Policy

This set of tables shows the approved abbreviations for serial titles printed on spines during binding. It can be used to create a shortened serial title to add to a holdings 911$d (bind title) field.

This document outlines the local holdings fields that have been defined by UC Berkeley Library for use in Alma.

This document provides guidance for units to submit lists of items to be withdrawn in batch by Metadata Services.

This document provides a quick reference of commonly used MARC bibliographic fields and subfields in monographic cataloging.

This documents the policies for recording in the various fields on the Notes tab in an item record.

This Collection Services Division policy identifies which components of newly acquired resources are considered to be essential to retain, describe, and preserve. This policy also applies to the preservation of circulating collections, as well as any changes that may be made to a catalog record.

This document covers coding best practices for fields and subfields in holdings records.

This procedure outlines the process for checking whether a newly received item arriving at a shelving location from a source other than Acquisitions/Metadata Services can be added to an existing fully cataloged record or if it needs to be referred to your local Tech Lead or Cataloging Unit for records work before adding to the collection. This documentation is NOT to be used for replacements for lost copies (forthcoming).

Item records in Alma provide the basis for a wide range of operations in technical and public services, such as checking things in/out, placing requests, billing, labeling, binding, tracking of in-process materials, and compiling statistics. Every item record in Alma must be attached to a holdings record, which is attached to the bibliographic (bib) record.

This document explains the proper way to create a new item in Alma, lists the tabs and fields available within an item record, and describes how they're used at Berkeley.