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Alma Brief Record Level Configuration

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Background

Alma supports 10 levels (often referred to as “Encoding Levels”) of brief bibliographic records. This policy articulates recommended Brief Record Level Configuration Rules for records.

Policy Statement

The rule "CSU Brief Level Rule" is written to implement the following hierarchical logic based on value in the Leader byte 17 "Encoding Level" and applies to records imported to the NZ:

Mapping Information

The NZ Brief Record Level Rule is mapped as follows from the Leader byte 17 "Encoding Level"  of the MARC record:

Alma Brief LevelLeader byte 17Description
10(blank)Full level
09I / LFull level input by OCLC participants (uppercase “i”) / Full level input added from a batch process (future: use ‘M’ instead)
081Full level, material not examined
074Core level
06K / MLess-than-full added from a batch process
052 / 7Less-than-full level, material not examined / Minimal level (OCLC Bib Formats: OCLC participants cataloging online at Minimal level, use ‘K’)
048Pre-publication level
033Abbreviated level
025Partial (preliminary) level (and other codes, e.g., u & z, as encountered and appropriate)
01JDeleted record

 

Note: institutions have the ability to create import profiles that utilize "CSU Brief Level Rule." Otherwise, import profiles that load records into an institution's IZ (i.e., have "Use Network Zone = No") will use the local IZ Brief Level Rule.

Documentation (Ex Libris)

"Working with Brief Record Levels"  (see Setting the Brief Level Rule Default in the Metadata Configuration )