Multimedia Multimedia Module Module

Multimedia Multimedia IntroductionIntroductionWorking with Bibliographic

Multimedia Files

Records in your database can be linked to multimedia files via the 856 multimedia tag. Multimedia files may contain images, video clips, sound recordings and other. They may reside on a local hard drive, a remote server, the Internet. The link to a multimedia file is made via the 856 tag in the MARC bibliographic record. If your library so chooses, these links appear as hyperlinks on the Full, Items and Holdings tabs of the View Record window.

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileI.  There can be many ways to assign

file name for multimedia to link with Bibliographic Record in VIRTUA

A. To use BIB – ID as a file name for multimedia files. If it is scan Contents or Book Covers.

B. To use coding of Journal Name, Volume, No. and Content No. as a file name for multimedia files

 

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileMethod A

BIB –ID

Ex. vlts000072563

Cut 1 – 6 from BIB-ID as follow as :

Ex. 0072563

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileMethod B

Journal Name, Volume, No. (or) Month, Content No.

Ex.Journal Name = XX (01 = Internat Magazine)

Volume = XX (62 = Volume)

No. (or) Month = XX (08 = August)

Content No. = XX (09 = Content No.)

Code

Journal Name

Volume

No. (or)

Month

Content No.01 Internat

Magazine

62 08 09

         

         

 

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileMethod B Ex. 01620809 =

01620809.pdf

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileII. File Directoty

Structure

Main Directory

images

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileII. File Directoty

Structure

Main Directory

Group of Multimedia File

images

CONTENT

ABSTRACT

VDO

MOVIE

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileII. File Directoty

Structure

images

C0072563.pdfC0072564.pdfC0072565.pdf

CONTENT

ABSTRACT

VDO

MOVIE

Main Directory

Group of Multimedia File

Multimedia File

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia FileIII. Catalog Multimedia Tags(856)

in Marc Bib Record

III. Catalog Multimedia Tags(856) in Marc Bib Record

Linking Bibliographic Record Linking Bibliographic Record & Multimedia File& Multimedia File

Tag 856

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