Creating a Local Electronic Collection in Alma for a LibGuide or Institutional Repository
For each LibGuide or Institutional Repository (IR) that is ingested by Summon, you will need to create both a bibliographic record and local electronic collection and then publish the new bibliographic record to Summon.
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Open the MD Editor (Resources > Cataloging > Open Metadata Editor) and create a descriptive record for the collection (see Working with Bibliographic Records). For example:
Descriptive Record for the LibGuide or IR -
Create a local database (see Adding a Local Electronic Collection):
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Open the Electronic Collection Editor (Resources > Create Inventory > Add Local Electronic Collection).
Local Electronic Collection for LibGuide or IR -
Specify the following fields:
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Public name – Specify the name of the collection in 360/Intota. This displays as Source in the Summon UI.
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Provider package code (DB ID) – Specify the 3 or 5 digit/letter code associated with this collection in the 360/Intota KB.
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Collection type – Select Database.
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Select Save and continue.
Continue Defining the Local Collection -
Select the Additional tab.
Configure the Linking and Descriptive Information -
Specify the following fields:
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Level URL – Specify the URL used to access the local collection.
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Additional descriptive information – Search for and select the descriptive bibliographic record that you created earlier.
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Select Save to create your local collection and to associate it with the descriptive bibliographic record.
Local Electronic Collection Added to Alma Repository
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This collection will be available after the Publishing Electronic Records to Summon job runs in Alma.