Video Trainings
Alma Essentials Orientation Trainings
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Navigating in Alma (10 min)
Searching in Alma (7 min)
Using your sandbox, sign in asAlmaUser01 and complete the following exercises. To complete these exercises, you may choose to use the italicized prompts or follow the step-by-step instructions posted below the prompts.
Exercises
Search for bib records
Basic search: All titles + Keywords
All Titles search using the persistent search for a resource of your choice (Use "Anne of Green Gables" or "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" if you can’t think of anything) and tell if it is on shelf or not
Basic search: Electronic titles + ISSN Equals 1526-5501
Advanced search: All titles + MMS ID > 1
This search returns all the bib records.
Basic Search for a specific MMS ID using
All titles + MMS ID Equals 9933541406532
Perform an advanced "All titles" search for all bibs without ANY inventory (no holdings and no items)
Advanced Search: All titles + Has inventory = No
Perform an advanced "Physical titles" search for holdings in a location
Advanced Search: Physical titles + Holding > Permanent physical location =
Using Advanced Search for Physical Items, find one of the following (choose one): a) all the items that are checked out; b) all lost items; or c) all items in the Reference collection
Advanced Search: Physical Items >a) Process type = Loan
b) Process type = Lost;
c) Holding > Permanent physical location =
Search for an electronic portfolio/title of your choice, locating it in the CZ and in your database and tell what collection(s)/package(s) it is part of
Basic electronic portfolio/title
Perform an "Electronic Portfolio" search for is Standalone = Yes
Advanced Search: Electronic portfolio + Electronic portfolio > Is Standalone - Equals – Yes
Perform an "Electronic Collection" search for interface name contains "Ovid"
Advanced Search: Electronic collection + Electronic collection > Interface Name - contains keywords - Ovid
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