Electronic Books • Maine InfoNet

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 for Cataloging Electronic Books in Minerva:

Kindles, Ipads, NOOKs, Rocket E-Readers, etc., 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 types 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

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.

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

Do not use a GMD (h subfield) per RDA

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.