Resource Management Group (RMG)

Interim procedures for creating Host Bibliographic Records that continue the status quo of records that were created on migration to Alma in 2021, and are not meant to represent any final decisions regarding Berkeley’s treatment of Host Bibliographic Records. The procedures are meant to provide guidance for catalogers to create records that can be updated in batch, along with the migrated records, as any changes are implemented in their treatment.

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.

This procedure outlines the process for circulation staff to create minimal records in Alma for 3D objects, including equipment and electronic devices, so they can be loaned out to users. This procedure applies to such objects as laptops, power banks, chargers, mice, and frisbees.

This document lists the current and legacy MARC Organization Codes used by UC Berkeley Libraries in Alma.

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

This procedure outlines the process for importing a new WorldCat record or merging an existing WorldCat record in the Network Zone (NZ) when the OCLC number is used in a Community Zone (CZ) record.

This document concerns OCLC holdings maintenance for physical resources. Maintaining accurate institutional holdings in OCLC is important for Library staff and for our users both locally and worldwide, and it is vital for interlibrary services.

In order for OCLC to communicate with Alma, a new Gateway export connection will need to be established.

This procedure outlines how to enter cataloging statistics into local extension field 955 in Alma using templates, and how to obtain cataloging statistics using Alma Analytics and Excel.

This procedure outlines the process for creating minimal records in Alma for prints in the Graphic Arts Loan Collection (GALC) so they can be loaned out to users.

It does not include information for receiving the prints, updating the spreadsheet, sending to the framers, adding the barcode, or updating the website.