An advance reader copy (ARC) of a book is sometimes distributed to reviewers, bookstores, and magazines three or six months before the book is officially released. The text of an ARC often differs from the final version of the book.
An ARC of a book should not be attached to a record for the final version of the published material. ARCs should be on their own separate record with a 250 field indicating that it is the Advance Reader copy.
Cataloging Advanced Reader Copies #
An advance reader copy (ARC) of a book is sometimes distributed to reviewers, bookstores, and magazines three or six months before the book is officially released. The text of an ARC often differs from the final version of the book.
Do not attach an ARC to the bib record for the finished version of a published work. If a bib record for the ARC is not found in Evergreen, one must be imported or (most likely) an original record created using a MARC template.
The ARC may have a different title, pagination, contents or references which must be reflected in the record. All records for advance reader copies should have the following 250 edition statement:
=250 \\$a[Advance reader copy].
To prevent the record from merging with the published version, put the ISBNs in a 020 field under subfield “z”.
=020 \\$z9781234567890
Any street date restriction for the published version of an item applies to the ARC. No ARC should be available in Evergreen prior to the release date of the published version.