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Recommendations
Background
ExLibris documentation:
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Alma allows multiple subject authorities to be used but only one name authority, regardless of whether they are managed in NZ or IZ. The result is that any local name authorities have to be added to the “regular” name authority file (ex. LCNAMES) and will show up in Alma authority search results with “(Local)” in parentheses but will appear in bibs as though they are regular NAF records
Outside sources:
Harvard Wiki - Known Issues in Alma Authority Control - https://wiki.harvard.edu/confluence/display/LibraryStaffDoc/Alma+Known+Issues#AlmaKnownIssues-AuthorityControl
Orbis Cascade - Authority Control Group - https://www.orbiscascade.org/authority-control-group/
From Phase 3:
“Local authority record conversion is not part of the migration scope of Alma. If you have locally created or modified authority records to load into your local institution, use the standard Alma loader tools post-migration. In a consortial setup, they likely reside in the Network Zone for sharing across members. Contact your local Ex Libris project team for consultation if this is relevant for your institution. ”So Ex Libris says local authority records go last - do we disagree for any reason?
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