1. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma and Primo
Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian

2. Introduction and examples
Our specific example
Retrieving in Alma
Retrieving in Primo
Summary

3. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma - Examples
In each set of examples on the following slides:
The first word uses a modifier mark (ayn/alif/mjagkij znak)
The second word uses apostrophe
The third word omits the mark
Question: How does the search and retrieval for these characters work in Alma and Primo

4. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma - Examples
sha’are
shaʻare
shaare
Example 2:
Hanʾguk
Han'guk 
Hanguk 
Example 3:
Federalʹnoe
Federal’noe
Federalnoe 
Example 4:
sŏn-t'aek
sŏn-t’aek
sŏn-taek

5. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma - Examples
In the case study here we will use the first example.
The behavior of the “modifier mark”, “apostrophe” and “no mark” works similar for all four examples, thus there is no need to do a full in depth case for each example

6. Introduction and examples
Our specific example
Retrieving in Alma
Retrieving in Primo
Summary

7. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma – Our Example
Modifier mark
sha’are
Apostrophe
shaʻare
No mark
shaare

8. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma – Example with modifier mark
24500 $$a Avotenu be sha’are Yerushalayim

9. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma – Example with apostrophe
24510 $$a Hagadat shaʻare Yerushalayim

10. Phonetic Modifiers in Alma – Example with no mark
24500 $$a Mul shaare Yerushalayim

11. Introduction and examples
Our specific example
Retrieving in Alma
Retrieving in Primo
Summary

12. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
We will now perform three searches by title in Alma to see how these three records are retrieved
We will search by words from title as follows:
With the phonetic modifier: sha’are Yerushalayim
With the  apostrophe: shaʻare Yerushalayim
With nothing: shaare Yerushalayim

13. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by phonetic modifier finds all three records
Modifier mark

14. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by apostrophe finds all three records
apostrophe

15. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by no mark finds all three records
No mark

16. Introduction and examples
Our specific example
Retrieving in Alma
Retrieving in Primo
Summary

17. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
We will now perform three searches by title in Primo to see how these three records are retrieved
We will search by words from title as follows:
With the phonetic modifier: sha’are Yerushalayim
With the  apostrophe: shaʻare Yerushalayim
With nothing: shaare Yerushalayim

18. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by phonetic modifier finds all three records
Modifier mark

19. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by apostrophe finds all three records
apostrophe

20. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
Searching by no mark finds all three records
No mark

21. Introduction and examples
Our specific example
Retrieving in Alma
Retrieving in Primo
Summary

22. Retrieving Phonetic Modifiers in Alma
In Alma and in Primo records which are saved with either a phonetic modifier, an apostrophe, or no mark can all be retrieved “in the same way”.
In other words:
Searching via the phonetic modifier will find records with a phonetic modifier, an apostrophe, or no mark.
Searching via the apostrophe will find records with a phonetic modifier, an apostrophe, or no mark.
Searching with no mark will find records with a phonetic modifier, an apostrophe, or no mark.

23. Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian
Thank you
Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian