Terry’s Worklog

  • MarcEdit usage snapshot

    I’m always interested in seeing if people are still finding and using MarcEdit. There are a few ways I track usage, but the easiest way is to just check the website logs after an update. Since posting MarcEdit 7.8, I can see the various versions of the application have been downloaded by 17,000 unique users…

  • MarcEdit 7.8: MacOS install instructions

    Please see the instructions found on the downloads page: https://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads. Likewise, you can view this video, which walks through a typical installation.

  • MarcEdit 7.8: Generative AI Plugin

    This is an in-development tool. I have posted a demonstration and instructions on how this works. I’ll add documentation to the KB shortly.

  • MarcEdit 7.8 Posted

    MarcEdit 7.8 has been posted. Change log is on the download page. There are a number of significant changes — the two of most interest are likely around the .NET update — the program is now built against .NET 10 LTS. The second is the inclusion of a plugin that supports AI integration with a…

  • MarcEdit 7.7 update

    With any luck, this post will show up sometime on the 12/23 and I’ll have successfully figured out how to schedule posts :). First — I hope to everyone that celebrates, they are having a very happiest of holidays. If weather, travel, etc. goes well, we’ll be celebrating with family and enjoying a little bit…

  • MarcEdit 7.7 Update

    The update work for MarcEdit 7.7 has been completed and posted. MarcEdit 7.7 has been posted to the website.  Additionally, on the download page,  you’ll find access to the MarcEdit 7 VPAT.  Information about the update: Major Changes: Download links can be found at: https://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads/ The VPat can be found here: https://marcedit.reeset.net/software/marcedit_7_vpat.docx And finally, I…

  • Future of OCLC integrations and MarcEdit

    I sent this to the MarcEdit listserv, but am posting this here as well. No decisions have been made, and I’m looking for community feedback so that whatever changes I make — if any — work best long-term for the community. ** Hi folks, I wanted to update folks on some changes and get some…

  • Simplifying MARC generation of the Homosaurus vocabulary

    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…

  • MarcEdit 7.6.x update

    MarcEdit 7.6.x has been posted.  It includes a lot of changes, including a new installer – so if you are installing on many devices, I might make sure you test the install prior to updating.  However, now that the installers have been built, getting new versions created will be much easier.  Things in this version:…

  • MarcEdit 7.6.x: Consolidating help

    Over the past 4 months, I’ve been working on the MarcEdit code-base. It’s large, and I’ve been needing to pay down some technical debt — including — making some significant changes to support breaking changes in .NET 6. At this point, the work is done, and a number of new versions will be showing up…

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