[Evergreen-catalogers] OPAC "format" field

[Elizabeth McLean]

Hello,

We add the local format codes Lisa listed in her message in MARC field 998, subfield "d" in all our cataloged bibliographic records. In the flat-text editor the field looks something like this: =998  \\$d <value>

Most of our record providers add this field and/or I use a Task in Terry Reese's MarcEdit program to add the field before we import the records. We also use OCLC Connexion macros that I created to add the 998 field before we export records to the catalog. Galen and the other wizards at ESI somehow made those values display our local format icons and format limits in our customized OPAC.

Libby McLean
Cataloging Librarian
King County Library System
lmclean at kcls.org

From: evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org [mailto:evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Hill
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:58 AM
To: Evergreen Community Catalogers
Subject: Re: [Evergreen-catalogers] OPAC "format" field

Hello-
KCLS puts specific material types in the 998 $d.
That is how we are able to specify DVD and VHS vs moving image.
How our catalogers put those values in there I will have to have them speak to that. As far as this librarian is concerned it is "magic."
At the bottom of the email are our current values for our material types- or format types.
I hope this helps.
Thanks
Lisa


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<option value='a'>Book</option>

    <option value='i'>Book on cassette</option>

    <option value='n'>Book on CD</option>

    <option value='x'>Download music</option>

    <option value='y'>Download video</option>

    <option value='h'>DVD</option>

    <option value='w'>eBook - Audio</option>

    <option value='v'>eBook - Text</option>

    <option value='d'>eGovDocs</option>

    <option value='e'>Equipment</option>

    <option value='f'>Films</option>

    <option value='o'>Kit</option>

    <option value='q'>Large print</option>

    <option value='b'>Magazine</option>

    <option value='z'>Map</option>

    <option value='m'>Multimedia</option>

    <option value='k'>Music cassette</option>

    <option value='j'>Music CD</option>

    <option value='l'>Music LP</option>

    <option value='p'>Newspaper</option>

    <option value='t'>Online</option>

    <option value='u'>Player</option>

    <option value='c'>Printed music / scores</option>

    <option value='2'>Read along with cassette</option>

    <option value='5'>Read along with CD</option>

    <option value='s'>Slide set</option>

    <option value='r'>Three-D Object</option>

    <option value='g'>Video</option>
</select>



From: evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org<mailto:evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org> [mailto:evergreen-catalogers-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf Of Lindsay Treat
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:59 PM
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Subject: [Evergreen-catalogers] OPAC "format" field


Greetings!
I'm running evergreen here in the heartlands and having an odd problem. The problem with solving this problem is that I'm not sure if it's a MARC record issue or a coding issue.. or something completely different. That shows you just how much knowledge of the inner workings of evergreen that I have. Apologies for my ignorance.
To put it simply, is there a way to display "VHS" or "Videorecording" or something of the kind for a vhs tape in the "format" field in the OPAC view of evergreen? The only thing I've manage to do, through manipulation of the MARC fixed fields (which shows up as what follows the "<leader> code in a MARC template) is display their format as a "moving image."
Help, please?
I have tried the general IRC channel, and although they are super helpful, no one seems to know quite what to do with this problem. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have included a screenshot just in case my verbiage is unclear.

Thanks,

Lindsay Treat
Assistant Librarian
McCaslin Library
Saint Louis Christian College


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