(Can we omit the one where the fields are called exactly the same thing? – CB)
(I'd Prefer to have all of them, to safe people from having to make assumptions - LLM)
Items Records | |||
Aleph Item Field | Alma Item Field | Alma Analytics Field | Additional Information |
Item Processing Status | Physical Item Editor > Notes > Internal Note 3 |
| This field does not exist in Alma. More information on IPS. |
| Item Material Type | Item Material Type | Some Aleph values mapped to new codes in Alma. More information on Material Type mapping | |
| Circ Note | Fulfillment note | ||
| Internal note | Internal note 1 | ||
| Item second call number | Alt call number | ||
| Item Status | Item Policy | ||
| OPAC note | Public note | ||
| Statistics note | Statistics note 1 | ||
More information on Item Process Types (IPS)
The Aleph Item Process Type migrated to Alma Item Internal Note 3. Most items with an IPS migrated as not in place. More information on specific item processing statuses that were handled exceptionally below.
Note, you can use the Alma advanced search to find items by searching for
Cancelled (CA), Claimed (CL), Not arrived (NA), Order initiated (OI), On order (OR), On order (TD). In Aleph, these item processing statuses indicated that these items were still in acquisitions workflows and not available for use. These items migrated to Alma without a receiving date.
Harvard Depository status (HD)/RECAP Depository status (RD). In Aleph, items were coded with an IPS of "HD" or "RD" and a Remote Storage Flag of "HDEP" or "ReCAP" for appropriate terms of use (loan policies), relay of patron requests to HD/ReCAP for processing, and transit loan functionality when items were return to remote storage. In Alma, this functionality is associated only with the location code. All items that are at remote storage locations need to have an Offisite Storage (HD) or Offsite Storage (RD) location. HD and RD items migrated as in place, unless they were out on loan at the time of migration.
Withdrawn/Damaged (WD), Withdrawn/Lost (WL), Withdrawn/Missing (WM), Withdrawn/Superseded (WS), Withdrawn/Transfer (WT), Withdrawn/Weeded (WW). During the Aleph to Alma migration process, these items were withdrawn. These records available in Alma Analytics.
Item Material Type
| Aleph | Alma | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BOOK | BOOK | |
| CDROM | CDROM | |
| DATA | DISK | |
| DVDRO | DVDRM | |
| EQUIP | EQUIP | |
| INFO | OTHER | |
| ISSUE | ISSUE | |
| ISSBD | ISSBD | |
| ISSCD | ISSUE | |
| ISSLL | LOOSELEAF | |
| ISSMF | MICROFORM | |
| ISSPP | LOOSELEAF | |
| MAP | MAP | |
| MEDIA | MIXED | |
| MFORM | MICROFORM | |
| MFICH | FICHE | |
| MFILM | FILM | |
| MIXED | MIXED | |
| MUSIC | SCORE | |
| REC | PHONODISC | |
| REC33 | LP | |
| REC45 | PHONODISC | |
| REC78 | PHONODISC | |
| RCASS | AUDIOCASSETTE | |
| RCD | CD | |
| RLP | LP | |
| VIS | GRAPHIC | Aleph had several thousand items for videorecording that used Mat Type "VIS." Libraries may wish to request clean-up of these by creating a set of records with Mat Type of Graphic and Resource Type for projected medium or other value. |
| VBLU | BLURAY | |
| VCASS | VIDEOCASSETTE | |
| VDVD | DVD | |
| VLASR | LRDSC | |
| VUM | VRECORD |
See also: Items - Material types in Alma