BibID = Metadata Management System ID (MMS ID) 

The MMS ID (Metadata Management System ID) is the record ID number and is equivalent to the BibID in Voyager.

Each MMS ID is made up of the following:

  • 99 - Always begins with the 2-digit prefix code '99' that identifies the record as a bibliographic record
  • The next sequence of numbers are the unique part of the record number
  • The last 4 digits are the institution code
  • Example from Alma Sandbox: 99246641407291