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The Browse Shelf Listing feature provides item-level call number Institution Zone browse capability from within the Metadata Editor for holdings information. This capability can also be accessed from the Alma persistent menu under Resources > Cataloging > Browse Shelf Listing.

Using the Browse Shelf Listing

  1. From the persistent menu, choose Resource Management > Cataloging > Browse Shelf Listing; or from within the MD Editor, select Tools > Browse Shelf Listing. The following options appear:

    • Call Number Level

    • Call Number Type

    • Call Number

    • Library

    • Location

  2. Select one of the following filtering options from the Call Number Level drop-down list:

    • Holdings call number – This provides holdings-level record links in the results list. This is the default option.

    • Alternative call number – This provides item-level record links in the results list.

    • Temporary call number – This provides item-level record links in the results list.

    • All – This option provides blended results of all the call number options in the drop-down list. Both holdings-level and item-level record links appear in the results list.

  3. Select the call number type from the available options in the drop-down list. The call number type that you select determines how the call number information is sorted and appears (is normalized) in the shelf list. Our options include: (Corinna Baksik Chew Chiat Naun (Unlicensed) The list of call number types looks a bit different in the sandbox--revise?)

    • Library of Congress classification

    • Dewey Decimal classification

    • National Library of Medicine classification

    • Superintendent of Documents classification

    • Shelving control number

    • Title

    • Shelved separately

    • Source specified in subfield $2

      • Source specified in subfield $2 – ZTOZ This handles call numbers using the Tozzer call number standard where the 852 has a first indicator of 7 and $2 contains ZTOZ.

The data indexed for this standard is 852 $h and $i.

    • Source specified in subfield $2 – ZHYL This handles call numbers using the Harvard Yenching call number standard where the 852 has a first indicator of 7 and $2 contains ZHYL.

The data indexed for this standard is 852 $h and $i.

    • Source specified in subfield $2 – ZHCL  This handles call numbers using the Widener call number standard where the 852 has a first indicator of 7 and $2 contains ZHCL.

The data indexed for this standard is 852 $h, $i, and $c (in the order that they appear in the record).

    • Other Scheme

    • Harvard  This handles call numbers using the Harvard call number standard where the 852 has a first indicator of 8.

The data indexed for this standard is 852 $h and $i.

 

4. Optionally, select a library from the Library drop-down list.
5. After selecting a library, you may also make your shelf list browse more granular by selecting a location from within the library.
6. Enter a full or partial left-aligned call number for the Call Number parameter.
7. Click Go.

 

Working with the Browse Shelf Listing Results List

The following content appears in the Browse Shelf Listing results list:

    • The matching entry

    • The rest of the entries after the matching entry

The results list is formatted with the following columns of information:

    • Call Number

    • Description

    • Library/Location

    • Level

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