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Weeding

Guidelines & tools for weeding.

Weeding Helper

Note: Once the Sierra server is shut down Sept. 23, 2025, the Weeding Helper will be unavailable until it can be rebuilt for the Alma environment.

Shelf Lists 3 Ways

Within Alma there are 3 different ways to generate shelf lists:

  • Shelf Inventory Report Job (uses barcodes) – closest to the Sierra inventory process.
  • Analytics - there’s an OL community contributed report for a printable shelf reading list. We recommend adding holdings lifecycle information to exclude deleted items and adding a normalized call number field (hidden from the report output) to make sure your call numbers sort properly.
    Access the General Shelflist Report in Alma Analytics > Catalog > Community > Reports > Consortia > Ohiolink > Member contributed reports
  • Browse Shelf Listing in the MDE Editor - provides item-level call number IZ browse capability from within the Metadata Editor for holdings information. This capability can also be accessed from the Resources > Cataloging options.