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General Search
Titles = bibliographic records
- All Titles = all bib records, regardless of resource type
- Physical Titles = bib records that have holdings attached, indicating physical inventory. Bibs without holdings will only be found by an All Titles search. Note: this includes NET holdings/networked resources.
- Electronic Titles = bib records for licensed material that gets activated/de-activated
Items = item/holding records
- Physical Items = item records for any physical inventory, regardless of format
- Electronic Titles = item records for licensed material that gets activated/de-activated
Digital = digital objects (Harvard isn't using this feature)
Resources Searches - Physical
Permanent Physical Location, In Temp Loc, and a Quirk About Alma
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- If you want items at X Location, search for Permanent Location = X and In Temp Loc = No
- If you want items from X Location that are currently elsewhere, search for Permanent Location = X and In Temp Loc = Yes
- If you want items from everywhere that are currently at Temp Loc Y, search for Temporary Location = Y and In Temp Loc = Yes
- If you want items from Location X where they are currently Temp Loc’d to Y, search for Permanent Location = X and Temporary Location = Y and In Temp Loc = Yes
- If you want items from Location X where they used to be Temp Loc’d to Y, search for Permanent Location = X and Temporary Location = Y and In Temp Loc = No
Permanent Call Number Type for 852 1st Indicator 7
In the Advanced Search, you can use the criteria of Permanent Call Number Type to find materials with different types of call numbers. If you are looking for materials where the holdings record 852 1st indicator is 7 - "Source specified in subfield $2," use that option in the drop-down for the different call number types. See screenshot below:
Resources Searches - Electronic
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Fulfillment Searches - Circulation, Course Reserves, Request Management
Reference/RTL Searches
Searching by Creator - Try an Authorities Search
If you're trying to search by Creator and not finding the results you expect, choose the search type Authorities, search criteria Keywords, and then enter your search term. If you get results that lead you to the authorized heading for the creator you're looking for, click on Search Bibliographic records matching this value on the right and Alma will conduct that search for you.