EBSCO Flipster MARC Customization Form

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Welcome

Thank you for starting the MARC Customization Form for Flipster! Please review the materials and information within the Flipster FAQ (https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Flipster-Frequently-Asked-Questions?language=en_US) for filling out this form. If you have additional questions or concerns, please email support@ebsco.com.

Before you begin, we strongly encourage you to send a sample MARC record for optimal service. To do so, you can attach a file in the field below that contains the sample MARC record, or you can reply to the automated case number email you will receive after the submission of this form attaching the sample MARC record as well.

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Flipster MARC Information

Note: The following section deals with FTP information. If no FTP information is provided, your records will be delivered to EBSCO's FTP location. You will then receive a link once your records are delivered.




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Additional Options

The following section deals with additional options you can enable for your Flipster MARC Updates. Please indicate 'Yes' if you wish to have the option enabled, or 'No' if you do not want the option enabled.

The Updates Only option puts added records in one file, changed records in another, and deleted records in a third file. Not every run, however, will have records in each of these categories. Files are created only when records of that transaction type exist.

For example, you will only receive a deleted records file if you have any MARC records for titles which need to be completely removed from your catalog (because you no longer have any access to the titles). If you retain access to a title through another resources, this is considered a “change” and not a “delete”, as other instances of the title remain in your MARC records file.
As an option, the Key Title from the original CONSER record can be included.
If your institution loads the EBSCO MARC records as separate records, two titles will appear in the library catalog when a user performs a search for that title. However, if your library catalog has been set up to show the uniform title (where one exists), the EBSCO title automatically includes (Online) at the end, thus helping the end user differentiate between the online and print versions of the title.

The uniform title option is available to all EBSCO A-to-Z® with MARC Updates customers.

Before a MARC21 record for a specific journal is created by EBSCO, our system looks for a record for that journal generated by CONSER. If there is one, then our system pulls that record and all of its information.

If there isn't a record generated by CONSER, then the guidelines of the PCC Task Group are used to machine-generate a record. When a record is machine-generated, only the basic information is included. This does not include subject headings.

Therefore, if there was a subject heading generated by CONSER, then it would appear in the MARC record. If the record wasn't generated by CONSER, subject headings may not appear. Titles without subject headings today may in the future have subject headings.
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Customized 856 field and fixed field variables
Variable Description Example
Embargo Preformatted embargo description ". (Due to publisher restrictions, the most recent 2 years are not available)"
Embargo2 Preformatted embargo description “(Embargo: 1 year)” or “(Embargo: 45 days)”
Embargo Value Numeric value of embargo e.g. An embargo of 45 days has an Embargo Value of “45”.
Embargo Unit Time unit associated with Embargo Value e.g. An embargo of 45 days has an Embargo Unit of “days”.
FTCoverageNote Preformatted coverage string containing a leading “: “

: 2000

: 2003-2007

FTCoverageNote2 Coverage range

2000

2003-2007

ProdName Database or package name; for “Link to A-to-Z” linking option, this will be set to “EBSCO A-to-Z”.

Academic Search Premier

Publisher site

EBSCO A-to-Z

ProdName2 Database or package name preformatted with a preceding “ in “; for “Link to A-to-Z” linking option, this is a preceding “ through “..

in Academic Search Premier

in Publisher site

through EBSCO A-to-Z

Provider The name of the content provider associated with the package

EBSCO Publishing

Publisher site

EBSCO

URL URL to title See description of 856 URL types




If provided, custom (fixed) field will display only when this field is present in original LOC record.

If provided, custom (fixed) field will display only when this field is present in original LOC record.





If provided, custom (fixed) field will display only when this field is present in original LOC record.





If provided, custom (fixed) field will display only when this field is present in original LOC record.
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Additional Comments


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Additional Contacts

If you would like to send a copy of your submission to other individuals, please input the email address(es) below. If you do not wish to copy anyone, you may leave it blank. Please note:  A copy of your submission will be automatically sent to the email address you entered at the beginning of this form.

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Submission

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