[Evergreen-general] Paperback vs. Hardcover Records

[Lindsay Stratton]

We also combine different editions and formats like paperback and hardcover
on bib records, to reduce "duplicate" records and to make title holds
simpler, and also get regular requests to separate paperbacks.

However, we are also now using Aspen discovery which groups formats by
default, and the different formats/editions are much easier to
differentiate than in other public catalogs.

I'm beginning to wonder if separating formats/editions is a better approach
now that we have better tools for display.

Lindsay

*Lindsay Stratton*
*Systems Librarian*
Westchester Library System
570 Taxter Rd., 4th Floor
Elmsford, NY 10523
lstratton at wlsmail.org


On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM Joan Kranich via Evergreen-general <
evergreen-general at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In C/W MARS a bibliographic record may contain items for paperback and for
> hardcover.  We have had some recommendations to separate paperback items
> from hardcover items.
>
> This is a change on the cataloging side but also with how holds would be
> filled.
>
> Do any of you use separate bibliographic records for paperback vs.
> hardcover or do you have another workflow to make it easy for staff and
> patrons to place holds to be filled by one format vs. the other?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Joan
>
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> Joan Kranich (she/her/hers)
> Library Applications Manager, C/W MARS, Inc.
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