FAQ

What do the icons in Alma search mean?

Some of these icons are only visible in the new All Titles Search.

 

Icon What It Looks Like What It Means Where It Appears
Green dot Available or active Institution Zone
Network Zone
Gray dot Unavailable or inactive Institution Zone
Network Zone
Blue house View linked record in Institution Zone Community Zone
Network Zone
Blue network View linked record in Network Zone Community Zone
Institution Zone
Blue people View linked record in Community Zone Institution Zone
Network Zone
White E in orange square Electronic inventory section (i.e., there may be portfolios) Institution Zone
Network Zone
White P in blue square Physical inventory section (i.e., there may be items and/or holdings) Institution Zone
Blue and white books on a shelf View physical holdings Institution Zone
Blue book with green dot View physical item(s) Institution Zone
Blue book with gray dot View physical item(s), all of which are unavailable Institution Zone
Blue and white page with green dot View electronic portfolio(s), at least one of which is available Community Zone
Institution Zone
Network Zone
Blue and white page with gray dot View electronic portfolio(s), all of which are unavailable Institution Zone
Network Zone
Blue and white page View electronic portfolio(s) Community Zone
Blue and white box View collection(s) Institution Zone
Black eye crossed by diagonal red line Suppressed from OneSearch Institution Zone
Network Zone
Black trash can crossed by diagonal red line Marked for retention Institution Zone
Orange unlocked padlock The title is open access Community Zone
Institution Zone
Network Zone
Purple eye over purple book The title is peer reviewed Community Zone
Institution Zone
Network Zone
Blue shopping cart There is a purchase order line attached Institution Zone
Black building in gray square At least one CUNY library owns this title Network Zone
Black chain link View related records Institution Zone
Network Zone
Red slider Electronic portfolio is active Institution Zone
Network Zone
White slider Electronic portfolio is inactive Institution Zone
Network Zone
Blue house with green dot View Institution Zone electronic portfolio(s), at least one of which is available Community Zone
Blue house with gray dot View Institution Zone electronic portfolio(s), all of which are unavailable Community Zone

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Author:
Kristen Fredericksen
Last Updated:
2026-06-30
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