[DCRM-L] MARC 856 and links to electronic reproductions

[Lapka, Francis]

A brief exchange with a colleague about MARC field 856 has me wondering about community practice.



1.       If OCLC copy for a resource includes an 856 link to an openly available electronic reproduction of the same manifestation (but an electronic version not generated from the copy at your library), do you keep the link?



2.      For original cataloging, or when editing an OCLC master record, do you add an 856 field to link to an electronic reproduction, if you know of one?



3.      Should links to openly available electronic reproductions (in an 856 field) be avoided altogether, if the link is to a reproduction other than your own? If so, why?





 Francis





Francis Lapka  *  Catalog Librarian

Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts

Yale Center for British Art

203.432.9672  *  francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>




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