PAC: Correcting the Wrong Book Cover

(updated 06/03/2025)

 

Check all the ISBNs in the record to make sure they are for the correct book

The book cover image for this book is wrong in the PAC: 

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Image of the incorrect book cover in the PAC.

Open the MARC record in Leap and check all the ISBNs in the record. The ISBN appears in the 020 field.

For audiovisual material, you would check the UPC in the 024 field.

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Image showing the 020s in the bibliographic record

 You can use Google to verify that each ISBN or UPC is correct:

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Image of a google search for an ISBN

This ISBN is the incorrect one: 

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Image of a google search for an ISBN

Now that you have identified the problem, you can remove it from the bibliographic record. Click the minus sign to delete the field. 

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Image of the MARC record with the incorrect number outlined.

Save the record.

The image in the PAC should be updated in just a few minutes. 

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Image of the book cover in the PAC after it was updated.

 

What to do when all the ISBNs or UPCs in the bibliographic record are correct

If all the numbers are correct, you will need to report the problem to ODIN, and the ODIN office will report it to Syndetics. 

 

Related Trainings:

PAC: How to Make the Format Icon (aka TOM) Display Correctly

Leap Copy Cataloging: Adding Records from WorldCat

Leap Copy Cataloging: Adding Records from a Template