Create Institution Notifications in Alma: Step-by-Step Guide for Display on Homepage

DALNET FIRST THURSDAY March 1, 2018

December 2017 Alma Release Configuring Institution Notifications 2

You may now create institution notifications that appear to all users on the Alma Home Page For general, non-time restricted information and messages 3

Directions 1. In Alma, click on Gear 4

2. Click on General > Home Page Notifications: 5

Click on Add Row: White Is the color of milk and fresh snow, the color produced by the combination of all the colors of the visible spectrum. Black Is the color of coal, ebony, and of outer space. It is the darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light. 6

Select Icon that Fits your Message Click Add Row and Fill In: 7

Click Save: 8

Notifications Must Be Enabled for Display in Alma On Alma Homepage Click on Manage Widgets 9

Select Notifications Check Box 10

Display on Alma Home Page 11

List of Widgets Analytics (various) Tasks Notifications Organizational Calendar Scheduled Job Status Discovery Search Primo Dashboard Consortia Member Links Sandbox(es) Administrator-Created https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Onli ne_Help_(Enlish)/010Getting_Started/050Alma_User_Interface_%E2%80%93_General _Information/The_Alma_User_Interface#List_of_Widgets 12

For additional information about widgets, please see the Ex Libris Knowledge Center https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentatio n/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/050Administration/050Configuri ng_General_Alma_Functions/120Widgets 13

Configuring Timed Notifications to Appear on the Alma Home Page 14

Directions 1. In Alma, click on Gear 15

2. Click on General > Institution Notifications: 16

Click on Add Row: 17

Notification # must be unique among notifications currently defined on this page Remember : Alma uses Military Time in hh:mm format 18

Click on Customize The message will appear when you return to the Alma home page. When the user clicks on the x the message is dismissed and will not appear again. 19

February 2018 Alma Enhancement Peer Reviewed and Open Access Icons 20

MARC Fields 500 and 506 500 _ _$a Refereed/Peer-reviewed 506 0 _$f Unrestricted online access $2 star The Peer Reviewed and Open Access Information is Indexed, Searchable, and Identified in Search Results For further Information please see Ex Libris Knowledge Center: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/010_2018/11_February_2018/Alma_February_2018 _Release_Notes/02Resource_Management_- _February_2018_Enhancements#Peer_Review_and_Open_Access 21

Peer Reviewed and Open Access Advanced Search Options in Alma These new search options are available to easily locate bibliographic records that are identified as peer reviewed and/or having open access. The Peer Reviewed and Open Access Icons appear in the title search results on the Institution and Community Zone tabs. 22

From All Titles Select Advanced Search: Select Peer Reviewed from Drop Down Box: 23

Select Equals Yes from Drop Down Box Click Search 24

Results 25

Advanced Search for Open Access 26

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Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at: cwolford@wayne.edu 28

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