Category: Cataloging

Some time ago, I put together a proof of concept that that outlined a method that could be utilized to convert the JSON-LD data made available as part of the Homosaurus vocabulary to MARC for use in MARC-centric systems. The original post can be found here: https://blog.reeset.net/archives/2953 In the time since that post, the vocabulary…

I would like to take a few minutes and share my thoughts about an updated best practice recently posted by the PCC and NACO related to an update on CJK records. The update is found here: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/CJK/CJK-Best-Practice-NCR.docx. I’m not certain if this is active or a simply a proposal, but I’ve been having a number…

Ok Alma folks,  I’ve been thinking about a way to integrate holdings editing into the Alma integration work with MarcEdit.  Alma handles holdings via MFHDs, but honestly, the process for getting to holdings data seems a little quirky to me.  Let me explain.  When working with bibliographic data, the workflow to extract records for edit…

This question came up on the listserv, and I thought that it might be generically useful that other folks might find it interesting.  Here’s the question: I’d like to limit the length of the 520 summary fields to a maximum of 100 words and adding the punctuation “…” at the end. Anyone have a good…

So I’ve been spending my time making a few changes to my proof of concept cataloging application using my phone.  A couple of things that I’ve learned along the way: No matter how good the OCR is, I’m not sure it ever gets to a point where you can just happily scan a catalog card…