[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: ***SPAM*** RE: ***SPAM*** RE: ***SPAM*** RE: Adding information to MARC records

[Joseph Haig]

Thanks. This sounds like what I want.

Regards,

Joe

On 15 August 2011 18:57, Deanna  Frazee <dfrazee at ci.killeen.tx.us> wrote:
> What you want is MARC tag 521.  This is where you can put the lexile, age level, movie rating, etc.  It is very handy. Although you will have to do a little work to make it show up in the catalog.  Some libraries use a local genre heading (tag 65 with 2nd indicator 7) to specify something like "Young adult fiction. local" or "Gamer fiction. local"--I prefer the 521 if you are looking at reading level or maturity, although I suppose that last one is subjective.
>
> Deanna
>
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> Thanks for the replies. I had been confused about where 'volumes' fit
> in and Deanna's explanation has made it much clearer.
>
> The classification I am looking for is not the same as the call number
> which, if I understand correctly, is a tag on a volume by which it can
> be located in the shelf in a particular library - a way to 'call out'
> the item. Rather I am looking more for metadata at the top ('bib')
> level that can be used, for example, to determine if a book is
> suitable to be recommended to someone based on age and maturity.
> Therefore, books in very different categories or sections could have
> the same rating but may have nothing else in common. This is a very
> library-specific requirement so I would not be surprised if it is not
> catered for in the MARC standard but I would like to know the correct
> way to add and use custom metadata.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe
>
> On 15 August 2011 15:11, Deanna  Frazee <dfrazee at ci.killeen.tx.us> wrote:
>> Joe,
>>
>> I think it might help for you to know that there are three records
>> involved in cataloging an item.  The first is the MARC record, which
>> describes the physical details of the item.  Multiple copies of an item
>> share the same MARC record (also commonly called the "bib" record).
>> Below that is the volume record, which is where the call number is
>> recorded.  Again, multiple copies can share a volume record as long as
>> they are in the same location/collection.  As Susan mentioned, you can
>> accomplish creating the volume record when importing the bib by
>> including the call number in 082 or 092 tag on the MARC record and just
>> having it automatically imported into the volume record.  Below the
>> volume is the actual item record, and a separate one is created for each
>> individual copy of like items.
>>
>> For example, we own 8 copies of John Grisham's "The Broker."  We have
>> one MARC record in Evergreen for it, and there are two volume records
>> attached to that--one for each of our locations.  Under the main
>> library's volume record, we have 5 item records that are identical
>> except for the barcode assigned to each one.  The branch library has 3
>> item records attached to the volume record for that location and, again,
>> the only difference on each is the unique barcode.
>>
>> Clear as mud?
>>
>> Deanna Frazee
>> Killeen City Library System
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
>> Susan Montgomery
>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:40 AM
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>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** RE: Adding information to MARC
>> records
>>
>> Joe,
>> From what I've seen, as you barcode your items, you will add a call
>> number to each item individually. We use the 092 field and I have our
>> call number there. There is a drop down box for the default call number
>> (082 field) and the number I put in (092 field).  I think we had the 092
>> field recognized so I could do this. In the past, what field did you put
>> the call number in?
>>
>> Susan Montgomery Craven
>> Davidson County Public Library
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Joseph Haig
>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:47 AM
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>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Adding information to MARC records
>>
>> When I import a record into my library it is possible to edit the MARC
>> and I would like to add a local classification to each book as it is
>> entered. Is there a rule that I need to follow for deciding what lines I
>> should use and is there a way to configure Evergreen to display this
>> extra information?
>>
>> I'm afraid I am a software engineer and not a librarian so some things
>> that are simple to most people on this list are confusing to me.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Joe
>>
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