For questions/feedback on the standards & documentation, contact the Metadata/Cataloguing Subcommittee co-chairs, Stacey Boileau and Dijana Kladnjakovic.
For LibGuide issues, contact Aura Hill.
Definition: An eBook is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.
Special notes: These rules should be applied to all eBook records, i.e., import profiles for eBook collections, individually purchased/catalogued eBook titles and originally catalogued eBook records.
Example: See eBook Cataloguing Example at bottom of this page.
Use this table to complete the MARC fields in your record.
MARC Field Code | Value Instructions | Additional Information |
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Leader/06* Type of Record |
Select a | This value is used to identify material and resource type in Alma and Primo VE And allows for faceting |
Leader/07* Bibliographic Level |
Select m | This value is used to identify material and resource type in Alma and Primo VE And allows for faceting |
Leader/17 |
Select one of: #/1/2/3/4/5/7/8/u/z | Select the appropriate value for your resource from these options |
Leader/18 |
Select one of: a/i |
Used to support readability using standardized formatting |
001* |
Used to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance Used to combine with 003 to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance. |
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003* |
Consult MARC Standards |
Used to combine with 001 to build a vendor specific 035 matchpoint which is necessary for collection maintenance. |
007/00* NEW Category of Material |
Select t | Used for Alma functionality such as Alma Search Index and analytics. |
007/01* NEW Special Material Designation |
Select a | |
007/00* |
Select c | Used for Alma functionality such as Alma Search Index and analytics. |
007/01* |
Select r | Used for Alma functionality such as Alma Search Index and analytics. |
008/06* |
Select one of: c/t/s/r/n | Select the appropriate value for your resource from these options |
008/07-10* |
Enter publication year (e.g. 2017) |
If the date is unknown, define in 008/06 as n |
008/11-14* |
Enter copyright year or reprint/reissue year | Only use if you entered t or r in 008/06 |
008/15-17 |
Select place code | URL to assist in selection: http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/countries_name.html |
008/18 |
Select the appropriate letter code for your resource | |
008/23* |
Select one of: o/q/s | Select the appropriate value for your resource from these options |
008/35-37* |
Select the appropriate letter code for your resource | Used for faceting by language in Primo VE |
010 |
Enter LC number | If available |
016 |
Enter NLC number | If available |
020* ISBN |
Enter 10 or 13 digit ISBN | If available subfield $a |
035* |
Autogenerated by Alma for e-book collection imports |
When the vendor’s ebook collection is imported, Alma combines the 001 and 003 to create a vendor specific 035 matchpoint. DO NOT DELETE this match point. For original cataloguing, 035 is not required because it cannot be generated |
040* |
Consult MARC Standards | If it is an RDA record, should have $eRDA |
041* |
Consult MARC Standards | Used for bilingual and American sign language items. If $a or $d exists and is followed by another $a, it is bilingual |
050 |
Consult MARC Standards | 050 $a Classification; 050 $b Cutter |
055 |
Consult MARC Standards | In the absence of an 050 |
090 |
Consult MARC Standards | In the absence of an 050 and 055 |
100* Personal Name |
Consult MARC Standards | Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX |
110* |
Consult MARC Standards |
Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX |
111* |
Consult MARC Standards |
Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1, must have at least one of 100,110, or 111; When no 1XX must have 7XX |
130* |
Consult MARC Standards | Mandatory when 245 first indicator = 1; When no 1XX must have 7XX; |
245* |
Consult MARC Standards | |
246* |
Consult MARC Standards | Required if variant title exists. Particularly for bilingual titles or earlier title forms |
250* |
Consult MARC Standards | If applicable |
264* |
Consult MARC Standards | For AACR2 records, the 260 is required |
300* |
Consult MARC Standards | |
336* |
## $atext$btxt$2rdacontent |
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337* |
## $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia | |
338* |
## $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier | |
490 |
Consult MARC Standards | Enter if applicable |
500 |
Consult MARC Standards | Source title taken from… “Viewed on…” (MARC record is representative of item as viewed on this date) |
504* |
Consult MARC Standards | |
505 |
Consult MARC Standards | |
520 |
Consult MARC Standards | |
538 |
Enter system requirements such as: operating system, memory requirements, peripheral requirements, browser, etc. | |
546* |
Consult MARC Standards | Mandatory if bilingual or American sign language |
6XX* |
Consult MARC Standards |
600/610/611/630/650 |
7XX* |
Consult MARC Standards | Required if there is no 1XX field. Add for 1st statement of responsibility if record is a title main entry; Include for additional statements of responsibility. |
776 *Additional Physical Form Entry NEW |
Consult MARC Standards |
Required only if a record has an 020 ISBN for the print version. At minimum subfield z for the print isbn and subfield i with the text 'Print version' and subfield t for the title. If available subfield w for the DLC/OCLC number. $iPrint version$z9185345271710$tThis is a title for searching$w(OCoLC)15557949 |
830 |
Enter as recorded in 490 | |
856* |
Consult MARC Standards | Access |
eBook Example
Leader 02305nam 2200433 i 4500
001 EBC6187705
003 ##| a MiAaPQ
005 20200819162058.0
006 m o d |
007 ta
007 cr cnu||||||||
008 200819s2019 ilua ob 001 0 eng d
020 ## |a 0-8389-1878-6
035 ## |a (CKB)4100000011209063
040 ## |a MiAaPQ |b eng |e rda |e pn |c MiAaPQ |d MiAaPQ
043 ## |a n-us---
050 #4 |a Z716.4 |b .B389 2019
082 0# |a 021.2 |2 23
100 1# |a Batykefer, Erinn, |e author.
245 10 |a Incubating creativity at your library : |b a sourcebook for connecting with communities / |c Erinn Batykefer and Laura Damon-Moore.
264 #1 |a Chicago, Illinois : |b ALA Editions, |c 2019.
300 ## |a 1 online resource (162 pages) : |b illustrations
336 ## |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 ## |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia
338 ## |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier
504 ## |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-176) and index.
505 0# |a The creative library platform -- The elements: Resources -- The elements: Invitations -- The elements: Partnerships and engagement -- The elements: Library staff -- The lenses: Community-led -- The lenses: Evaluation -- The creative library platform in practice -- Packaging and sharing the creative library platform -- Appendix A. The Library as Incubator Project kit: The Great Poetry Hunt -- Appendix B. Online form: data collection for program assessment.
588 ## |a Description based on print version record.
650 #0 |a Libraries |z United States |x Marketing.
650 #0 |a Libraries |x Cultural programs |z United States.
650 #0 |a Libraries |x Activity programs |z United States.
650 #0 |a Arts |x Library resources |z United States.
650 #0 |a Libraries and community |z United States.
655 #4 |a Electronic books.
700 1# |a Damon-Moore, Laura C., |e author.
776 08 |i Print version |z 0-8389-1862-X |t Incubating creativity at your library a sourcebook for connecting with communities
856 40 |uhttps://example.com/xxxxx