[Wactclc-alma] Authorities for Local Subject Headings in Alma

[Guidry, Wade]

Dale and all,

I’m not familiar enough with Local Authority Control to be comfortable just enabling it globally for everyone right now.

But I’d be happy to open a ticket and have it enabled for you and Elena, and anyone else that wants to give it at try.

In answer to Elena’s question, I don’t know how to tell if Local Authority Control is enabled already. But my best guess is that, if it’s already enabled, you can create  a local authority record via the mdeditor:

https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/Alma_FAQs/Metadata_Management/Authority_Control#Local_authority_records

If not, local authority is probably not enabled yet.


Wade Guidry
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From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Dale Burke
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 11:07 AM
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Subject: [Wactclc-alma] Authorities for Local Subject Headings in Alma

Hello all,

Our local subject headings are all tagged as 650's with a 4 in the second indicator position.  ExLibris has recommended changing these local subject headings to 690 fields.  I don't have too many of these so it would be easy to make the changes.

This also makes me think about creating authority records for local subject headings.  Creating authority records for these headings would allow me to add "See" or "See Also" entries in the Authority record.  According to the documentation that I have seen there is a note that states:

In order to use local authorities in Alma, ExLibris Support/your ExLibris Professional Services representative must enable local authority functionality for your institution.

Have any of you done this?

Wade, do I need to put in a support ticket to have this done or can you a request to have this done for all institutions?  I assume from the ExLibris recommendation about tagging these headings that I would need to convert my 650's with the 4 in the second indicator positions to 690's.



Dale Burke
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