Once you acquire thousands Once you acquire thousands

e-books, then what?e-books, then what?

Shi Deng, UC San DiegoShi Deng, UC San Diegosdeng@ucsd.edusdeng@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

Questions?Questions?

Thank You!Thank You!

sdeng@ucsd.edusdeng@ucsd.edu