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What are Local Params and how are they used?

Because not all fields are indexed for Alma Analytics, Ex Libris allows the customer to request additional MARC21 bibliographic and holding fields to be added. In order to keep these fields standard across all CUNY libraries, please ask OLS if you want to add one.

Bibliographic

  • Up to 30 bibliographic fields and/or subfields can be requested
  • They are only available in the Bibliographic Details shared dimension
  • The names can't be customized
  • Ex Libris support must configure them
  • The field must be greater than or equal to 010

The following bibliographic fields have been mapped for CUNY:

Local Param MARC Field Meaning
Local Param 01 590 field Collection/series
Local Param 02 956 field E-resource notes
Local Param 03 986 field Government document call number (copied from 086 field)
Local Param 04 591 field Purchase notes
Local Param 05 952 field Aleph system number
Local Param 06 975 field Aleph OWN code
Local Param 07 976 field Aleph STA code
Local Param 08 300 field Physical description
Local Param 09 035 field OCLC number or system number
Local Param 10 336 field Content type
Local Param 11 337 field Media type
Local Param 12 338 field Carrier type
Local Param 13 600 field Subject - personal name
Local Param 14 610 field Subject - corporate name
Local Param 15 630 field Subject - uniform title
Local Param 16 650 field Subject - topical term

 

Holdings

  • Up to 10 holding fields can be requested (no subfields)
  • They are only available in the Physical Items subject area of the Holding Details dimension
  • The names can't be customized
  • Ex Libris support must configure them
  • The field must be greater than or equal to 010

The following holdings fields have been mapped for CUNY:

Local Param MARC Field Meaning
Holding Local Param 01 866 field Holdings
Holding Local Param 02 867 field Supplements
Holding Local Param 03 868 field Indexes
Holding Local Param 04 583 field Action note

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Kristen Fredericksen
Last Updated:
2024-12-10
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