Once you acquire thousands Once you acquire thousands
e-books, then what?e-books, then what?
Shi Deng, UC San DiegoShi Deng, UC San [email protected]@ucsd.eduOCLC CJK User Group MeetingOCLC CJK User Group MeetingMarch 24, 2007March 24, 2007
You want your patron You want your patron to access and use themto access and use them
How?How?Add to library catalogs? Make A-Z list? Add to library catalogs? Make A-Z list? Make links? Etc.Make links? Etc.
At what level?At what level?Database vs. Individual title?Database vs. Individual title?
Dealing with multi-formats?Dealing with multi-formats?Single record or Separate record? Single record or Separate record?
Options to provide Options to provide catalog access to e-bookscatalog access to e-books
Use Vendor provided MARC recordsUse Vendor provided MARC records MARC 21 tag/code validationMARC 21 tag/code validation 880 matching880 matching Chinese scriptsChinese scripts Pinyin for name and place Pinyin for name and place Serials vs. MonographsSerials vs. Monographs Multivolume set vs. individual volumeMultivolume set vs. individual volume Authority control: e.g. Mark Twain vs. Authority control: e.g. Mark Twain vs.
Maketuwen Maketuwen How much manual cleanup you estimate?How much manual cleanup you estimate?
Options to provide Options to provide catalog access to e-bookscatalog access to e-books
OCLC Collection Sets: shared effortsOCLC Collection Sets: shared effortshttp://www.oclc.org/worldcatsets/default.htmhttp://www.oclc.org/worldcatsets/default.htm Contribute to a collection set to be sharedContribute to a collection set to be shared Agree & follow cataloging standard set with Agree & follow cataloging standard set with
OCLCOCLC Can joined by more than one institutionCan joined by more than one institution Reduce redundant work done at each Reduce redundant work done at each
institution levelinstitution level Depend on Vendor’s package or selection Depend on Vendor’s package or selection
offeroffer
Options to provide Options to provide catalog access to e-bookscatalog access to e-books
OCLC WorldCat Selection serviceOCLC WorldCat Selection servicehttp://www.oclc.org/selection/default.http://www.oclc.org/selection/default.htmhtm Not only for acquisitions and collection Not only for acquisitions and collection
development, but for shared catalogingdevelopment, but for shared cataloging Single point to take Vendor MARC recordSingle point to take Vendor MARC record Offer title selection, & possible package Offer title selection, & possible package
selection(?)selection(?) Possible combined effort with OCLC Collection Possible combined effort with OCLC Collection
Sets for enhance vendor catalog recordsSets for enhance vendor catalog records Eliminate the redundant process working with a Eliminate the redundant process working with a
vendor at each institution levelvendor at each institution level
Options to provide Options to provide catalog access to e-bookscatalog access to e-books
Batch processing: Batch search OCLC for Batch processing: Batch search OCLC for print using ISBN or title, then create print using ISBN or title, then create constant data to add to each single constant data to add to each single recordrecord
Process dealing with multiple ed. or hitsProcess dealing with multiple ed. or hits Quality of record: description & subjectQuality of record: description & subject Catalog standard: pre-AACR2 recordsCatalog standard: pre-AACR2 records Authority controlAuthority control
How much manual cleanup is necessary?How much manual cleanup is necessary?
Options to provide Options to provide catalog access to e-books catalog access to e-books
Catalog titles one by one: Catalog titles one by one: Traditional Traditional MethodMethod
WorkloadWorkload StaffingStaffing BudgetBudget TimelineTimeline PrioritizingPrioritizing