zone (CZ) and editing CZ bibliographic records.
Policy: Cataloging of Titles on Electronic Readers
This policy will enable the Alliance to limit issues from cataloging of titles on electronic readers.
Policy: Bound-withs
Alliance libraries must use the standard method of creating bound-withs in Alma to ensure linking information is stored in the IZ and immune from overlay.
Policy: Level of PCC Contribution
This policy establishes expectations of contributions from members of the Alliance who are also members of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC).