Difference between revisions of "Electronic location and access"
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* '''''refer''''' the user to additional information on the subject of the cataloged work | * '''''refer''''' the user to additional information on the subject of the cataloged work | ||
== Be | == Be sure... == | ||
* that the information is current and that the relationship between the material and the URL is direct (sample pages, publisher’s description, table of contents, etc.) | * that the information is current and that the relationship between the material and the URL is direct (sample pages, publisher’s description, table of contents, etc.) | ||
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* that the hyperlink does not send the user to commercial propaganda—virtually free advertising for the publisher or producer | * that the hyperlink does not send the user to commercial propaganda—virtually free advertising for the publisher or producer | ||
== DO | == DO... == | ||
* make a judgment of the value of the URL to the user | * make a judgment of the value of the URL to the user | ||
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* learn what the 856 subfields mean | * learn what the 856 subfields mean | ||
== DON'T | == DON'T... == | ||
* allow a URL into a CCS record that does not give the end user added value | * allow a URL into a CCS record that does not give the end user added value | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 17 June 2015
The 856 tag in a catalog record is called “Electronic Location and Access” and contains the information required to locate an electronic item, usually consisting of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For complete standards on this tag see OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards.
Add or retain URLs in non-electronic-resource that:
- reproduce the cataloged work or the information in it
- relate directly to the cataloged work
- refer the user to additional information on the subject of the cataloged work
Be sure...
- that the information is current and that the relationship between the material and the URL is direct (sample pages, publisher’s description, table of contents, etc.)
- that the 856 contains at least a subfield u—what the URL checker (the automated application that checks the validity of a URL) must find.
- that the text string is valid. Sometimes it is changed during downloading or storing of the record (a space is added or the line wrap causes a necessary part of the string to be dropped from the hyperlink.)
- that the hyperlink does not send the user to commercial propaganda—virtually free advertising for the publisher or producer
DO...
- make a judgment of the value of the URL to the user
- see that the URL works
- make sure the URL is in subfield u
- double check that there are NO spaces in the string
- learn what the 856 indicators mean
- learn what the 856 subfields mean
DON'T...
- allow a URL into a CCS record that does not give the end user added value
- allow the publisher or production company to get free advertising at our expense
- allow URLs that point to a page for the popular CD or movie—they are invariably short-lived
- allow email addresses in 856 tags
URLs in records for electronic resources
Locally:
- Delete URLs for cover images, excerpts, and tables of contents
- Delete URLs for non-CCS libraries
- Delete URLs for vendors no CCS library uses
- Delete format-specific URLs in favor of adding a single URL for all formats
- Retain URLs for vendors that other CCS libraries do use