Receiving New Monographs

Receiving New Monographs in Alma

Scope: Receiving new monographic arrivals in Alma.

Contact: @Sara Biondi , @Yaoli Shi

Unit: Monograph Acquisitions

Date last reviewed: Jul 12, 2024

Date of next review: Jan 13, 2025


In the Acquisitions menu, click Receive.

Note: Before you begin, click the Keep in Department checkbox, and choose Acquisitions Processing (this will remain checked in future Alma sessions).

Make sure you are viewing the One-Time tab, and set your filter to “All (Except Closed” to ensure you are seeing the maximum number of search results.

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Search by Title, ISBN, PO Line or other identifier in the search box.

Confirm you have the correct item.

If you want to barcode while you receive each item:

Check the checkbox on the left, and click on the menu.

Click on Manage Items.

Click on the checkbox (do this first!), and then highlight the dummy barcode.

Replace the dummy barcode with a DUL barcode using your barcode reader.

Click the checkbox for the POL.

Click Receive.

This will mark the POL as received, and close it if the POL is already paid.