E-book reader

The rules on this page have been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted. Please use these rules. Please send any feedback to SCRAP.

An e-Book reader (that is, the physical equipment, such as a Rocket Reader, Kindle, or Nook) is cataloged following the rules for creating a generic record (such as using a Title Control Number of x, the library's 3-letter code, and a unique identifier, e.g. xEAKNOOK003), with these exceptions:

Records are entered in the MARC format for visual materials (VM).

The record must have these fixed field element values:

Rec_Type: r (three-dimensional object)

Bib_Lvl: m (issued as a single item)

Type: r (three-dimensional object)

The General Material Designation (GMD) for e-Book readers in CCS is [realia (electronic equipment)]

If your device is pre-loaded with e-Books, optionally add a contents note. You may also optionally add an analytic heading (e.g. 700 12) for each title.

Use the form/genre heading for e-Book readers, "655 _0 Electronic book readers." If your device is pre-loaded with e-Books, then also add a form/genre heading of "655 _0 Electronic books."

If the reader is not cataloged in WorldCat, the record must include a 945 field with the contents ‡b OCLC DO NOT SET

Example record