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- Go to Resources >> Search External Resources
- This will open the Metadata Editor
- In the Search Cataloging Profile box, select where you’re going to search
- There is a pre-defined option for pre-order searching: HVD + OCLC + LOC (Pre-order searching). Choose this to quickly search the Harvard repository, OCLC/Worldcat, and Library of Congress.
- Enter as may criteria as you have to search on
- If needed, limit the search by clicking Refine Search and adding more search terms
- Once we locate the record we want, we’ll click Import and bring the bib record into Alma
- In the icon menu, click on the shopping cart icon to place an order
- Continue with the ordering process
For more details on this feature, read the Search External Resources documentation.