[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] LOC Z39.50 Search and ISBN numbers

[dschust1 at tx.rr.com]

Other than LOC - what other Z targets are people using?

Thanks

David Schuster
---- Deanna  Frazee <dfrazee at ci.killeen.tx.us> wrote: 
> You are correct; LC does not own copies of all USA-published books.
> This is particularly common when it comes to paperback fiction.
> 
> Many other libraries may have a record for the paperback edition,
> though.  Our copy catalogers search a variety of libraries using Z39.50
> searching, then download the most accurate record.  At the moment we
> aren't downloading to Evergreen since it is still in testing, but we
> will be in just a few more months.
> 
> Deanna Frazee
> Killeen City Library System
> (254) 501-8995
> (254) 501-7704 (fax)
> dfrazee at ci.killeen.tx.us
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> [mailto:open-ils-
> > general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Don McMorris
> > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:12 PM
> > To: evergreen at copelan.com; open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] LOC Z39.50 Search and ISBN numbers
> > 
> > Hi RobertC,
> > 
> > By Voyager, I assume you mean the Library of Congress Voyager database
> > (one of the default targets in Evergreen).  Is this correct?
> > 
> > Now, I did a quick search on the LC (http://catalog.loc.gov) by that
> > ISBN, and also did not get any results.  This leads me to believe that
> > LC simply doesn't have a bibliographic record with this ISBN.  In this
> > case, the publisher probably simply may've applied a new ISBN for the
> > different format, and may not have submitted the alternate format to
> > the LC.
> > 
> > In short, the LC Voyager database does /not/ include all USA-published
> > books (and may even include some non-US published titles).
> > 
> > I'm sure there's a cataloger on-list that probably knows more than I
> > about the LC process... If so, please share ;)
> > 
> > --Don
> > 
> > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:18 PM,  <evergreen at copelan.com> wrote:
> > > I have been using the Z38.50 (voyager) search to import bib records
> into
> > EG.  This is working well
> > > and saving a ton of typing :-) but I have noticed one point that
> seems a
> > bit strange.
> > >
> > > Sometimes I don't find the exact ISBN number of a book.  I know that
> the
> > copy is being loaded has
> > > been out for a while (since we acquired it several years ago).
> > >
> > > Example:
> > > The Da Vinci Code   paperback ISBN 0-385-51322-4  Publisher:
> Doubleday.
> > The search yields nothing
> > > for this ISBN
> > >
> > > When searching for Da Vinci  in the Title and Brown, Dan in the
> Author
> > there are 2 found:
> > > ISBN 0385513755   Special Illustrated edition (my paperback has no
> > pictures)
> > > ISBN 0385504209    This is the hardcover edition.
> > >
> > > Neither of these 2 seem to be correct for the paperback I have in
> hand.
> > My assumption so far has
> > > been that the Voyager search would find at lease all USA published
> > books.  Is this incorrect?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any info.
> > >
> > > RobertC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >