Metadata Services (MdS)

Call number formatting guidelines for Alma

Guidelines for formatting call numbers, according to Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and other call number schemes, in Alma holdings records.

By rbrandt on 10-23-2024

Sending materials to Metadata Services

This procedure outlines the process for sending physical materials to Metadata Services for cataloging or record maintenance, including scanning items into the Acquisitions Technical Services work order.

By abaron on 07-30-2024

Related records: background on unlinked related records

Explains the history of related record practices and how they may have become unlinked over the course of OPAC migrations. Also covers previous attempts to mitigate the unlinked related records problem.

By jcripe on 05-06-2024