Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout

[Mark Glisson]

Actually, more interested in the question of circulating the Kindle Fire to
the public and what the experience, including +'s/-'s, has been.


regards, Mark

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Mark Glisson
Information & Technical Services Specialist


Hooksett Public Library <http://hooksettlibrary.org/>
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Hooksett, NH  03106
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Email: mglisson at hooksettlibrary.org

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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question?
>
> There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find
> it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search
> results lists and individual items.
>
> For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word
> "kindle" in the top search box.
>
> The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you
> click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC
> Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are
> populated.
>
> Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I
> and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the
> item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there.
>
> You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way
> to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries
> that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they
> did it.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Sharon
> ----------
> Sharon M. Foster
> Digital Resources Librarian
>
> *"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man’s
> own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on
> every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of
> that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*"
> ~Tom Paine
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo <DCataldo at huntleylibrary.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library’s
>> catalog for checkout to patrons?****
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>> I’d love to hear pros/cons.****
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