Info Hub (LSP)
On this page you can find "how to's", crowdsourced materials, and other LSP related resources. Use the form below to filter or sort the results.
Return Materials at the Circulation Desk
- Last updated:
- May 12, 2025
- Topic(s):
- Alma, Fulfillment, Circulation, How to
- Summary:
When your institution’s physical items are returned, use this workflow to check in materials.
Saving Global Updates
- Last updated:
- Apr 28, 2023
- Topic(s):
- Database maintenance, Global Update
- Summary:
Create and save Global Update commands for reuse
Searching for active item holds using a Sierra SQL query
- Last updated:
- Sep 15, 2022
- Topic(s):
- Database maintenance, Metadata cleanup using SQL
- Summary:
Find items with holds still active using a Sierra SQL query.
Searching for bib records without item, checkin, or order records
- Last updated:
- Feb 12, 2024
- Topic(s):
- Database maintenance
- Summary:
Find non-electronic resource bibliographic records that do not have an attached item, checkin, or order record.
Setting Up Staff Users Before Alma Configuration Freeze on 5/2/2025
- Last updated:
- Apr 25, 2025
- Topic(s):
- Alma migration, ILS migration
- Summary:
The project lead should expire and make inactive all members of the library staff that have been working in Alma. This will prevent accidental login to Alma while the Ex Libris migration team is working in the environment.
Suggestions for metadata clean up from Vanguard libraries
- Last updated:
- Feb 24, 2024
- Topic(s):
- Database maintenance, Vanguard libraries suggestions and advice
- 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.
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 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.
