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Education Services Australia Cataloguing standards for e-books in school libraries SCIS e-books
Education Services Australia
Cataloguing standards for e-books in school libraries
SCIS e-books
School library catalogues provide access to learning resources for the school
community
SCIS is a selection sourcefor e-books in schools
Enhanced content in SCIShttp://opac.scis.curriculum.edu.au/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1535544
Students and staff expect to search in only one place to find school resources
The principles and standards that have served well for
physical resources can be applied to
digital resources
SCIS standards for cataloguing e-books
5. STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC FORMATS
5.A INTRODUCTION
5.B ... WEBSITES
5.C ... VIDEORECORDINGS
5.D ... LEARNING OBJECTS
5.E ... E-BOOKS (Nov. 20 10)
www.esa.edu.au/scis/help.html
What other information doe-book users want to know
when searching?
Defining e-book
“a book in an electronic format designed to be read in an e-reader” (Macquarie Dictionary)
“an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose” (Wikipedia)
“the basic e-books landscape today includes text and audio, and it is available on readers (such as the Amazon Kindle), PCs, mobile consoles, or online”(ALCTS CRS)
e-book or app?
SCIS GMD = [website]
If the e-book is available only as a website, or in html form on a website with the option to view or download a PDF version, or on a website with mixed media, use the GMD [website].
Warner Books Infobase e-books
Scholastic ‘BookFlix’
EDUCAUSE e-books
SCIS GMD = [electronic resource]
For other e-books, use the GMD [electronic resource].
If in doubt as to which GMD to use, use [electronic resource].
Examples
Kindle e-book from Amazon
E-book read online using e-reading software, eg Turning the Pages™, or Silverlight™
Original or reproduction?
born digital?
photographed?
scanned with character recognition?
edited?
new edition?
added features?
Cory Doctorow For the win
ISBN: 978-0765322166
Multiple formats? Multiple records?
Separate records for different versions of the same manifestation are to be discouraged.
If the resource is available in various formats, include a note.
Provider-Neutral E-Monograph MARC Record Guide
What is an ISBN?
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally.
Publications need separate ISBNs if anyone in the supply chain needs to identify them separately.
Guidelines for the assignment of ISBNs to ebooks
ISBN mayhem
9780385752145 (hard cover) 0385752148 (hard cover) 9780385752152 (library binding) 0385752156 (library binding) 9780375898433 (e-book) 0375898433 (e-book) 9780385619011 (hbk.) 0385619014 (hbk.) 9780385619028 (pbk.)
SCIS Standards say…
Give the ISBN in the MARC 020 if it pertains to the resource being described, i.e. the ISBN of the e-book edition.
Do not record the ISBN of an original print edition.
When is a page not a page?If the GMD is [website], omit the physical description.
If the GMD is [electronic resource], provide the extent of the item if it is readily available (AACR2R 9.5B3).
Give other physical details if they are available and considered important (AACR2R 9.5C3). Examples: • 1 e-book (218 p.) • 21 p. : digital, PDF file.
Location and access
Restrictions on access
If the item is available only on subscription, include a note.
Example
A subscription is required to access this resource.
Links in 856 fieldFor e-books available in various formats from a single source, link to the page which offers access to all formats.
Optionally, include a link also to a specific version of the resource if it is freely available online.
Examples
856 40 $u http://www.archive.org/details/windinwillows00grah
856 40 $3 Online version $u http://www.archive.org/stream/windinwillows00grah#page/n9/mode/2up
SCIS Overdrive record
Discussion
How do we provide users with seamless access from catalogue record to e-book?
If you create or acquire an e-book what strategy do you have for cataloguing it?
What is the demand for e-books in your school community?
What is your school’s plan for integrated access to all learning resources?
What next?
SCIS professional learning programwww.esa.edu.au/scis/professional_learning.html
SCIS updates
@schoolscatinfo facebook.com/schoolscatinfo
Acknowledgements
• Leonie Bourke, Manager SCIS
• Pru Mitchell, SCIS Support Coordinator
• SCIS Team, Education Services Australia
• SCIS Information Services Standards Committee
