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Unit: E-Resources Unit
Date last reviewed:updated:
Date of next review: February 20222027
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To fastcat an e-book, please refer to the LTS Fastcataloging procedure, with the following alterations/considerations:
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MARC fields that may be added, editer edited or deleted (using quickMARC): 506, 856, 899, 906
There is no need to Do not edit the 040.
In the MARC record view, review and verify the following. Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, any discrepancies disqualify the item for fastcatting. In case of doubt, refer the item to cataloging.
- Leader’s “Type of Record” and “Bibliographic Level” are “am”.
- 006 correct: "o" for online; "d" for document.
- 007 correct: "r" for remote.
- 008 "Form of Item" correct: accept either "o" or "s". If incorrect, correct to "o".
- 020: Verify that the ISBN in the book is also on the bib record. Accept any additional ISBNs on the record.
- Record must contain
- RDA 33x fields for "computer" and "online resource":
- 336 |a text |2 rdacontent
- 337 |a computer |2 rdamedia
- 338 |a online resource |2 rdacarrier
- RDA 33x fields for "computer" and "online resource":
- 245 |a should match the title as per the title page of the e-book itself. (This is not a divergence from print, but merits emphasis due to the increased number of places an e-book interface may denote some version of the title.) If 245|h exists on an RDA record, delete the 245|h.
- Check the publication date. This should be truly the publication or copyright date, but sometimes it's written as the digitization date. Do not accept digitization date in the 260 or 264 field.
- Pagination: accept "1 online resource", with or without pagination. Route to copy cataloging only if the pagination discrepancy is so seriously wrong that it may describe the wrong book.
- Dimensions: accept the absence of a 300 |c. As intangible items, e-books do not have a size measurement.
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- Add a transaction data in Administrative note using the ,,f macro. It should read
date:YYYYMMDD ttype:f userid:[netid] ploc:lts
Editing the holdings record:
- Unsuppress the record if needed
- Holdings type: Monograph
- Permanent location: serv,remo
- Call number: Type = Library of Congress classification, add ONLINE to the call number prefix
As with all electronic resources, no item record is created.