Resources -> Open Metadata Editor -> File -> New -> MARC21 Bibliographic -> IZ Book Template (Default)
Enter bibliographic record information. At a minimum, enter a title into MARC field 245 subfield a.
Additional fields:
- Author: 100 subfield a
- ISBN: 020 subfield a
- ISSN: 022 subfield a
- Edition: 250 subfield a
- Publisher: 264 subfield b, publication date subfield c
Save the bibliographic record using the Save icon. Saving the bibliographic record creates the bibliographic record in the Institution Zone.
2. Ordering the title, using the short bibliographic record
While the short bibliographic record is open, click on the shopping cart (Order) icon.
Select the PO Line Type and PO Line Owner and click Create PO Line.
Enter order information, minimum requirements:
Material Supplier
List Price
Quantity for Pricing
Fund
PO Line Details
Acquisition method
Material type
Reporting codes
Option to Select “Manual packaging,” to place the order immediately, click “Order Now.”
Leave “Manual packaging” uncheck for adding multiple POLs (titles) to an order. Add POLs to the order or use “Save and Continue.”
3. Receiving the Item
Select the Acquisitions Department on Alma’s homepage from the dropdown in the banner.
From the Acquisition Menu -> Receiving and Invoicing -> Receive -> Select Item -> From ellipses choose Manage Items.
Select the Record -> Enter a barcode -> Choose “Keep in Department” (keeps the item unavailable for checkout) -> Select cataloging department -> Click Save and Receive.
4. Cataloging in OCLC
Search and perform general copy-cataloging activities in OCLC (Connexion or Record Manager).
Export bibliographic record(s) from OCLC.
5. Import full bibliographic record to Alma
In Alma, retrieve and open to edit the bibliographic record using the title or barcode.
Enter the OCLC number into MARC field 035 subfield a, including the OCLC prefix. (Indexing the OCLC in Alma may take a couple of minutes, please wait a couple of minutes before importing the full bibliographic record. If the OCLC number is not indexed, Alma will not find the match).
Edit record to open bibliographic record
From the Editing Actions menu, choose Add Field (F8)
035 $$a (OCoLC)123456
Click the Save icon
Importing bibliographic record
Use an Institution Zone import profile that matches based on OCLC number. See instructions to create an import profile.
Resources -> Import -> Import -> click the ellipses next to the Import Profile that uses the Institution Zone -> choose run from the dropdown.
Navigate to the File on the computer -> enter a label and click add.
On the following screen, click submit. Next, click refresh until the job finishes running.
6. Sharing the bibliographic record with the Network Zone
One bibliographic record at one-time option, open the record in the Metadata Editor, from the Record Actions menu, choose Share with Network.
Share bibliographic records with the Network Zone using a job.
Admin -> Monitor Jobs -> History tab, find the recently imported records job.
From the ellipses, choose the report.
From the Bibliographic Records Imported accordion, click on the ellipses, choose preview records.
Click on save a query, fill in the set information.
Admin -> Run a Job -> choose the job “link a set of records to the Network Zone” -> select the set saved earlier -> for serial match method and non-serial match method choose “Unique OCLC Identifier Match Method” -> select the Contribute IZ records box.
From Acquisition menu -> Post Receiving Processing -> Receiving Department Items -> Search for title -> Select title from list -> choose Done. Skip this step if acquisition receiving happens at the circulation desk.
Give items to the Circulation Desk. The circulation Desk Operator will have to scan in item(s). The item is now “on the shelf.”