Policies | Description | Status |
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Bound-Withs | Mandates CSU libraries use the standard method for bound-withs to ensure linking information is stored in the Institution Zone and immune from overlay. Host bibliographic records in the Institution Zone should be suppressed. | Draft |
Language of Cataloging | Requires the use of English as the 'Language of Cataloging' in MARC records. CSU libraries should not use OCLC records with a 'Language of Cataloging' other than English for acquisitions or cataloging. | Draft |
Deleting Network Zone Records without Inventory from an IZ | Ensures operators working in an Institution Zone do not delete Network Zone records that appear to be without inventory, but in fact may be linked to bound-with titles in a local Institution Zone. | Draft |
Numeric Character References | Governs the use of Numeric Character References in MARC cataloging records in OCLC (and hence Alma). All settings for Alma should be UTF-8 Unicode. | Draft |
Retaining and Deleting MARC Fields in OCLC Records | Catalogers must retain all MARC fields in OCLC records when exporting from Connexion with the exception of the 029 field, which must be deleted. | Draft |
Suppression of Records for Physical Inventory | Mandates that CSU libraries should suppress records at the holdings level only, not at the bibliographic level. | Draft |
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Local Fields | Provides best practices for adding local fields in Alma. Provides a list of local fields in Alma and Primo and decisions about the display of local data. | Draft |
Create a Set of Bound-withs to Identify Broken Links | Procedures to help libraries determine whether any of migrated boundwith records failed to link. If, after completing the steps in this procedure, libraries identify boundwith records with broken links, follow procedures for Fixing Broken Bound-with Links in Migrated Records. | Draft |
Fixing Broken Bound-with Links in Migrated Records | Instructions for fixing broken bound-with links in migrated records using normalization rules and create sets functionality in Alma. | Draft |
Overlay in Alma (Procedures) | Detailed procedures for overlaying records in Alma Network Zone. To be used in conjunction with the Policy: Overlaying Bibliographic Records in Alma. | Draft |
Loading WCP Records into Network Zone, including Shelf Ready | Instructions for setup with YBP and WorldCat Cataloging Partner (WCP), and for creating Alma Import Profiles to load WCP records into the Network Zone. | In-progress |
Suppression of MARC Fields in OCLC Records from Display in Primo | Identify MARC fields in OCLC master record that should be suppressed from display in Primo (e.g., foreign language subject headings, FAST headings, local notes input by Library of Congress, etc.) | In-progress |
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