Getting Alma Data

Connexion

Has an integration with Alma's Z39.50 interface

Configuration

ExcelAlmaLookup

Developed in-house. Most accessible method for quick reporting. Popular with selectors. Uses SRU. 

Download and install

MarcEdit

Has integrations for Alma Metadata API and Z39.50

Credentials, configuration

Alma Analytics

Most comprehensive system data (circulation, item statuses, etc.). Limited MaRC fields. Complex data structures and behaviors.  

Designs Analytics role

Alma APIs

Limited to 300,000 calls per day (institutionally). 

Credentials and scripting or MarcEdit

Export List

Export data from Alma search results or from sets

N/A

General Publishing (a.k.a. "dumps")

Full dump of bib records is published every Friday to an SFTP server. Requires over 63GB of disk space as of 2023. Reporting is generally done using scripts (Ruby preferred). 

Credentials, scripting

SRU

Standard search protocol used for search and retrieval of bibliographic records from the catalog.

Scripting or ExcelAlmaLookup (see above)

Z39.50

Standard search protocol mainly used for searching for bibliographic information.

Scripting or MarcEdit (see above)