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Last revised: September 30, 2022 Please direct any questions or comments about this document to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org When in doubt: ask.  Any questions about editing or changing Network Zone (NZ) bib. records can be posted to t...

Last revised: March 29, 2019 Please direct any questions or comments about these principles to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org Do no harm. Please see the WRLC Network Zone Bibliographic Record Policies, the Making Changes to WRLC Netw...

Please direct any questions or comments about these policies to the WRLC Metadata Committee:  metadata@list.wrlc.org BACKGROUND The WRLC Metadata Committee was tasked to provide policies regarding a shared catalog in Alma integrated library system. Below s...

Updated March 22, 2024 Please direct any questions or comments about this document to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org When in doubt: ask.  Any questions about deleting fields in Network Zone (NZ) bib. records can be posted to the message ...

Item record descriptions for print periodicals should follow the guidelines below. Every effort should be made to adhere to these guidelines for newly cataloged items. Legacy records should be corrected only as time and resources allow. For a full list of W...

The following are recommendations for print periodicals written by the Serial Holdings Subgroup and approved by the Metadata Committee in fiscal year 2023.  The purpose of these recommendations is to standardize serial holding and item records in the WRLC Alm...

Session 1 | What you need to know (WRLC Overview) Presented by Jackie Saavedra, WRLC, on October 18, 2022 Session 2 | Meet Alma (Introduction to the Alma ILS) Presented by Jen Froetschel, GW, on October 25, 2022 Session 3 | Using the Metadata Editor P...

When a record is opened in Alma’s Metadata Editor, Alma checks the record for a variety of characteristics such as missing information, invalid information, duplicate records, and so forth. If an issue is found, it is presented as a warning at the bottom of th...

In August of 2022, Ex Libris introduced a new feature for Primo VE - secondary resource types. This feature allows records to have at least two resource types. The main resource type will continue to appear in the record view in Primo. The secondary resource t...

The WRLC Network Zone runs two different jobs in Alma for authority control: the Link BIB Headings job, and the Preferred Term Correction job. The former links authority headings to an authority record, and the latter changes the heading from the non-preferred...

CDI Defined Central Discovery Index (CDI) is a database of citations gathered from a wide array of sources such as journal articles, e-books, legal documents and more. They are harvested from thousands of primary and secondary commercial publishers and aggreg...

Below is a list of current shared electronic collections that are kept and managed in the WRLC Network Zone. The table is updated as new collections are added. You can find links to the original Google Sheet (as well as Google Sheets for previous years) on the...

It is WRLC policy to use one of three specific merge rules when merging records; these rules were written so as to preserve local WRLC notes in the bib record. The decision to use specific WRLC merge rules was made by the WRLC Metadata Committee in July of 201...

Match methods in Alma are primarily used in import profiles to determine whether an incoming record is considered a duplicate of an existing record.  Match methods are also used in the Metadata Editor, specifically when linking records from the Institution Zo...

On the 2nd of every month, the WRLC Alma Network Zone creates an Analytics report listing all Network Zone bibliographic records that have duplicate OCLC numbers. The WRLC Network Zone uses the OCLC number as our primary match point; all NZ records must hav...

Below is a list of all Local Parameters configured in Analytics for Network Zone records. Parameter Field Local Parameter 1 300 Local Parameter 2 592   Keep in mind that you may see more Local Parameters in NZ Analytics than what is...

Below is a comprehensive list of all instances (Alma, Primo VE, and Sandboxes) in the WRLC Network Zone. Alma Institution Alma URL American University https://wrlc-amu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/ American University Washington College of Law h...

Alma provides the ability to merge two bibliographic records in the Metadata Editor. This is helpful when catalogers identify duplicate records. For more information on duplicate records in the WRLC Network Zone, see the WRLC policy on Bibliographic Utilities...

There are two different ways to relink a holdings record; either through an Alma search or in the Metadata Editor. Alma Search Search for the record either using a Physical Titles or Physical Holdings search in Alma Choose View to view the holdings record...

Linking bibliographic records to the NZ Open the bibliographic record in the Metadata Editor. If the record only exists in your Institution Zone, a house icon will appear under the title of the item. Choose Record Actions > Share with Network If there are...