This policy sets out principles regarding working in the Network Zone that Alliance members must follow.
Category: Technical Services
Acquisitions, Cataloging
Policy: Cataloging at the WorldCat Level
Due to the technical architecture of the Alma NZ, changes must be entered into the WorldCat bibliographic record or they will be lost when the Alma record is overlaid. By cataloging at the WorldCat level, Alliance members improve discoverability for all Alliance Primo users, not just their own users.
Policy: Use of OCLC and Record Identifiers
The presence of OCLC control numbers in bibliographic records makes it possible to match records in Alma when materials are owned by multiple Alliance libraries.
Shared Content & Technical Services (SCTS)
The Shared Content & Technical Services (SCTS) Team provides broad oversight and leadership in the sharing of library-selected content, and support of acquisitions and metadata operations across the Alliance.
Technical Services
Collaborative technical services is a shared set of practices and staffing for acquisitions, cataloging, serials and related functions that maximizes the collective efficiency of these operations within Alliance libraries.
Import Profiles in Alma
Best practices for batch-loading records to the NZ through Alma import profiles.
Technical Services Documentation
Policies, best practices, and procedures related to Technical Services.