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Simpson Library Technical Services

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Kanopy - Alma Guide

Kanopy - Alma Guide

Downloading Kanopy records:

  1. Log in to Kanopy.
  2. Go to UMW>My Dashboard.
  3. Click on the MARC Records tab.  You have three options to download records.
    1. Download new MARC records since your last download
    2. Download all available MARC records
    3. Download new MARC records added since a specific date
  4. Choose the appropriate method and select the download button below the method.  You will receive a message: Your file is ready for download.  Click on the Download File button.  This action will download a MARC Record zip file to wherever your computer is set to store downloads.
  5. Log in to Alma and navigate to the Acquisitions menu> Advanced Tools> Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA).
  6.  

Import a single Kanopy MARC record:

1. Go to the Alma main menu. Acquisitions > Advanced Tools > Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA)

2. Select the more options button for the Kanopy PDA profile.  Use the pull down menu to select Import Repository.

3. Click Select File ▼ and choose files to upload.  Individual MARC files have to be selected one by one.

4. Click Submit.

5. Check the Report to be sure all of the records were imported.