Add full MARC records to CZ for OverDrive and Kanopy
OverDrive and Kanopy collections have recently been added to the Alma Community Zone. We're thrilled at this possibility, as it should help consortium members manage their collections better. However, the brief MARC records are wholly unexpected given that the company provides MARC records to subscribers.
If it is contractually possible, please add the company's MARC records to the CZ for corresponding portfolios, as this will aid in discovery and efficiency for both the consortium and member libraries.
Ted Schwitzner
shared this idea
Hello,
The OverDrive Ebooks and Audiobooks (Collection ID: 61499649300000041) has a Bib rank of 77, which is currently the best we can get.
Kanopy currently does not provide MARC records. However, we have communicated to them that there is significant interest from the community in obtaining better records and we hope they will be able to provide these in the future.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Rachel Smith commented
PASCAL agrees that the records in this collection should be updated!
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Sarah Henderson
commented
We currently do not have Overdrive or Kanopy but recognize the need for full records and request that full records be included in the CZ for these products.
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Pattie Piotrowski
commented
full records are a must for discovery and encouraging use. The information will allow our users to optimize their viewing experience.
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Elizabeth York
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This is an important request that we support--without high quality MARC records, we can't consider moving toward using the CZ for these collections. We need the high quality records with contributor information, subjects, summary, etc. to ensure our users can discover the films they need in Primo and our librarians can clearly identify which films are in our collection. OverDrive/Kanopy provides full MARC records directly to libraries that we are able to load into our Almas, so we're hopeful that Ex Libris and OverDrive/Kanopy will be able to work out an agreement by which these full records can be loaded into the CZ.
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Katie Kraushaar commented
Yes, please! Quincy University does not yet have Kanopy or OverDrive, but support the inclusion of full records in the CZ for these products.
Thank you!
Katie Kraushaar
Brenner Library, Quincy University