The table below details the physical location codes and names used in NOAA's Alma instance. Location codes are of particular use when importing cataloged bibliographic records into Alma from Connexion.
| Location Code | Location Name | Description | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIVE | Archives | ||
| ATLAS | Atlases | ||
| AV | Audio-visual Collection | ||
| CLIMATE | Climate Room | NOAA Central Library only | |
| DIGITIZING | Digitizing | Materials to be digitized | |
| GOV-DOC | Government Documents | ||
| IATTC | IATTIC Collection a La Jolla Library | La Jolla Library only | |
| JOURNAL | Journals | ||
| MAP | Maps | Maps collection | |
| MEDIA | Media | Media of all types | |
| MICROFORM | Microforms | ||
| OVERSIZE | Oversize | Oversize shelves | |
| RARE-BOOK | Rare Book | Rare books and special collection materials | |
| RECORDS | Records | ||
| REFDESK | Reference | Reference desk | |
| REFERENCE | Reference | Reference material | |
| SPECIAL | Special | Special Collection | |
| STACKS | Stacks | ||
| TECHSERV | Tech Services | Permanently held in tech services | |
| THESES | Theses | Theses Collection | |
| INTERNET | Online resources | Location is not used in Alma. Online resources are added to Bibliographic records via electronic portfolios. | |
| ILL | Borrowed from ILL via Silver Spring | Silver Spring only. Suppressed from Discovery. Strictly associated with temporarily physical ILL items. |
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