Host bibliographic tool information

The host bibliographic tool takes a list of Alma MMS IDs and runs a job which returns a list data elements based on the source MMS ID. The following bibliographic fields will be included in the output:

• MMS ID from the source record
• MMS ID from the MARC 774$w
• The title listed in the MARC 774$t
• LDR position 6
• LDR position 7
• MARC 035|a with (OCoLC) prefix

Upload a file

• The text file must have a .txt extension
• No header is required in the file
• Each line of the file should contain a MMS ID for a host bibliographic record
• Limit the number of MMS IDs per file to 2000 maximum

How does it work?

After a user submits the file, a background job is triggered to process the uploaded MMS IDs. Once background job is completed or failed, it will send an email notification.

Email notifications

Depending on the outcome of the background job, the user will receive an email with one of the following messages:

• Succeed: If the background job completes successfully, an email will be sent to the user with a CSV file attached. This CSV file includes host bibliographic and linked bibliographic information.
• Success with unusual behaviors from Host Bibliographic or Linked Bibliographic Marc records: If the background job completes successfully but identifies unusual behaviors from the Host Bibliographic or linked Bibliographic records, an email will be sent to the user with a CSV file includes host bibliographic and linked bibliographic information, and log file indicating unusual behaviors.
• Failed: If the background job encounters any errors during processing, an email will be sent to the user with a message to contact support.

If you have any questions or problems using the tool, please contact Helpbox.