Is there a pattern to the record numbers in Alma?
Yes, there is a pattern to the records in Alma. They all begin with a two-digit code and end with a four-digit code that is the institution code.
Two-Digit Ex Libris Code
| Code |
Name |
| 12 |
Representation ID (Digital representation) |
| 13 |
File ID ( Digital file) |
| 22 |
Holdings ID (Holdings record) |
| 23 |
Item ID (Item record) |
| 53 |
Portfolio ID (Electronic portfolio) |
| 61 |
Collection ID (Electronic collection) |
| 62 |
Service ID (Electronic service) |
| 99 |
MMS ID ( Bibliographic) |
Four-Digit CUNY Institution Code
| Institution |
Code |
| Baruch College |
6122 |
| Borough of Manhattan Community College |
6141 |
| Bronx Community College |
6123 |
| Brooklyn College |
6124 |
| The City College of New York |
6138 |
| College of Staten Island |
6125 |
| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY |
6126 |
| CUNY Central Office |
6143 |
| CUNY Graduate Center |
6140 |
| CUNY Network Zone |
6121 |
| CUNY School of Law |
6130 |
| Guttman Community College |
6131 |
| Hostos Community College |
6132 |
| Hunter College |
6133 |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
6128 |
| Kingsborough Community College |
6129 |
| LaGuardia Community College |
6127 |
| Lehman College |
6134 |
| Medgar Evers College |
6135 |
| New York City College of Technology |
6136 |
| Queens College |
6137 |
| Queensborough Community College |
6142 |
| York College |
6139 |
