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Work Orders

Created by Kylene Hutchinson; last modified by Kylene Hutchinson on October 21, 2021.

 

Work Order Status

There are five statuses defined for the location of materials while in the Acquisitions Technical Services workflow 

 

 

Code Description
Cataloging

for material received by acquisitions, located in room 104 and is waiting for cataloging.  There can be various locations in room 104 for this material.  Look at the format of the material and special instructions to determine where the material is located. (Rush>on rush shelf, music cd>on shelf near music cataloger, etc.)
Hay Cataloging for material received in acquisitions going directly to the Hay for cataloging
In Level C for material in the cataloging backlog (special collections librarians have a backlog on level c, please use the status of special collections librarian for this material)
Physical Processing material leaving Technical Services destined for physical processing (the Bindery)
Special Collections Librarian special collections material to be cataloged by a librarian. Special collections librarians have a backlog on level c, please use the status of special collections librarian for this material)

 

Move Orders between Bibs

  1. Search Alma to locate the records you need to relink. Assuming the bib with the order attached will be deleted. The order record needs to be reattached to another bib that will be kept.
  2. From the record (shown below the first record that has an order attached, open the order record by clicking the number “1” next to the green Order icon.


     
  3. The order record snapshot will display. Click ‘Change Bib Reference’. This may be next to the view button, or under the ‘...’ option as shown below. If an order is closed, you will have to reopen the order before the option to move the order will appear.


     

  4. Select ‘Confirm’ when asked if you are sure you wish to do this.

  5. A new search window will pop up. Adjust your search conditions as needed to locate the target bib record where the order record should be relinked to (using MMS ID will be easier). When you have found the correct bib, click on it to select it. 


     

  6. If done right, you will see the following screen with a message confirming the order record has been successfully relinked to the desired bib record.


     

  7. The order record should now be on the selected bib. Use your judgement and decide if the original bib should be deleted or kept.


     

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