Institutions who implement their institutional repository with Alma require a deposit workflow for users. The requirements for a deposit tool can often vary widely among institutions and even among workflows. For example, a tool to deposit theses would require different metadata and file types than a tool to accept faculty-produced PowerPoint presentations. Now that Alma…

Alma March 2017 release includes a new feature that enables the service tab (ViewIt) to indicate to a patron that access to a remote representation is denied by the remote repository. Until now, such an indication was supported for Alma representations only. In order for Alma to present this indication, the remote repository must support…

As part of the institutional repository workflows, Alma now supports depositing digital material using the SWORD 2.0 protocol. SWORD is an ATOM-based protocol meant to facilitate the deposit process between a client and digital repository server. In Alma terms, this means that a client can perform the following actions: Deposit one or more files along…

In a previous blog post we demonstrated the ability to access files stored in Alma via a custom viewer. This allows for a user experience best suited to a particular type of digital material. In this post we'll show how to use the Internet Archive Book Reader to display a digitized book stored in Alma.…

In a previous blog post we showed how to integrate collections into an external application. We leveraged the Alma digital viewer to display digital materials stored in Alma. The Alma digital viewer is a good generic delivery interface which provides basic support for multi-file representations, metadata, and diverse file types such as images, audio, video,…

Collections in Alma can be used to group bibliographic records into a hierarchical structure. While any bibliographic records can be added to collection, a primary use case is to organize digital resources. As such, records which have digital inventory must be associated with a collection. Alma can be configured to publish collection information to Primo,…

While Alma manages the metadata and workflows related to print and electronic resources, digital resources are unique in that the objects themselves are also stored in Alma. Alma enables library staff to manage digital workflows and objects through its usercollection_external interface, hiding the complexity of cloud storage, and offers integrated resource delivery to patrons via…

Alma's January 2016 Release provides a brand new infrastructure for managing digital assets. This release contains core functionality to support day-to-day digital curation workflows, and additional features will be released throughout the coming years on a monthly basis. Alma uses the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Solution (S3) cloud storage service as the backend…

The Alma Digital Migration Tool can be used to migrate digital content from an external OAI-PMH supporting repository. The tool consists of two files: * config.rb - the configuration file * migrate.rb - the script Dependencies: Ruby (tested using v. 2.1.7) A valid AWS credentials file (see here for setup and https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/digital/almadigital on how to generate your…