Searching Alma: Hands-on Exercises

Jump-start your learning of how to search Princeton's repository indexed by Alma with this introductory video, recorded at the Alma Open House on May 13, 2021.

VideoPresentation slides

Contents

0-33:00 Presentation

33:00-42:00 Q and A (spreadsheet)

You may get the most out of this video if you -

  • Watch at your own pace, ready to pause whenever you need
  • Open a web browser to the Alma homepage (how to log in) and follow along the steps
  • Jot down questions that occur to you and bring them to real-time training sessions

Pre-training feedback

Share at least one question, comment, or observation via this form (Closed 07/08/2021. Please share your questions from the FAQ page). Your colleagues in the Alma implementation team will use your questions for two important purposes -

  • Enrich the content of Alma documentation and FAQ
  • Align the content of synchronous training with staff information needs

You can submit your feedback all at once, or separately each time you finish a video. The form will stay open until the start of synchronous training.

Topics covered in the presentation

  • What does Alma search?
  • Understand search indexes
  • Search Zone
  • Search Type
  • Data in bib/holdings/item records
  • Search by author vs name
  • Search non-Roman scripts
  • Sample searches by title, call number
  • Interpret information in the search results view
  • Filtering search results by facets

More

For in-depth explanation of how to search Alma and understand results display, check out Cataloging & Inventory Management Training Module 2: Cataloging, Part 1

Documentation

Hands-on exercises

Follow these hands-on exercises to apply information and search strategies in the section Search and Sets and familiarize yourself with ways to search Alma.