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Aleph Item Process Status: Bindery status
The Aleph Item Process Status (IPS) in Aleph is sometimes misunderstood, as it is sometimes (but not always) more than a display field. The functionality built into some of the IPS is complex, so it will probably be best to approach them separately. Let’s please take a look at the Bindery related statuses: BD At […]
Serials order record clean up
Libraries are now working on clean-up of Serials order records. An open serials record not attached to a Bibliographic record is not going to have a clear purpose when we eventually migrate. It is also unclear today for staff working in Aleph. At one library (just before Thanksgiving 2017), we found 262 open serials orders. […]
How is the “Journal” filter in OneSearch populated?
When you click on the “Journal” facet after doing a search, it almost always displays about 20 journal titles. However, in a search with thousands of results, you are obviously retrieving many more journals than that. And it doesn’t look like it’s the top 20 journals, either, because some of the hits for the same […]
New in OneSearch: Journal Issue Filtering
Problem Years of journal issues can be impossible to wade through when trying to locate specific issues. Solution Filters on Location, Year, and Volume. This tool was already available in the CUNY Catalog and has now been added to OneSearch, too. Now, when there are sufficient issues to make filtering useful, filters will be offered above the issue […]
