We just converted all of our libraries to a Union database. Any ISBN
that had something in parenthesis after the number or a subfield that
didn't match did NOT merge.
If we'd paid for the conversion help, most of these would have been
taken care of I'm sure. But all those (pbk) or whatever designations
caused problems that somebody has to deal with.
Think to the future, is a district union catalog something you should be
preparing for now?
Yes, 020 tags are repeatable.
Jean
R. Jean Gustafson
Teacher/Librarian
Selah Jr. High
Selah, WA 98942
jeangustafson@selah.k12.wa.us
http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JHS/Gustafson/Library.cfm
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Konda Wightman
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:57 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: HIT: Cataloging question
Hi,
Two weeks ago I asked the question about where in the MARC record to put
the second ISBN number on company-bound books, such as Perma-Bound,
Follett, etc. and which of the two ISBN's found on those types of books
is the primary one.
I received several responses to my query, as well as talking to a
library cataloging instructor and checking a couple of the resources we
have on cataloging here in the district library. All the respondents
said that they put all ISBN's in the 020 tag (which is repeatable in the
$a subfield), with most people putting the ISBN they find on the Verso
page in the first subfield, with any subsequent ones added after that.
Some people put in parentheses that it's a Follett-bound or other
binding, some put in "hardcover" if the binding is from an original
paperback, or "pbk" if it's a paperback, and some put nothing after the
ISBN. The instructor and the resources I consulted said that even
putting in the additional ISBN (the one found on the back cover of a
specially bound book) is acceptable, but optional, as is the designation
of the type of cover or binding. So it looks like you're doing the
right thing no matter what you are currently doing, whether it's adding
the number or skipping it.
Thank you so much for responding to my question.
Konnie
Konnie Wightman
Bismarck Public Schools
Hughes Ed. Center/LMO
806 N. Washington St.
Bismarck, ND 58501
http://library.educ8.org/
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