Technews Bulletin
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2004
ISSUE #19
The Hurricane Issue
****LANDMARK AUDIO**LANDMARK AUDIO*****
"I need to add my leased CD items but
the only bib record appears to be for a cassette. May I add the CD
copies to the bib record for cassettes?" (No. This is similar to
books in regular and large print.)
"The only audio book record I see is
a permanent record. May I add my Landmark copies to the permanent
record?" (Yes, as long as it is an exact match. Also, send any
additional Landmark information to be added to the bib record to
Tech. Services.)
Landmark audio books are handled in a
similar manner to McNaughtons, but with a bit of a twist. While we
do need to know what titles to add to Unicorn, the format (such as
cassette or CD) is also important. We receive a list of titles by
format from Landmark. We then catalog and load the "rental" audio
books approximately two weeks before the orders are physically
received system wide. Once the items are received at each location,
the items are added to the appropriate bib record the same way as
the McNaughtons.
Since we don't see the items here in
Technical Services, we are unaware of what is received at your
location. If you check Unicorn and can't find a title or the
appropriate format is not listed, the following information needs to
be e-mailed to Donna Anderson in Technical Services (andersond@pbclibrary.org):
• Title
• Author
• Landmark number (6 digit number)
• ISBN
• Type of format (cassette or CD)
• Number of pieces (tapes or CDs)
Searching for a sound recording in
Unicorn:
Besides searching by Landmark number
and ISBN you may also locate audio books by title in Unicorn. Just
add "and sound" to the search string and you'll get a hit list of
only those titles that are sound recordings (either cassette or CD).
Title: 3rd degree and sound
Retrieves: 3rd degree [sound recording]
and/or: 3rd degree [sound recording (CD)]
This newsletter editor would appreciate your suggestions for
future issues.
Please send them to Sue Bermann, Technical Services (or e-mail bermanns@pbclibrary.org)
| 
