Procedure

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

Oral history cataloging for transcripts with electronic versions

Scope

This procedure outlines the process for cataloging electronic versions of oral history transcripts produced the by the Oral History Center. This is a suggested workflow. There may be other expediencies that work better for individual catalogers.

By rbrandt on 07-29-2024

Item templates in Alma

Item templates in Alma enable staff who have a need to create many item records with similar characteristics to prefill specific fields in those records with desired values, making the item creation process more efficient and accurate.

By jcripe on 09-16-2024

Requesting access to Library IT Uploads server

Several processes/functions in Alma write files to the Uploads server, some of which are retrieved manually and would require direct access to the /exports subdirectory in the Alma directory in Uploads. Previously, all the processes which wrote to /exports were managed by Systems and Discovery, but now we are in the process of handing off some work, including processes which write to /exports, to specific staff members in the Collections Services Division (CSD).

By gosselar on 06-24-2024

Guidance for creating a SILS Documentation Site page

Build experience creating a Drupal document page and complete without errors on the SILS Documentation Site sandbox environment in order to gain access to editing privileges on the production SILS Documentation Site.

By gosselar on 07-03-2024