Resource Management Training 1: Alma Inventory Models and Searching

In this training session, presenter Ted Schwitzner covers the basics of working with Alma Resource Management. Topics include the Alma repository zones and inventory models, and how zones and inventory relate to searching and selecting records for inventory. Basic procedures for adding inventory using the metadata editor and using purchase order lines will be described.

• Alma Zones: institution zone, network zone, community zone
• Alma inventory models: titles, physical inventory (holdings and items), electronic inventory (collections and portfolios)
• Searching by zone and inventory
• Search results (new UI) and record functions
• Adding inventory via metadata editor
• Adding inventory via purchase orders