1. Alternate graphic representation 880 field
Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian

2. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
Introduction
The 880 field in Alma
The 880 field when importing and exporting a record

3. Introduction
The 880 field in Marc is the ‘Alternate Graphic Representation’. The field 880 is defined as follows at
Fully content-designated representation, in a different script, of another field in the same record.
Field 880 is linked to the associated regular field by subfield $6 (Linkage).
A subfield $6 in the associated field also links that field to the 880 field. The data in field 880 may be in more than one script.

4. Introduction
For example in the record on the next slide from (LCCN ) there are sets of “100 and 880”, “245 and 880”, “246 and 880”, “250 and 880”, “260 and 880” and “700 and 880”.
Each set of fields is connected with a subfield 6 which “points to” the other field with is the same field in a different script.
On the next slide it is displayed in a color coded manner

5. Introduction

6. Introduction
When the alternate graphic representation displays in Alma it displays the contents of the field but not the number “880”
Rather it groups the alternate graphic representations together in a clear and organized manner.
However, the 880 is really there, and stored in the database. During export it appears in the MARC file.
In the xml of the files for publishing to Primo it also appears as 880

7. Introduction
The method in Alma enables the cataloger to edit paired fields without the complexity of 880 linkage. For example, if you have the 245 field selected, you can choose “Add Alternate Graphic Representation” in the metadata editor to choose a relevant script for input. An additional line opens in the editor for input in the designated script.

8. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
Introduction
The 880 field in Alma
The 880 field when importing and exporting a record

9. The 880 field in Alma
Now we will add an alternate graphic representation to the title below
Cursor on 245

10. The 880 field in Alma
Choose “Add Alternate Graphic Representation”

11. The 880 field in Alma
Add the field

12. The 880 field in Alma
Here is the field in MARC simple view and search results

13. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
Introduction
The 880 field in Alma
The 880 field when importing and exporting a record

14. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
Now we search for a record in Library of Congress and it has 880 fields. We import it

15. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
The 880 combinations now appear as follows in Alma, without seeing the actual 880

16. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
We will now export “Ladies of the Rope” which has a Greek alternate Graphic representation which appears in Alma without the 880

17. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
Exporting the record to MARC XML format

18. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
And it has the 880

19. The 880 field when importing and exporting a record
And here is the file published to Primo. It also has an 880.

20. Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian
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Yoel Kortick Senior Librarian