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Last Updated 04/02/2025
Audio-enabled books include Wonderbooks and VOX Books. When cataloging these materials, catalogers should follow the same guidelines for cataloging standard books. However, there are a few key differences that are worth noting, and these will be discussed below. Some of these are included in the template for audio-enabled books, but they are being outlined here, as well, for ease of use.
This information is important to include, because it helps prevent audio-enabled books from being accidentally matched and merged with their standard version book counterparts.
As explained here, audio-enabled books such as VOX Books and Wonderbooks often share the same ISBN with the standard versions of their respective books, because the audio device is simply attached to an existing printed copy of the book with no changes made to the actual book itself. As a result, the ISBN will remain the same for both versions of the book. In such situations it is recommended that the ISBN for the audio-enabled book be listed in the =020$z.
(If, however, the ISBN for the audio-enabled book is different from the ISBN for the standard version of the book, then the ISBN should go in the =020$a.)
A subfield $q can be added to the =020 ISBN field to help specify what type of audio-enabled book the item is.
For example:
=020 \\$a9781948381017$q(VOX audio-enabled)
=020 \\$a9798822684713$q(Wonderbook)
When cataloging an audio-enabled book, be sure to include the GMD $h[audio-enabled device] in the =245 title field.
For example:
=245 10$aWhat the dinosaurs did last night$h[audio-enabled device] :$ba very messy adventure /$cRefe & Susan Tuma.
When cataloging an audio-enabled book, include a =250 edition statement specifying what type of audio-enabled book it is.
For example:
=250 \\$aVOX audio-enabled book.
=250 \\$aWonderbook.
In addition to the standard information contained in subfields $a, $b, and $c of the =300 physical description field, you will want to add a subfield $e with "1 attached audio media player" included.
For example:
=300 \\$a1 volume (unnumbered pages) :$bcolor illustrations ;$c29 cm +$e1 attached audio media player