Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout

[Doug Cataldo]

Hi Mark,

A nice group of our patrons had purchased Kindle Fire devices over the holidays and the general feedback is that they love them. Some wanted more tablet features while others were delighted that it was so much more than just an eReader.

Doug Cataldo
Marketing & Technology Specialist
Huntley Area Public Library
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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Glisson
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:55 AM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout

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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On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com<mailto: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
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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<mailto:DCataldo at huntleylibrary.org>> wrote:
Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library's catalog for checkout to patrons?

I'd love to hear pros/cons.

Thanks!

Doug Cataldo
Marketing & Technology Specialist
Huntley Area Public Library
11000 Ruth Road
Huntley, IL 60142
(847) 669-5386 ext. 29<tel:%28847%29%20669-5386%20ext.%2029>
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