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Session 1 | What you need to know (WRLC Overview) Presented by Jackie Saavedra, WRLC, on October 18, 2022 Session 2 | Meet Alma (Introduction to the Alma ILS) Presented by Jen Froetschel, GW, on October 25, 2022 Session 3 | Using the Metadata Editor P...

Last revised: September 30, 2022 Please direct any questions or comments about this document to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org When in doubt: ask.  Any questions about editing or changing Network Zone (NZ) bib. records can be posted to t...

Last revised: March 29, 2019 Please direct any questions or comments about these principles to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org Do no harm. Please see the WRLC Network Zone Bibliographic Record Policies, the Making Changes to WRLC Netw...

The following are recommendations for print periodicals written by the Serial Holdings Subgroup and approved by the Metadata Committee in fiscal year 2023.  The purpose of these recommendations is to standardize serial holding and item records in the WRLC Alm...

On the 2nd of every month, the WRLC Alma Network Zone creates an Analytics report listing all Network Zone bibliographic records that have duplicate OCLC numbers. The WRLC Network Zone uses the OCLC number as our primary match point; all NZ records must hav...

When a record is opened in Alma’s Metadata Editor, Alma checks the record for a variety of characteristics such as missing information, invalid information, duplicate records, and so forth. If an issue is found, it is presented as a warning at the bottom of th...

In August of 2022, Ex Libris introduced a new feature for Primo VE - secondary resource types. This feature allows records to have at least two resource types. The main resource type will continue to appear in the record view in Primo. The secondary resource t...

1. Open the Metadata Editor. 2. Choose Records on the top left-hand corner, then choose New > Placement Options. 3. Choose the location of new records (whether IZ-only or liked to the NZ). Then click Save; this setting will be saved until you change the se...

Item record descriptions for print periodicals should follow the guidelines below. Every effort should be made to adhere to these guidelines for newly cataloged items. Legacy records should be corrected only as time and resources allow. For a full list of W...

Updated March 22, 2024 Please direct any questions or comments about this document to the WRLC Metadata Committee: metadata@list.wrlc.org When in doubt: ask.  Any questions about deleting fields in Network Zone (NZ) bib. records can be posted to the message ...

Please direct any questions or comments about these policies to the WRLC Metadata Committee:  metadata@list.wrlc.org BACKGROUND The WRLC Metadata Committee was tasked to provide policies regarding a shared catalog in Alma integrated library system. Below s...

Adding Copy-Specific Metadata in Alma Copy-specific information can be included in the following fields. Some of these fields may need to be configured for display and/or search in some instances of Primo VE.  Copy-specific metadata in holdings records: 541...

Authority Control Jobs   The WRLC Network Zone runs three different jobs in Alma for authority control every day. These jobs apply only to Network Zone-linked bibliographic records that have been added or updated since the last time the job was run, also to ...

The following are the workflows used by the WRLC Consortial Network Zone Manager to oversee, edit, and update the local authority records in the WRLC Network Zone environment. Replacement Headings Create local authority record. Save as a Local LCSH autho...

Below is a list of all custom resource types currently configured in the WRLC NZ.  Please note that the rules below only affect records linked to the Network Zone. In order to apply new resource types to IZ-only records and to IZ-linked CZ records, you will n...