Library of Things Discussion Group
February 21, 2024
Library of Things Resources – Staff Resources (sagestaff.org)
Recording link: 2024-02-21 Library of Things (LoT) Discussion (vimeo.com)
Overview of Cook Memorial’s Early literacy kit template – reach out to Celine for more information and questions.
Different display settings were explored for the 520 and 505. Jon will look into adjusting the patron view to display multiple 505s.
Digital Scanner B083R3XYQN Brother DSmobile Duplex Mobile Scanner with DSD Brother DS-740D Duplex Compact Mobile Document Scanner
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Bib AUTOGENERATED-135672 – Digital scanner [Southern Wasco County Library] (eou.edu)
Record ID: 2447150
Next Discussion Group: March 20th, 10 – 11 am.
Duplicate ISBN Discussion from AutoCat
From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Christa Welty
Sent: Tuesday, 20 February 2024 8:29 a.m.
To: AUTOCAT@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [AUTOCAT] Two very different books with the same ISBN
Hello Cataloging Friends,
If I have two completely different books that have identical ISBNs should I put that ISBN in both records and make a note in the 500 field indicating that there is an issue with the ISBNs OR is there a way for me to bring this to the attention of someone who can fix this problem?
Thank you for your input.
Christa
This happens with relative frequency. Publishers don’t pay the same level of attention to ISBN uniqueness, as librarians do.
We have seen publishers re-issuing a new edition (i.e. with new content – sometimes with a new title) using the same ISBN, and others duplicating ISBNs for entirely different titles (as you have in hand)
Publishers regard ISBNs as a stock management tool. So long as the only stock they have on hand matches the current ISBN, they don’t care what it was used for previously.
[I had the joy of explaining this to a system developer – who was horrified that the ISBN wasn’t actually unique! – and that libraries cared deeply about not overlaying existing records with incorrect new ones]
The only ‘fix’ you can apply is to code the subsequent title with the ISBN in an 020 z subfield (cancelled/invalid ISBN)
You can add a q subfield with a qualifier: e.g. (duplicate ISBN)
e.g. 020 $z9781506738529 $q (duplicate ISBN)
You *could* delete the duplicate ISBN from the second record, and only retain it in a note. However, given that selectors, acquisitions staff, cataloguers and (potentially) members of the public will be searching using this data – it’s not a very customer-friendly solution.
Sometimes, this ‘duplicate’ ISBN will actually be a set ISBN from the publisher. We see this most frequently with readers – but it can happen with other titles published in series – and intended to be bought as a single package.
In that case, we’d continue to code the ISBN in a z subfield, but qualify it with (set)
e.g. 020 $z9781506738529 $q(set)
You may need to be alert to implications for overlay, and external linkages using that ISBN (e.g. notification of holdings to OCLC, overlay of incorrect record on vendor import, links to external content for cover/supplementary information – e.g. Syndetics). And be aware that some systems automatically screen out ‘z’ subfield ISBNs (since these are usually ebook or audiobook ISBNs on a standard print record)
Ann Ryan
Cataloguing Manager – Development
Wheelers
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