This page is to help further understanding of how the EBSCO record loads work and how to interpret the records they send us.
Loading
The MARC records from EBSCO are generally received around the 25th of the month. The automation team strives to load these records within a week of their arrival, depending on the current state of FOLIO.
The records we receive are determined by the e-Resources team. They are able to tell EBSCO what to send us MARC records for, and what not to send in case we prefer receiving the records from a different source.
We receive add, delete, and change files from EBSCO organized by monographs and serials. When a record is in the delete file, it is suppressed in FOLIO and given the "delete" statistical code. Sometimes a resource gets deleted at the time the delete file is generated, but then resubscribed to soon after, and this can lead to a record being suppressed that shouldn't be. The e-resources team is able to correct these situations as they arise.
Record features
The EBSCO title identifer appears in the 035$a of the record, for example: (EBZ)ebs1994428e
Any record with an EBZ identifier like this is from EBSCO. The title identifier is what is used to match on and update records. It is important that it remain in the record if the record is updated or overlaid outside of the regular EBSCO updates.
The EBSCO package identifier appears in the 773$o, for example: 2106155
The name of the package appears in the 773$t, for example: Wiley UBCM All Online Books
The EBSCO platform identifier appears in the 773$d, for example: Wiley
Local modifications
The 856 includes the expected linking information as well as an 856$i. The 856$i is the numerics only part of the EBSCO title identifier. This provides information we need to create the terms of service links in Blacklight.
The record should have a 948 that indicates when it was last batch loaded.
All EBSCO instance records should have statistical codes that indicate the source of data as EBSCO and the type of resource.
Package IDs and package names can be searched in an "all fields search" in Blacklight.
