[Wactclc-alma] Cataloging question

Clare Bryant clare.bryant at email.edcc.edu
Fri Mar 12 20:23:09 PST 2021


Got it! Thank you, this is really helpful.

On Friday, March 12, 2021, Thomas, Kirsti <Kirsti.Thomas at seattlecolleges.edu>
wrote:

> If they're from the community zone, then we're not allowed to touch them.
> :(
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> Community Zone records belong to everyone and any edits that you make for
> your own local environment carry over to all the other Alma libraries.
> Another library may want the 245$h there and may have procedures that rely
> on the subfield being there.
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> There may be a way that you can change the Primo display to *not* show the
> 245$h
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> We've been importing OCLC records for ebooks that we buy (i.e. have a
> long-term/perpetual access license for), and then relinking the CZ
> portfolio record to the OCLC bib.  The OCLC bib records often have
> additional subject headings and usually follow RDA cataloging standards
> (which don't use the 245$h). I don't know how sustainable that will be in
> the long run, but it's working for now.
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> It will be ok!
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> Kirsti S. Thomas
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> Library Technical Service Manager
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> Seattle Colleges
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> kirsti.thomas at seattlecolleges.edu
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> *On Behalf Of *Clare
> Bryant
> *Sent:* Friday, March 12, 2021 13:23
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Wactclc-alma] Cataloging question
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> Hi Kirsti,
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> They're from the Community Zone.
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> -Clare
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> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:53 PM Thomas, Kirsti <Kirsti.Thomas@
> seattlecolleges.edu> wrote:
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> Are the records with subfield h [medium] from your ebook vendor or are
> they from the Alma Community Zone?
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> Kirsti
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> *On Behalf Of *Clare
> Bryant
> *Sent:* Friday, March 12, 2021 11:55
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* [Wactclc-alma] Cataloging question
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> Hi all,
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> We recently purchased some ebooks, and a few are displaying in an
> unexpected way whenever the title field includes subfield $b (remainder of
> title) in combination with subfield $h (medium). Here's an example:
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> When I remove subfield $h from the title field, it displays like this:
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> My question is, does anyone know of any reason I can't just remove that
> subfield? The medium is included elsewhere in the record, so it seems kind
> of superfluous, but I thought I would check in to see if anyone has a
> better solution.
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> Thanks,
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> Clare
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> --
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> *Clare Bryant*
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> Acquisitions and Cataloging Technician
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> Edmonds College Library
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> 425.640.1855
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Clare Bryant

Acquisitions and Cataloging Technician

Edmonds College Library

425.640.1855


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