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Purpose:  This page describes data value crosswalks and data element mapping for the migration of Loan data from Aleph to Alma.  This video from ExLibris provides instructions to complete the migration form that we need to complete prior to the automated migration of Aleph data to Alma.  The decisions we'll need to make about data migration are outlined on this page.

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Aleph Sublibrary to Alma Library

Aleph SublibraryAlma Library






Aleph Collection to Alma Permanent location

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This table describes the Alma target field for each Loan field in Aleph. Note:  Much of this content was copied from Harvard's data mapping guides, last updated in 2018. Please consider this page a draft until the Duke team verifies that this mapping information is current and concurs with Duke's migration decisions.


Aleph Field

Alma Field

Additional Information

Item Barcode

Barcode


Item SublibraryLibrary
CollectionPermanent Location
Material TypeMaterial TypeThis mapping is listed on Harvard's mapping guide page; however, the Alma mapping guide indicates that Z36_MATERIAL doesn't migrate...?
Item StatusItem PolicyThe Alma mapping guide indicates that Z36_ITEM_STATUS doesn't migrate...?
Item Process StatusNA
Loan count

Notes from Harvard's migration: "Number of Loans is stored in the Aleph item record. Before migration a job was run to subtract transfer loans (event type 56), and return to depository loans (event type 57) from the loan count. Counted loans at migration to Alma is the sum of: Simple loan (50), Reading room loan (51), Offline circulation (52), and Routing list loan (54).

There were no changes to loan records or events themselves. For migrated items with Aleph circ history, the date of any circulation event that last occurred in aleph would show up as the last loan date field in Alma (until the item is actually loaned in Alma).

The maximum number of loans in Aleph is 999."

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Loan Data that doesn't migrate to Alma

Areas/Fields Not In Scope

  • Z36-MATERIAL
  • Z36-EFFECTIVE-DUE-DATE
  • Z36-RETURNED-DATE
  • Z36-RETURNED-HOUR
  • Z36-ITEM-STATUS
  • Z36-BOR-STATUS
  • Z36-RETURN-CATALOGER-NAME
  • Z36-RETURN-CATALOGER-IP
  • Z36-NO-RENEWAL
  • Z36-RENEW-CATALOGER-NAME
  • Z36-RENEW-CATALOGER-IP
  • Z36-RENEW-MODE
  • Z36-BOR-TYPE
  • Z36-NOTE-ALPHA
  • 36-RECALL-DATE
  • Z36-LAST-RENEW-DATE
  • Z36-PROCESS-STATUS
  • Z36-LOAN-TYPE
  • Z36-RECALL-TYPE

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