Please pardon the cross-posting.
Hi all,
Currently in our catalog (SirsiDynix Horizon) we have e-book records separate
from the records of the same title in print, although in the print record we
include a 856 that has the URL to the e-book version. Currently our e-book
records do not have item records attached. We are considering changing our
records so that the bib record for the print book will have item records
representing both the print and electronic forms, with no e-book bib record. We
feel like this would make things more streamlined in the catalog and also be in
keeping with the tenets of the upcoming RDA standard. Before we implement a
change like this (which could take a bit of work) I was wondering if anyone had
experience with this type of issue, what other libraries do, and if it really
will make sense with RDA's concepts of manifestations and items going forward.
Thanks,
Megan Curran
Head of Metadata & Content Management
Norris Medical Library
University of Southern California
2003 Zonal Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9130
[email protected]
323-442-1134
