Follett VERSION 6.00 - Manual (Page 360)

04/04 360 Cataloging
eBooks
eBooks are electronic versions of printed books. The actual file containing the text
can reside on a floppy disk, the hard drive of a workstation, your library server,
or out on the Internet.
You can either include information about an electronic version in a printĆversion
record, or create a separate record for the electronic version. If you create a
separate record, you can take advantage of the new materialĆtype icons for
eBooks. When the following tags have the correct information, the eBook icon
appears in the hitlist, and you can limit searches to eBooks in the OPAC.
S Position 06 of the Leader (000 tag), which is Record type, must be a =
language material. If you select the Book (Monograph) template in
Cataloging, the Leader is correct.
S Position 23 of the 008 tag, which is Form of item, must be s = electronic. You
can edit this position by placing the cursor in the subfield, selecting Tag/Edit
008 tag from the menu, clicking the Book-specific button, and selecting s in
the list box next to Form of item (23).
Note: If you are using the Easy Editor, just select eBook from the Material
Type list on the Identification tab.
S For netLibrary eBooks, in addition to the above two settings, the netLibrary
URL must be in subfield u of the 856 tag. If you receive netLibrary MARC
records from FLR, they will have the appropriate information.
You must also have the correct software to view eBooks. Some require a
proprietary reader, like Gemstar REBs or Glassbooks. Others need just a word
processor or Adobe Acrobat (available on our installation CD). You can read
many eBooks (like netLibrary's) that reside on Web sites with just the browser.
SingleĆrecord method
If you have print and electronic versions of the same item, they do not need
separate MARC records. One item is the primary item of the record, and one, the
secondary. In this table, the print version is primary, and the electronic version,
secondary. If you already have a MARC record for the print version, add the
following tags when adding an electronic version to your collection:
Generic
eBook icon
netLibrary
eBook icon