You can display stored multimedia files in PAC and from a bib record by creating a link to a multimedia file using a 958 tag. (For example, after a user conducts a keyword search for “mona lisa,” you can have PAC display a full bib record describing the painting. To view an image of the painting, the user double‑clicks on the line of the full bib that says “Document scanned image of Mona Lisa.”)
The 958 tag contains information such as the document type, media type, document file name, and description. The multimedia files must be stored on a drive accessible to the computer that runs PAC.
Here is an example of a bib record with several 958 tags referencing multimedia files:
To create a link to a stored multimedia file with a 958 tag
1 | Open a MARC record. |
2 | Add a 958 tag to the bib record. |
Your system administrator may need to add this tag with subfields a, b, c, and d to your system.
(For instructions, see “Setting Up or Changing Valid MARC Record Components” in the
3 | Enter the document type in subfield a. |
The document type is a library‑defined code. It defines the type of attached file. Some file types include:
• | GIF image files |
• | TIFF image files |
• | WAV sound files |
4 | Enter the medium name in subfield b. |
This connects the logical name of the medium where the attached document is stored to a physical driver on the user’s workstation. (For information about available media names, see your system administrator.)
5 | Enter the document’s full path file name, including the drive specification, in subfield c. |
This is the name of the file that contains the media document.
6 | Enter a description of the media file to be heard or seen in subfield d. |
This is the description that displays in PAC.
7 | Save your changes. |
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