一、采访
- Accrual Accounting-从采购订单为一次性订单创建发票:此前,使用Accrual Accounting的机构无法从采购订单创建发票。现在,这些机构可以选择仅针对一次性订单由采购订单创建发票。
- Accrual Accounting – Create Invoice from Purchase Order for One-Time Orders – Previously, institutions using accrual accounting could not create invoices from a PO. Now, these institutions have the option to create an invoice from a purchase order for one-time orders only.
- 货币汇率覆盖:使用非默认货币购买资源并与供应商就特定汇率达成协议的用户机构,现在可以在新的汇率代码表(Explicit Exchange Rates)中定义固定汇率。
- Currency Exchange Rate Overrides – For institutions that purchase resources with a different currency than the default currency, and have agreements on specific exchange rates with their vendors, you can now define a fixed exchange rate in a new Explicit Exchange Rates code table.
二、资源管理与合作网络
- 新的元数据编辑器启用:艾利贝斯公司宣布推出新的元数据编辑器。在当前版本中,新的元数据编辑器包含记录管理核心功能(包括旧元数据编辑器中提供的功能及新增功能)。在即将发布的版本中还将包括模板和规则管理(参见推出计划),公司将给用户留出足够的时间来适应这些变化。从9月版本开始,Alma用户可以在新、旧元数据编辑器之间进行切换。
- New Metadata Editor Enabled – Ex Libris announces the rollout of the new Metadata Editor. In the current release, the new Metadata Editor contains the Records Management core functionality (the functionality available in the original Metadata Editor plus new features). Template and Rule management will be rolled out in the upcoming releases (see Rollout Plan), giving users enough time to adjust to the changes. Starting from the September release, Alma users can switch back and forth between the new and the original Metadata Editors.
- 通过导入文件创建单列式集合时,支持在020和022子字段a上匹配ISBN号:通过导入ISBN或ISSN号的文件创建单列式集合时,用户可以选择将020/022$a和$z作为匹配的有效字段、取消字段或无效字段,完成匹配(如前所述),也可以仅作为有效字段(020/022$a)进行匹配。
- Create Itemized Set from File – Support for matching ISBNs on 020 and 022 subfield a – When creating an itemized set from ISBNs or ISSNs, you can select whether to match on both valid as well as canceled / invalid fields (020/022 $a and $z) (as before) or to match only on valid fields (020/022 $a).
- 通用发布配置文件,包含规范标目选项:通用发布配置文件现在支持使用规范标目丰富已发布数据的功能。对所选规范标目的任何更新都会触发数据的重新发布。此功能在类似如下示例情况下非常有用,例如,在一条书目记录中含有人名"Mark Twain",而图书馆想要同时发布"Mark Twain"和非首选词"Samuel Clemens"。
- The General Publishing Profile – Option to Include Authority Headings – The General Publishing profile now supports the ability to enrich the published data with Authority headings. Any update to the selected authority headings triggers re-publishing of the data. This is useful, for example, when the Name ‘Mark Twain’ is embedded within a bib record and library would like to publish both ‘Mark Twain’ and non-preferred term ‘Samuel Clemens’.
- SRU的IZ社区馆藏查找:在联盟环境中,可以代表NZ社区的成员对电子资源馆藏进行管理。SRU IZ社区馆藏查找功能现在包括在NZ社区中代表IZ机构管理的电子资源馆藏。
- SRU Institution Zone Holding Lookup – In a consortia environment, electronic inventory can be managed on behalf of the members in the Network Zone. The SRU Institution Zone holding lookup now includes electronic inventory that is managed in the Network Zone on behalf of the Institution Zone.
三、DARA
- DARA对元数据导入配置文件的自动化建议:DARA现在能够识别出用户是否在手动运行元数据导入,并会为用户提出配置元数据导入配置文件的建议。此外,如果系统中有相应供应商的FTP服务器信息,DARA可以识别出用户已配置元数据导入配置文件,但还没有列入计划任务。DARA会建议用户配置元数据导入配置文件以访问FTP服务器,以及增加计划任务配置。这些新建议将有助于使导入工作流程自动化,使馆员能够有时间处理其他需要关注的任务。
- DARA Recommendation to Automate MD Import Profiles – DARA now identifies if you are manually running an MD import and recommends that you configure an MD import profile. Additionally, DARA can identify that you have an MD import profile configured without scheduling and that the vendor has an FTP server. DARA recommends that you configure the MD import profile to access the FTP server and to add scheduling to the profile. These new recommendations will help automate important workflows, allowing staff to take care of other tasks awaiting attention.
四、数字资源管理
- 数字资源新的使用类型"辅助":现在可以用"辅助"使用类型标记数字资源表现。这种使用类型主要可用于该数字文件是其他数字表现的目录的情况,此时该数字文件不列入数字表现获取服务中。但该文件仍会显示在完整记录的"快速访问"部分中。
- New Auxiliary Digital Usage Type – You can now mark digital representations with the Auxiliary usage type. This is primarily used when the digital file is a table of contents for the other representations and so should be excluded from the representation delivery services. It will still appear in the Quick Access section of the full record display.
- 新Alma阅读器中的列表视图:现在可以用列表视图方式显示新Alma阅读器中的数字表现文件列表。单击图标可以在列表视图和缩略图视图之间切换。
- List View in the New Alma Viewer – You can now display the list of files of a representation in the new Alma Viewer in List View. Click the icons to toggle between List View and Thumbnail View.
五、读者服务与资源共享
- RFID多重扫描功能:现在可用户以将RFID阅读器配置为一次扫描多本图书单册。当RFID集成配置文件上新增的 "处理多个单册" 复选框被选中时,集成配置文件将接受RFID阅读器扫描读取的多个单册。该功能会加快还书处理过程,使工作更简单、高效。
- RFID Multi-Scan Function – You can now configure your RFID reader to scan more than one item at a time. When the new check box on the RFID integration profile, Handle Multiple Items, is selected, the integration profile will accept multiple items on the RFID reader. This will make for a quicker, easier and more efficient check-out process.
- 借出馆请求的借阅管理选项:在借出请求中使用借阅管理选项可以直接链接到文章而不是期刊。如果借阅请求的资源是电子资源,并且借出请求中有充足信息能链接到具体文章,此时可以应用该功能。该功能还取决于借出馆的供应商平台是否允许文章级链接。
- Lender Request Manage Fulfillment Option – Using Manage Fulfillment Options on an lending request links directly to the article instead of to the journal. This is relevant where the requested resource is owned electronically, and the lending request has enough information to link to the exact article. It also depends on the lender vendor’s platform allowing article level linking.
- Alma/Rapid ILL馆际互借模块无缝集成:系统可以建立无缝集成的工作流,使Alma借入方或借出方使用Alma屏幕和工作流程就能完全处理Rapid ILL的请求,而无需访问Rapid系统的页面。
- Full Alma/Rapid ILL Integration – A fully integrated workflow can be set up, so that an Alma borrower or lender can fully process Rapid ILL requests using Alma screens and workflows, without requiring access to any Rapid web pages.
六、管理
- 合并记录和合并馆藏任务的功能增强:如果有多个"合并记录和合并馆藏"实例,它们分别有一个输入文件,包含不同记录集合,系统现在可以同时运行多个这样的实例。此功能的增强还能提高这项工作的效率。这将会促进和加快数据的"清理"过程。
- Merge Records and Combine Inventory Job Enhancements – Multiple "Merge Records and Combine Inventory" instances can now run simultaneously if each has a separate input file with different record groups. In addition, the performance of this job was improved. This will facilitate and speed-up these ‘cleanup’ processes.
- 支持SAML的强制认证:Alma的SAML认证方式现在支持强制认证。此前,当Alma通过SAML方式认证用户时,系统直接通过机构IDP进行认证,为用户提供SSO单点登录体验,不支持SAML-2 ForceAuthN强制认证。
- Support for Authentication Forcing in SAML Authentication – The SAML authentication of Alma now supports authentication forcing when Alma authenticates users via SAML. Typically, when Alma authenticates users via SAML, it does so directly through the institutional IDP, thus providing end users with an SSO experience. As such, SAML-2 ForceAuthN was previously not supported by Alma.
七、统计分析
- 新的分析对象主题区域:系统新增了Alma对象主题区域。用户可以使用此主题区域的字段来创建有关分析对象的报告,例如计划报告和小插件。
- New Analytics Objects Subject Area – The new Alma Objects subject area is now available. You can use the fields of this subject area to create reports concerning analytic objects, such as scheduled reports and widgets.
详细更新文档请见附件:"Alma September 2020 Release Notes and Resolved Issues.pdf"。
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Release_Notes/2020/Alma_2020_Release_Notes?mon=202009BASE
ALMA 2020年9月版新功能亮点