An updated version of the Provider-Neutral E-Monograph MARC Record Guide is now posted on the PCC site at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/PN-Guide.pdf. Some changes were made to correspond with the BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) and other revisions reflect changes to the MARC format. Here are the main changes:
* 008/23: use code "o" for "online"
* 246: language changed to "Retain from source record or record provider-specific title variants if deemed important." Also, explanatory notes are now optional, e.g.,
246 1_ $i Available from some providers with title: $a [title]
246 1_ $a [title]
* Use 500 for Source of Title note and 588 for Description Based On note
* 538: changed to "... make a Mode of access note only if the resource is accessed by means other than the World Wide Web"
* New FAQ #15: Should the provider-neutral record be used for resources that must be downloaded and accessed via e-readers or other electronic devices?
Since the provider-neutral record focuses on the content of a resource rather than on its specific digital format, it should be used to describe any e-monograph that is either accessed directly online or is available online for downloading. URLs linking to free downloads of the resource from non-commercial sites (e.g., gutenberg.org or manybooks.net) may be included in the master record, but do not provide URLs for downloads via commercial sites (e.g., amazon.com or ebookstore.sony.com.) Vendor-specific information about access restrictions, transmitting technologies, reading devices, etc. should be kept out of the OCLC master record but may be recorded locally in holdings or bibliographic records.
Thanks to Yael Mandelstam for this information.
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