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SpineOMatic Download and Documentation
- SpineOMatic is a Windows application originally developed by Boston College that works with Alma to print spine labels.
- SpineOMatic does not require Alma to be open to function.
- The download and documentation are available here:
- Although not specifically stated in the documentation, SpineOMatic does work on Windows 10.
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- Choose the Use RESTful API option.
- Use the following for the ALMA URL: https://api-na.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com
- To obtain the API Key, please submit a ticket via the LTS Alma Support Form: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ois:almasupport
Call Number Prefixes
You configure call number prefixes via the Label Prefixes tab:
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Out of the box, SpineOMatic will base prefixes on the combination of Library name and Location name.
Scan a barcode, the choose the Current XML tab to view the library name and location name needed to configure a prefix:
In the example above, the library name is Widener Library and WID-LC is the location name. The prefix we want to add to the label is WID-LC.
This would be configured via the Label Prefixes tab as Widener Library+WID-LC=WID-LC:.
Use a semicolon to split your prefix between lines. For example, Widener Library+WID-LC Mid East=WID-LC;Mid East will print WID-LC and Mid East on separate lines.
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For example, if that field contains a 3 in Alma...
...SpineOMatic will also only add a 3...
...unless you include instructions in the Include other value field to do otherwise.
In the following example, adding "c. " tells SpineOMatic to add that text prior to the <copy_id>, so that c. 3, rather than just 3, appears on the label:
