I-Share Network Zone Cataloging Recommendations Webinar

CARLI will be holding a special webinar on Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the recommendations of CARLI and the I-Share Network Zone Cataloging Advisory Group. 

The CARLI Office has received many questions about the bibliographic records that libraries are seeing in their institution zones (IZ) for both Alma and Primo VE. For our consortial environment, Alma includes a Network Zone (NZ) which serves as a common repository for bibliographic records for all members, and as an environment for collaborative management of these records. The I-Share Network Zone should become most libraries’ first resource for selecting records for copy cataloging. This webinar will review the recommendations and considerations for post-migration options for protecting library-specific and copy-specific data. 

I-Share Network Zone Cataloging Recommendations

Connection Details, Meeting via Zoom

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/786237636
Meeting ID: 786 237 636

Users may connect shortly before 2:00 p.m. CST. This webinar will be recorded.

Considerations for Libraries to Evaluate Records for the Post-Migration Workflow 

Linking to the NZ record is typically an ongoing benefit of the shared Network Zone environment and allows updates to the master record to benefit all institutions who have records linked.  

Institution and copy-specific local data existing in holdings data is preserved during the migration. Also, institution and copy-specific local data existing in or moved to a bibliographic record’s 09X, 59X, 69X, 77X, 78X, and 950-999 field for the migration will transform into local extensions if designated in the migration form as fields containing local data. Local extensions remain visible only to those affiliated with the institution when a record is linked to the NZ record.  

However, libraries with highly specialized bibliographic records containing item and institution-specific data too extensive to be reasonably preserved through local extension fields might experience this data being replaced during migration if matching and linking occurs with a NZ master record lacking the item-specific data. The Post-Migration Workflow to Restore Special Collections is intended for this specific scenario. 

Questions to consider: 

1. Does your library have highly specialized bibliographic records containing item and institution-specific data too extensive to be reasonably preserved through moving data to local extension fields 09X, 59X, 69X, 77X, 78X, and 950-999 for migration? 
    
   If you answered yes to question 1, please continue. If you answered no, this workflow may not be appropriate for your institution. 

2. What are a few examples (Voyager bib ids) with extensive item and institution-specific data? 

3. How can these bibliographic records be identified in Voyager? 

4. How many records would you estimate contain these extensive item and institution-specific data? 

5. Will this Post-Migration Workflow to Restore Special Collection Bibliographic Records meet your needs for these records? 

6. If this workflow will not meet your needs, please reach out to CARLI at support@carli.illinois.edu to discuss this further by March 25.