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Alma Resource Management

Working with the Metadata Editor in the Institution and Network Zones. Includes indication and normalization rules.

Missing Item Records

Items are considered missing when they cannot be located in the library collection by staff or end users. It is important to change an item's process status to missing when they cannot be located in the library collection so that users are aware that a resource is unavailable.

  • When the item's process type is changed to "Missing" the item's status will change from "Item in Place" to "Item Not in Place"


Items can be marked with a process type of missing:

  1. Manually
  2. Using the "Change physical items" job on a set of physical item records

 

NOTE: A physical titles search must be used to change an item's process type to "Missing." A Physical items search does not provide the "Toggle Missing Status" from the item's ellipses.

Lost vs. Missing Process Types

"Lost" items are defined as items that have been loaned to a patron have been declared lost by the patron or the item is acutely overdue and presumed lost as a result. 

  • Items should only be marked as "Lost" when they are on loan and are considered lost based on the above parameters
    • Items cannot be change to a process type of "Lost" from the item record
    • The Item's process type should be changed to "Lost" in Fulfillment from the patron record
  • Items should be marked "Missing" if they are not found in the library collection and they are not on loan

Repository Search for Missing Items In Alma

Missing items can be found by performing an advanced repository search in the Institution Zone (IZ) for Physical Titles or Physical Items: Physical Item:Process Type: Equals: Missing

Manually Mark An Item As Missing Workflow

  1. Perform a Physical Titles repository search in the Institution Zone
  2. Click Items from the the ellipses
  3. Click Toggle Missing Status from the ellipses of the item that needs to be marked as missing
  4. The item's process type will be "Missing" and the item's status is now changed from "Item in Place" to "Item Not In Place"

Manually Change A Missing Item Back to Available Workflow

  1.  Perform a Physical Titles repository search in the Institution Zone
  2. Click Items from the the ellipses
  3. Click Toggle Missing Status from the ellipses of the item that is no longer missing
  4. The item process type will be empty and the item's status will be change from "Item Not In Place" to "Item in Place"

"Change Physical Items" Job To Mark Items Missing

"Change Physical Items" Job To Mark Item In Place From Missing

Change Technical-Migration Process Type To Missing Workflow

Configuring Missing Items Not To Display In Discovery

Process types can be excluded from displaying in discovery. To exclude the process type of "Missing" from displaying in discovery:

  1. Go to Configuration>Discovery>Other>Exclude Process Types From Discovery Indexing
  2. Click Add Row
  3. Select Missing from the Process Type drop-down menu
  4. Set Exclude to True
  5. Select None Chosen for Material Type
  6. Click Add Row
  7. Click Customize

 

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