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- Libraries must use Provider-Neutral records in the shared Alma Network Zone;
- Follow the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) practice to use a provider-neutral approach for electronic resources, print on demand reproductions and photocopies of textual materials, scores, and cartographic materials, as described in the PCC Provider-Neutral guidelines (or the Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PS) for RDA 1.11);
- Vendor records for sets of electronic resources added to the Alma NZ must, whenever possible, be provider-neutral. Exceptions may be made for vendor record sets, including streaming video collections, but libraries must make a commitment to using the best available sets that adhere to the standard of provider-neutral in such cases;
- This mandate addresses the Alma Network Zone, and does not apply to Alma Community Zone records.
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| Section | Point Person | Expected Completion Date | Last action taken | Next action required | |||
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Articulate the need for the policy (background) | ERM Task Force |
| ERM Task Force received requests for a policy which would allow libraries to migrate records for databases (integrating resources). TS Leads and ERM Task Force discussed use of provider-neutral records as the standard to be followed to avoid proliferation of records representing the same resource in the NZ | To be discussed with TS Working Group. | |||
Finalize Policy Statement | TS Leads and ERM Task Force |
| Identify and create best practice recommendations | Where applicable, identify and write up procedures in Alma |
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