Resumen de Cataloging e-books: : dealing with vendors and various other problems

Li Zhang, Miao Jin

• E-books are an important part of library collections. Allowing patrons to easily find e-books in a library�s online catalog requires properly cataloging these materials. Miao Jin, Catalog Librarian at Hinds Community College, gave a presentation titled �Cataloging e-Books: Dealing with Vendors and Various Other Problems� at the Mississippi State University Libraries� eResource & Emerging Technologies Summit held in the Mitchell Memorial Library on August 2, 2013. Jin provided information on cataloging her library�s e-books and adding them to the library�s online catalog. She presented strategies for loading e-book machine-readable cataloging (MARC) records, and shared her experience working with vendors.