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Open the bibliographic headings browsing options in the MD Editor using one of the following methods:

  • Select Browse Bibliographic Headings (Resources > Cataloging > Browse Bibliographic Headings). The MD Editor page appears with the bibliographic headings browsing options.
  • Open the MD Editor (Resources > Cataloging > Open Metadata Editor), and select Browse Bibliographic Headings in the Search & Browse menu.
  • You can browse by the following heading types:
    • Names (the default option)
    • Series
    • Subject
    • Title
    • Call Number/Classifications

Alma Browse Bibliographic Headings Documentation (link here)

  • Alma's documentation on the Browse Bibliographic Headings feature includes extensive documentation on the available search parameters and fields and subfields indexed by the browse feature. 

Known Issues

There are a number of known issues with Alma's Browse Bib Headings feature, some of which are slated to be fixed in upcoming software updates:

(Table below from Harvard's Alma Wiki)

GeneralProblemImpactWorkaroundCreated DateExpected resolution (Via Harvard)

Usability issues
  • Browse by Subject defaults to vocabulary selection for Haifa Children's vocab and needs to be changed every time you use Browse by Subject. 
  • We need an option to leave the vocabulary blank in Browse by Subject. Otherwise we have no way of seeing headings that are not in one of vocabularies in the Alma CZ, such as Getty and AAT. 
  • Dropdown selections need to be sticky so you don't have to reselect every time. 
  • Subjects > Geographic names, there is both an option for LCSH and an option for LC Name authority records for 651. This is very confusing because both those vocabs read from 651/0 so you have to look in 2 different places depending on whether a 651 may be subdivided or not. There should be one LC vocab option when browsing by subject geographic names.

(Initially reported as part of implementation)

Salesforce case created after lack of traction: 11/12/19

(Also reported to UX basecamp)



Headings Info search (via Browse) fails to retrieve data for LC names for 651 when using "Exact phrase starting with"
  • Using Open in Repo search defaults to Equal, where correct results are retrieved. Changing Equal to Exact phrase, when using LC names for 651 vocab, returns 0 incorrectly. Cannot effectively use search for LC names 651 searches.

1/31/20
Heading Type: Source CodeProblemImpactWorkaroundCreated DateExpected resolution
Name240 is missing from index entries for 100 / 110 / 111Name-title entries are incomplete because they include $t from 6XX/7XX but not 240 with 1XX
6/21/17Working with ExL to develop new, separate name-title browse
Name: Personal

$t is missing from entries based on 700.
It is present for entries based on 600.

Name-title values from 700 are listed as only names and not names with titles.

Name-title values from 600 are listed as names with titles.

Name-title values file separately when they are 700 vs. 600 due to inconsistency of title display


4/6/18

Same as above

Update Feb 2021: ExL reported this would not be part of current development work plan

Name: Personal$q is missing from entries based on 100/700.
Is present for entries based on 600.

Names with qualifiers from 100/700 are listed as only names without qualifiers

Names with qualifiers from 600 are listed as names with qualifiers.

Names with qualifiers file separately when they are 100/700 vs. 600 due to inconsistency of qualifier display


4/6/18

Planned to be fixed Q3 2020

August 2021

Series: Uniform Title490/1 is included490/1 is not a controlled heading, therefore the list cannot be used to verify whether the series headings in controlled fields have the correct term
12/18/2018 Case closed. Needs to be enhancement or Ideas Exchange. Forwarded to ELUNA Authority Task Group.
Title

240 uniform title is missing

740 title is missing

600 $t is missing



4/9/18

Working with ExL to develop new, separate name-title browse

Update Feb 2021: ExL reported this would not be part of current development work plan