LSP Info Hub

LSP resources including top tasks, training, micro-learning, how-to's, and crowdsourced materials and code snippets. 

Suggestions for metadata clean up from Vanguard libraries

Last updated:
Jun 24, 2025
Topic(s):
Database maintenance, Legacy
Summary:

Given their pre-migration experiences, the Vanguard libraries have suggestions for metadata clean-up projects and advice for all OhioLINK member libraries. This Info Hub article will continue to be expanded and revised as needed.

Update Physical Item Material Type

Last updated:
Jun 23, 2025
Topic(s):
Alma, Resource Management, How to
Summary:

How to update physical item material type individually and in batch.

Updating OhioLINK Proxy URLs to GO Links

Last updated:
Jun 27, 2024
Topic(s):
Database maintenance, Legacy
Summary:

Search your local database for OhioLINK proxy links and update them to GO links.

Using Global Updates

Last updated:
Apr 28, 2023
Topic(s):
Database maintenance, Global Update
Summary:

Basic Global Update commands

Verifying 001s and 003s for the Migration to Alma

Last updated:
Feb 19, 2025
Topic(s):
Database maintenance, Sierra cleanup for cutover
Summary:

To improve Network Zone matching for go-live, verifying the 001 and 003 fields in Sierra for local records will help ensure that OCLC numbers are used in the matching process and mismatches are prevented.

Verifying activation

Last updated:
Jun 18, 2025
Topic(s):
Top Task, How to, Alma
Summary:

Verifying local and shared eresources were activated in IZ and NZ

Verifying minimal bibliographic record standards

Last updated:
Sep 15, 2022
Topic(s):
Database maintenance
Summary:

Check that bibliographic records contributed to the Central Catalog meet the minimal bibliographic record standards for contribution. If not, upgrade any to include the mandatory fields.

Verifying that all Delete Records are Suppressed

Last updated:
Sep 15, 2022
Topic(s):
Database maintenance
Summary:

Search for bibliographic delete records and ensure that they are suppressed from the Central Catalog.

View OhioLINK holdings of a title in Alma

Last updated:
Jun 16, 2025
Topic(s):
Top Task, How to, Alma
Summary:

Resource Search in Network Zone

Working with APIs in Alma

Last updated:
Jun 16, 2025
Topic(s):
Top Task, How to, Alma
Summary:

Learn about Alma APIs and how to test running them in the Developer Network

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