Alma Dublin Core
This information is not applicable to Primo VE environments. For more details on Primo VE mapping, see Mapping to the Display, Facets, and Search Sections in the Primo VE Record.
In most aspects, the Alma Dublin Core mapping is the same as the Generic Dublin Core mapping. Only the exceptions are listed in the sections below. The template is named Alma Dublin Core - Template in the Back Office and used for Alma-D (digital).
Control Section
| Normalized Record Field | Source/Content | Note |
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Alma ID
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The Alma ID is the Alma institution code concatenated with a colon and the original Alma record ID.
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Required for Alma-Primo interoperability.
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Display Section
| Display Element | Source | Note |
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Type
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Based on the TYP field using the Alma_Type mapping table.
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Links
| Type of Link | Source | Note |
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OpenURL*
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–
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OpenURL fields have been removed from the Alma Dubin core template. Requests to Alma are sent using the OpenURL syntax, but special templates defined for Alma are used. The template is defined in the Delivery mapping tables, not the PNX.
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Thumbnail
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Alma_thumbnail link is added for Alma-D
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Facets
| Facet | Source | Note |
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Collection
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dc:coldesc
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Top-level
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The online_resource top level facet is always added.
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Delivery and Scoping
| Delivery Field | Source | Additional normalization notes |
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Institution
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INST a
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Using institution look-up table Alma Institution Codes
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Delivery Category
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INT a
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The delivery category is always Alma-D if INT a is D.
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Restricted delivery scope
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ARS (for Alma-D only)
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If an ARS field is included with the value "May be restricted" then a default restricted delivery scope is added - "alma_maybe_restricted". Note that this rule is not enabled. In addition to enabling the rule it is also necessary to actually create the scope and the restriction in the Ongoing Configuration Wizard.
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