Resource Management - July 2018 Enhancements

Idea Exchange: To more easily manage the Authority Control Task List, a new filter and new facets were added to the Review and All tabs. This is a continuation of the June 2018 release's Authority Control Task List filter and facet enhancements. See Using the Authority Control Task List for more information.

Idea Exchange: When configured, repository searches for Keywords, Creator, Uniform Title, Names, Subject, and Subject (LC) now include matches to non-preferred terms in any associated authority records. To enable this, you must enable a customer parameter (implemented in the June hot fix) prior to the start of the July re-indexing process. See Non-Preferred Terms in Repository Search for more information.

Idea Exchange: The MARC 21 resource type options were updated with many changes to include ceased print and electronic serial publications, plus digital. See The Resource Type Field for more information.

When you save an authority record that you are editing, the system now checks the repository to see if there are records with duplicate headings content. There is also a Tools option in the MD Editor to find duplicate headings content in authority records in the repository. See Creating Local Authority Records Using the MD Editor and Find Matches for more information.

In addition to the previous method for generating Korean author numbers, Alma now provides the Lee Jai Chul method. This method utilizes eight different tables and logic. Using the Author Number Lists configuration, you can select which tables/logic you want to use for generating Korean author numbers. See Configuring Standard Author Number Lists for more information.

In the Electronic Portfolio Editor, a new Electronic material type parameter was created to provide an option that addresses the portfolio material type inconsistencies that occurred from using the same material type stored with the bibliographic record when the portfolio is created in the Community Zone. The previous Electronic material type parameter was re-labeled to Electronic material type originating from Bib (to be deprecated). In addition, the bibliographic information that appears at the top of the Electronic Portfolio Editor page now includes the Bibliographic material type that is saved with the bibliographic record. The complete implementation of this change will occur in phases. See Editing a Portfolio Using the Electronic Portfolio Editor for more information.

You can now select No information provided for the call number type in the Browse Shelf Listing. The No information provided option applies to holdings records where the first indicator for the 852 field is blank, a space, or a # is entered/saved in the holdings record. See Holdings with No Call Number Type for more information.

• A URI for HKCAN now appears in the Linked Data tab in MD Editor in the same way that URIs for LC are displayed.
• During July, the semi-annual indexing process will be run. Any previous feature announcements (since the last re-indexing) that require a full re-indexing to be fully functional will be fully available after the July re-indexing process is completed.
• The ability to search by the Contains exact phrase starting with operator in advanced search was added to the Other Classification Number index under All Titles. Using this operator requires a minimum of three characters in the search value. The Other Classification Number index is created from the MARC 21 084 $a; the 084 $2 is not part of this index. This capability will be fully available after the July re-indexing.
• For an All Titles advanced search, it is now possible to search the Other System Number index by using the Contains exact phrase starting with operator to retrieve records whose other system number starts with a specific phrase. For example, when searching with the Other System Number index and using the Contains exact phrase starting with operator with the phrase UFI0000, the system will retrieve a record with UFI0000448 (but not a record with UFI01TESI01689). Using the Contains exact phrase starting with operator requires a minimum of three characters in the search value. This capability will be fully available after the July re-indexing.
• It is now possible to search for electronic collections at the service level using the new Proxy Enabled (Electronic Service) operator. Note that an electronic collection can be related to one or more services. This capability will be fully available after the July re-indexing.
• For an All Titles advanced search, it is now possible to search the Dewey decimal class number index by using the Contains exact phrase starting with operator. Using the Contains exact phrase starting with operator requires a minimum of three characters in the search value. This capability will be fully available after the July re-indexing.
• Alma GND integration is now available and supported. See Working with the Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) Integrated Authority Records for more information.
• Alma supports the expanded OCLC control number in the following incoming MARC 21 fields: 001, 035, 010, and 7XX. See OCLC control number expansion in 2013 for more information.
• A new resource type of Analytic (Component Part) was added for UNIMARC and CNMARC. See The Resource Type Field for more information.
• When the new repository customer parameter temp_enable_import_computer_generated is enabled, the LDR, 005, or 008 fields are updated or created for the record stored in Alma. See temp_enable_import_computer_generated for more information.
• The following CNMARC fields were added for local call numbers: 905 $d, $e, and $f. See Local Call Numbers for more information. These fields will be fully available after the July re-indexing is complete.
• For institutions working with multilingual authority records, when you select a bibliographic headings record (from the Headings from bibliographic records tab) that has no language or a different language specified in subfield 9 from the language in the record being edited, the content in subfield 9 of the bibliographic headings record will now override or replace the values in the record being edited. See Headings from Bibliographic Records Tab for more information.
• The following positions are now defined in the UNIMARC metadata configuration for 106 $a/0: d = large print, e = newspaper format, f = Braille or Moon script, g = microprint, h = hand-written, i = multimedia (for example, an item in regular print with a microfiche supplement), j = mini-print, r = regular print, s = electronic, t = microform, z = other form of material.
• In position 35 of the 008 control field, the cnr – Montenegrin language option is now available.