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Use local fields for the uses defined in the table of Local Fields in Alma & Primo (below). For a detailed list of local fields in Alma, see the document CSU Migration of Local Bibliographic Data to Alma Local Extensions to Bibliographic Records.
Most local fields in Alma are designed to mimic a specific non-local MARC 21 field. The local and non-local field equivalencies are shown in the table of Local Fields in Alma & Primo (below). It is essential that local fields that are designed to mimic regular MARC 21 fields must be formatted in the same way as those MARC 21 fields, including indicators and use of subfields, as the Primo normalization rules that control display and searchability are designed based on the assumption that the local fields will be formatted the same as the relevant non-local field.
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How NOT to Add Local Fields. Using the Metadata Editor Edit > Add Field (F8) command and then add the "$$9local" subfield in the ME does NOT work. The field will be a normal field in the NZ and will be lost when the NZ bib record is overlaid. Similarly, adding the "$9 local" subfield in OCLC Connexion before downloading the bib record into Alma will also NOT work, and the new field will again be lost when the NZ bib record is overlaid.
Reserved Fields
Network Reserved Fields. Fields 976-979 and 982-988 are reserved for future use as Network-wide notes. Any use of these local note fields will be added to this table after the use is approved by the Technical Services Working Group Leads.
Institution Reserved Fields. Fields 958, 962-969, and 972 are reserved for local institution-defined internal notes. Any CSU library is free to define any of these fields for local use. These local internal note fields do not publish to Primo.
OCLC Reserved Fields. Fields 950, 951, 956, 987, 989-999 are reserved for OCLC use per information contained in OCLC's Bibliographic Formats and Standards and are not to be used for Network or local use in Alma or Primo. Note, however, that field 999 is being used as the default “Network-defined CR_RESTRICTED field for course reserve records” to restrict access to “personal copies” on reserves.
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