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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