Minerva Electronic Books Policy

Electronic Books


Definition: A digital version of a traditional print book designed to be read on a personal computer or an e-book reader (a software application for use on a standard-sized computer or a book-sized computer used solely as a reading device). Synonymous with digital book, e-book, ebook, and online book. (ODLIS)


Rules of the Road for Cataloging Electronic Books in Minerva:

• Kindles, Ipads, NOOK’s, and Rocket E-Readers are cataloged as equipment, not as electronic books.

• Electronic books are often licensed from vendors such as NetLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Rittenhouse R2 Library, etc.

• Electronic books need their own bibliographic record because the material type of the print counterparts are different. Print books have a material type of
“a PRINTED MTL” and electronic books have a material type of “x E BOOK”.

• Any url links and login instructions that do not pertain to all Minerva libraries must be put in the item record.

For example, Thomas College patrons have access to the e-book “The Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods” and have added the following 856 to their item record:

856 40 |zThomas College Access|uhttp://galenet.galegroup.com//eBooks?ste=CX3733&q=thmscollib

Electronic Books

General Rules:
• Body of record (AACR areas 1-6; MARC 2XX, 3XX, 4XX) describes online document.
• Notes and added entries (AACR area 7; MARC 5XX, 7XX) note existence of related print version.

What to Notice:
Marc Leader:
• LDR/06 =” a” language material
• Material Type = “x” E Book
006: Field for Electronic Resources (additional coding for electronic/computer aspects of the resource)
• Typecode = “m” computer file electronic source
• File Type = “d” Document
007: Physical Description Fixed Field (Code for the electronic aspects of the resource)
• Mat Catg = “c” Electronic Resource
008: Fixed Field (Code for the continuing resource aspects of the resource)
• Form Item = “s” electronic
• Date Type = “s” single
245: Title and Statement of Responsibility
• Note the GMD |h[electronic resource]
260 |c: Single Date of Publication
• For non-serial (continuing) electronic resources subfield |c should represent the original print resource.
300: Physical Description
• No physical Description for remote access e-resources (internet resources)
533: Reproduction Note
• This note should describe the type of reproduction, place, publisher, date, notes about the reproduction.
• Electronic reproduction. |bFarmington Hills, Mi:|cGale, |d2008.|nAvailable via World Wide Web.
538: System Requirement Note / Mode of access
• Note special hardware/software requirements and means of access for this resource.
856: Electronic location and access
• URL and note should be placed in item record for Minerva records.
• 856 4 0 |zLibrary Access |uhttp://www.loc.gov

Electronic Books
Example of Electronic Book Bibliographic Record



LANG eng CAT DATE 05-16-2007 INITIALS d
SKIP 0 MAT TYPE x COUNTRY pau
LOCATION tcs INPUT LIBR d

MARC Leader #####nam 22#####Ia 4500

o 001 123539823
y 003 OCoLC
y 005 20070516105714.0
y 006 m d
y 007 cr cn ---unuuu
y 008 070426s2007 paua sb 001 0 eng d
i 020 9781429466424 (electronic bk.)
i 020 1429466421 (electronic bk.)
y 035 (OCoLC)123539823
y 040 N$T|cN$T|dM9Y
y 049 M9YA
y 050 1 4 RC954|b.A53 2007eb
y 060 1 4 2007 C-192
y 060 1 4 WY 152|bC27708 2007
y 082 0 4 618.97/0231|222
t 245 0 0 Caring for older adults holistically|h[electronic resource] /|c[edited by] Mary
Ann Anderson.
e 250 4th ed.
p 260 Philadelphia :|bF.A. Davis, |cc2007.
n 533 Electronic reproduction.|bKing of Prussia, Pa.|cRittenhouse,|d2008.|nMode
of access: World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from
title screen (viewed on Oct. 22, 2008).|nAccess may be restricted to users at
subscribing institutions.
n 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-354) and index.
d 650 0 Geriatric nursing.
d 650 0 Holistic nursing.
d 650 1 2 Geriatric Nursing.
d 650 2 2 Aging|xphysiology.
d 655 7 Electronic books.|2local
b 700 1 Anderson, Mary Ann,|d1946-
b 710 2 R2 Library (Online service)