Add a Local Extension Field to a Bibliographic Record

(updated 1/22/2025)

Adding a local extension field to a bibliographic record will:

  • Make that field only visible to the owning library in Alma and Primo VE
  • Protect the field from being over-written by newly imported records

To add the local extension, open the bibliographic record in the Metadata Editor. Click the Editing Action menu and select Add Local Extension or click (CTRL+L).

Screenshot of Editing Actions menu with Add local extension selected

A blank field with the local extension icon will appear.

Screenshot of the blank local extension field

Fill in the field information:

Screenshot of a local extension note

Save the record. By saving the record, the MARC fields are automatically sorted into their correct places.

Local extension fields can be call number fields, notes, or subjects. They are in fields with a 9 in them (09X, 59X, 69X, 9XX).

Here is a full list of local extension fields for ODIN libraries.

 

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Adding Local Extensions to Bibliographic Records in the Network Zone