[DCRM-L] Question about local collection name in Alma

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Re marc coding of local collections, we at the Folger depart from the LC decision to treat them as corporate bodies and instead code them as uniform titles for the collection name in our local database. Field 730, with a $5 DFo.

See, for example, the record for this item in our Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides:
http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=229992

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From: DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> On Behalf Of Liu, Xiping
Sent: Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 14:32
To: DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
Subject: [DCRM-L] Question about local collection name in Alma

Hi all,

We recently migrated to Alma and the display of local collection names has become a problem for us (it was a problem back when we were using Sierra, but now it is to the point that we need to figure out  a way to solve the problem or at least improve).

So we coded all of our local collection names in 710 field and it is now displayed under Creator in Primo. I’m think we can probably move the collection name to a 9xx field and create an index for local collection? Meanwhile I know Alma has a built-in function for creating local collections.

I wonder if anyone would like to share how they treat their local collection names? Do you use a separate field for it or include it as a note? Or do you use the Alma built-in function and not adding the collection name in the bib record at all?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Xiping Liu

Resource Description Librarian
University of Houston Libraries
713-743-3990
xliu47 at uh.edu<mailto:xliu47 at uh.edu>


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