Re: [IUG] MARC field to use as identifier for ebook source

[Penny Swanson <pswanson at sfu dot ca>]

We use 935 -- We include the b number of the record for the collection, licensing information and file information if relevent. 

Penny 

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From: "Patricia Thompson" <pthompso at sewanee dot edu> 
To: "IUG INNOPAC List" <innopac at innovativeusers dot org> 
Sent: Friday, 25 May, 2012 07:44:31 
Subject: [IUG] MARC field to use as identifier for ebook source 

Apologies if this has already been discussed. I was not able to find what 
I wanted in a search of the list archives. 

What is a good MARC field to use in ebook records to identify the source 
of the ebook? For example, I want to note whether it came from our 
consortium or whether we purchased it separately or as part of a package, 
etc. I am already using series fields for the "collection" that the book 
belongs to, such as Gale Virtual Reference or ACLS Humanities E-Book. I 
need to have a better way to keep track of where/how we obtained the book, 
since many of these do not have order records attached. Some of them we 
own, some of them are owned by our consortium, and then if we start doing 
PDA, some of them won't be owned at all. 

It would be best to not have this information display in the public 
catalog. It would be ideal (for me) to be able to do a search on the 
field, but that probably won't work out too well, so I can run lists. 

I do have some titles available from more than one place, with multiple 
856 fields, so it has been suggested that perhaps the 856|x might be best. 
We do create item records for ebooks, so putting the info in the item 
record is an option, but I'd like to hear some pros and cons and 
suggestions from those who have been managing ebook records and pulling 
statistics and so forth. 

Pat Thompson 


Patricia Thompson 
Assistant University Librarian for Resource Management Services 
DuPont Library 
University of the South 
Sewanee, TN 37383 
931-598-1657 
pthompso at sewanee dot edu 

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