Alma Bibs


Field nameDescriptionData type
Number of BibsCount of bibliographic records on number of unique MMSIDs. Count(distinct MMSID)Integer
Aleph Record NumberField 900Text
Archival ControlLeader byte 08Text
Author1XX field with subfield codes and delimitersText
Author - Display1XX field not including subfield codes and delimitersText
Author - Script1XX field for vernacular script with subfield codes and delimitersText
Author - Script Display1XX field for vernacular script not including subfield codes and delimitersText
Author Tag1XX field tagText
Begin Publication Date008 Date1, bytes 07-10Text
Bib - 008-21008 byte 21. Depending on the type of record, coding for Music Parts or Type of continuing ResourceText
Bib - 008-33008 byte 33. Depending on the type of record, Literary Form, Transposition and arrangement, Type of visual materialText
Bib Created ByAlma record created byText
Bib Created DateAlma record created date. MM/DD/YYYY 12:00:00 AMDatetime 
Bib Modified ByAlma record last modified byText
Bib Modified DateAlma record last modified date. Format MM/DD/YYYY 12:00:00 AMDatetime
Bib SuppressedY/N field where Y indicates the bib record is suppressed in AlmaText
Bibliographic LevelLDR byte 07Text
Bibliographic LifecycleRecord status. D indicates bib record is deleted from Alma. A indicates record is Active in Alma.Text
Bibliographic OCLC NumberField 035 subfield aText
Bibliographic TypeLDR byte 06Text
Brief LevelAlma Brief Level designationText
Cataloging AgencyField 040 subfield $aText
Cataloging Source008 byte 39Text
Date on File008 byes 00-05Text
Description ConventionField 040 subfield $e. Text
EditionField 250Text
Encoding LevelLDR byte 17Text
End Publication Date008 Date2, bytes 11-14Text
Form of Item008 byte 23 for Bibliographic type a, t, p, c, d, m, i, j. 008 byte 29 for Bibliographic type e, f, gText
Geographic Area CodeField 043 subfield $aText
ImprintFields 260 and 264Text
Imprint - DisplayFields 260 and 264 without subfield codes and delimitersText
ISBNISBN (not normalized)Text
ISSNISSN (not normalized)Text
ISSN-LISSN-L. Linking ISSN.Text
Language Code008 bytes 35-37Text
Language of CatalogingField 040 subfield $bText
LC ClassField 050 subfield $a. Instance with second indicator selected if present, otherwise the first instance of the fieldText
LC GenreField 655 second indicator 0Text
LC Name TitleFields 600, 610, 611, 630 with second indicator 0Text
LC Topical GeographicField 650, 651 second indicator 0Text
LCCNLCCNText
MMSIDMMSID from field 001Text
Modifying AgencyField 040 subfield $dText
NLM GenreField 655 second indicator 2Text
NLM Name TitleFields 600, 610, 611, 630 with second indicator 2Text
NLM Topical GeographicField 650, 651 second indicator 2Text
No OverlayField 998Text
Non-standard TitleField 929Text
OCLC Holdings FlagField 914Text
OCLC Rejected RecordField 913Text
Physical DescriptionField 300Text
Physical Description - DisplayField 300 without subfield codes and delimitersText
Place of Publication Code008 bytes 15-17Text
SeriesField 830 Text
Series - ScriptField 830 for vernacular scriptText
TitleField 245 not including subfield $c (initial article included)Text
Title - DisplayField 245 not including subfield $c without subfield codes and delimiters (initial article included)Text
Title - ScriptField 245 for vernacular script, not including subfield $c (initial article included)Text
Title - Script DisplayField 245 for vernacular script, no including subfield $c and not including subfield codes and delimiters (initial article included)Text
Transcribing AgencyField 040 subfield $cText
Type of Date008 byte 06Text