Making e-books discoverable at Multnomah County Library

NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in LibrariesJune 17, 2015

Erica Findley & Sandra Macke

Who we are

MissionMultnomah County Library enriches lives by fostering diverse opportunities for all people to read, learn and connect.Multnomah County Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and the public's right to know by providing people of all ages with access and guidance to information and collections that reflect all points of view.

UsersTotal Population: 735,334Card Holders: 425,000

What we load

OverDrive - e-books, streaming audiobooks3M - e-booksHoopla - Streaming music, video, and audiobooksMarcive - Government documentsEBL - Patron Driven AcquisitionsSerial Solutions - eJournalsOne time/sporadic loads - Alexander Street Press, GVRL, etc.

OverDrive

● Our primary e-book platform● ~175 purchases each week and growing

Challenges★Duplicate purchases★New and popular titles★ List management

OverDrive

● Source: SkyRiver● Batch loaded● Get full-ish records

for all titles● Use load table for

final edits

OverDrive sample load table edits

1. Mat type changed from i to q or a to z by mattype translation table2. 020-024 tags not loaded3. 099 added - Overdrive downloadable ebook4. 240 tags not loaded5. 245|h changed from electronic resource to downloadable e-book6. 500 tag added at top of group7. 655 tag added at top of group8. 710 OverDrive tag added in group9. Item record created

Challenges

● Duplicate SkyRiver ID numbers between vendors

● Tracking what is moving between OverDrive and SkyRiver and our catalog

● Turnaround time

3M Cloud Library

● One of our main e-book platforms● ~150 purchases each week

Challenges★Duplicate titles ★New and popular titles★Discovery layer integration

3M Records

● Source: 3M● Single records● Quality

3M Records

Before we load

3M records

Loading and updating

3M Records

Ongoing maintenance

Hoopla

● Multimedia streaming● ~1,400 records each month, ~6,000 music

Challenges★Delete records set

Hoopla Records

● Source: Hoopla● Single records● Quality

Hoopla Records

Before we load

Hoopla Records

Load and after load adjustments● Audio and video separately ● Audiobook extra steps

Discoverability Adaptations

● Call number change● Moving from Holding Records to Item

Records● Material type refinement● Audience

Questions?

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