[IUG] URLs in item records--why?

["Leslie O'Brien" <lobrien at vt dot edu>]

I'm very interested in knowing more about the "why" regarding adding 
urls to item records.  Are you adding a url to a print item record 
when you also have the electronic version?  Are you also making 
modifications to the print bibliographic record when you have the 
electronic version?

If you have only an electronic book which has no physical items or 
holdings, is the decision to add an item record driven by statistics 
issues?  Or is it driven by OPAC display considerations?  Or some 
other reason?

Are any libraries that have ERM also adding items to ebooks?  Or are 
you adding a holdings record to the ebook record to link it to a 
resource record?

We haven't created any items for our ebooks at this point, and we 
don't follow the single record approach for print and electronic 
monographs (for the most part).  We put the url in the bib record and 
have no attached records.  I'd be very interested in hearing from 
libraries who do use item records or holdings records for their 
ebooks, if you are willing to share your decisions and practices.

thanks,
Leslie O'Brien
Virginia Tech
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Subject: [IUG] URLs in item records

Has anyone setup the ability to add links/urls in your item 
records?  I get that I need to contact III to add the group tag, etc. 
but what did
you decide upon (assuming you had a choice) as far as public display.

Can you share a link to your catalog so I can take a look?

Thank you.

- Steve Espinoza



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