Resource Management Configuration Overview
To configure resource management, you must have one of the following roles:
- Catalog Administrator
- General System Administrator
This section describes the configuration options for the various resource management functions. These can be accessed in Configuration Menu > Resources. The following table lists the available configuration options. Options are configurable on the institution level, only.
Note that some configuration changes in Resource Management impact other functional areas. Consider the impact on other functional areas before making changes to existing configurations.
For a full reference of all the code tables provided with Alma, see Alma Code Table Reference.
| Section | Configuration Item | Configuration Level | Refer To: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Configuration | Search Indexes | Institution | Configuring Search Indexes |
| Customize Indexes Labels | Institution | Configuring Index Labels | |
| External Search Resources | Institution | Configuring External Search Resources | |
| External Search Profile | Institution | Configuring External Search Profiles | |
| Repository Search | Institution | Customizing the Repository Search | |
| Additional Staff Search Fields | Institution | Configuring Additional Staff Search Fields | |
| Cataloging | Metadata Configuration | Institution | Configuring Cataloging |
| Controlled Vocabulary Registry | Institution | Configuring Controlled Vocabulary Registry | |
| Author Number Lists | Institution | Configuring Author Number Lists | |
| Local Transliteration Table for Author Number Generation | Institution | Configuring Customized Transliteration for Author Number List Generation | |
| BIB Redirection Fields | Institution | Configuring BIB Redirection Fields | |
| Cataloger Permission Level
This option must be enabled for your institution by Ex Libris.
|
Institution | Cataloging Privileges | |
| Cataloging Level Mapping for External Authority
This option is only available when your institution is enabled with the ability to contribute authority records to the Community Zone.
|
Institution | Configuring Cataloging Levels for Contribution to Externally Managed Authorities | |
|
CNMARC 6XX Multiple Heading Configuration
UNIMARC Multiple Authority ID configuration
These options are only available when the relevant record types are configured by Ex Libris as active for your institution.
|
Institution | ||
| MARC Slim Configuration | Institution | MARC Slim Configuration | |
| MARC21 / KORMARC - Browse Bib Headings Names / Subjects | Institution | Configuring Browsing Bib Headings Names / Subjects | |
| Record Export | Exclude Process Types from Publishing | Institution | Excluding Resources with Specific Process Types from Publishing |
| Map Holdings fields into Bib record OCLC | Institution | Publishing to OCLC | |
| Institution OCLC Symbol | Institution | Publishing to OCLC | |
| Map Holdings fields into Bib record Libraries Australia | Institution | Holdings Mappings for Libraries Australia | |
| Institution NUC Symbol | Institution | Configuring a Library NUC | |
| MARC 21 to DC Crosswalk | Institution | Configuring MARC 21 to DC Crosswalk | |
| Record Import | Originating Systems for MD Records | Institution | Configuring Originating Systems for Import Profiles |
| Remote Digital Repositories | Institution | Managing Remote Digital Repositories | |
| Deposit | Deposit Return Reasons | Institution | Configuring Deposit Return Reasons |
| Deposit Decline Reasons | Institution | Configuring Deposit Decline Reasons | |
| Patron Deposit Templates | Institution | Configuring Patron Deposit Templates | |
| Patron Deposit Labels | Institution | Configuring Patron Deposit Labels | |
| Terms and Conditions | Institution | Configuring Terms and Conditions | |
| General | Other Settings | Institution | Configuring Other Settings |
| Processes | Institution | Configuring Processes | |
| Provenance Code | Institution | Configuring Provenance Codes | |
| Accession Number | Institution | Configuring Accession Numbers | |
| Item Sequences | Institution | Configuring Physical Item Sequences | |
| Control Number | Institution | Configuring Control Numbers | |
| E Task Statuses | Institution | Configuring E-Task Statuses | |
| Label Printing Tool | Institution | Printing Book Labels Using the Label Printing Tool | |
| Call Number Parsing | Institution | Configuring Call Number Parsing | |
| Barcode Generation | Institution | Configuring the Barcode Generation Method and Barcode Validation | |
| Description Templates | Institution | Configuring Description Templates | |
| Inventory Network Groups | Institution | Configuring Distributed Access to Electronic Resources | |
| Physical Item Sort Routines | Institution | Configuring Physical Item Sort Routines | |
| Physical Material Type Descriptions | Institution | Configuring Physical Item Material Type Descriptions | |
| Brief Levels | Institution | Configuring Brief Level Code Descriptions | |
| Call Number Mapping | Institution | Mapping Call Numbers to Holdings | |
| Digital Storage | Institution | Configuring Digital Storage | |
| Library/Location Display | Institution | Customizing How Library and Location Appear | |
| Representation Label Templates | Institution | Configuring Representation Label Templates | |
| Resource Management Jobs Configuration | Institution | Configuring Resource Management Jobs | |
| Reminder Types | Institution | Configuring Reminder Types | |
| Reminder Statuses | Institution | Configuring Reminder Statuses | |
| Statistics Notes | Institution | Configuring Statistics Notes | |
| Authority Control Task List Types | Institution | Configuring Authority Control Task List Report Types | |
| Medium Types | Institution | Configuring Medium Types |