Category: MarcEdit

  • MarcEdit 7 Update: Regular Expression Store, Thread Pooling, and Task Manager Updates

    I’ve posted a new MarcEdit 7 update. This includes the following changes: Verify URLs — there is an option to manage # of threads used. This is the first time this tool will utilize a thread pool to provide faster query. I wouldn’t recommend using more than 10 threads (3-5 is a good number) as…

  • MarcEdit 7 Update and bug fix notes

    (Posting this on my blog as well) I have a necessary MarcEdit update planned for tonight, as it fixes a problem introduced in the last update that I don’t believe anyone is seeing (I didn’t) until you start working with really large files. I found it yesterday and was up till around 3:30 this morning…

  • MarcEdit 2017 Usage Information

    Every year, I like to take a couple of minutes and pull my log files to get a quick and dirty look at who might be making use of MarcEdit.  This year, I was also interested in how quickly MarcEdit 7 is being picked up, as the application install base is large and diverse and…

  • MarcEdit Unicode Normalizations–specifying ordinal matching and what that means

    I’m continuing to flesh out how to make it easier to work with normalizations — specifically — so that what is being queried is actually what is being found.  In general, the new normalization enforcement options solve issues relating to finding and replacing text.  However, the place where this still comes up as a challenge…

  • MarcEdit 7 Clustering Enhancements

    One area that I’d like to see MarcEdit continue to evolve is around the support for the clustering of data to support editing or data extraction.  While tools like OpenRefine will provide a much more robust set of tooling, there are barriers to using these tools due to the nature of library data.  By embedding…

  • MarcEdit 7 Updates

    I posted updates that spanned all versions of MarcEdit yesterday.   The updates were primary based around the thoughts I’ve been having around unicode normalizations, and a need to provide a way to formalized and standardized normalizations across records.  Unicode Normalizations In all versions of MarcEdit, there is a new settings in the preferences window: When…

  • MarcEdit 7: The great [Normalization] escape

    working out some thoughts here — this will change as I continue working through some of these issues. If you follow the MarcEdit development, you’ll know that last week, I posted a question in a number of venues about the affects of Unicode Normalization and its potential impacts for our community.  I’ve been doing a…

  • MarcEdit Unicode Question [also posted on the listserv]

    ** This was posted on the listserv, but I’m putting this out there broadly ** ** Updated to include a video demonstrating how Normalization currently impacts users ** Video demonstrating the question at hand:   So, I have an odd unicode question and I’m looking for some feedback.  I had someone working with MarcEdit and…

  • MarcEdit MacOS 3 has Arrived!

    MarcEdit MacOS 3 is the latest branch of the MarcEdit 7 family. MarcEdit MacOS 3 represents the next generational update for MarcEdit on the Mac and is functionally equivalent to MarcEdit 7. MarcEdit MacOS 3 introduces the following features: Startup Wizard Clustering Tools New Linked Data Framework New Task Management and Task Processing Task Broker…

  • MarcEdit MacOS 3 Design notes

    ** Updated 12/28 ** Ok, so I’m elbow deep putting some of the final touches on the MacOS version of MarcEdit. Most of the changes to be completed are adding new functionality (introduced in MarcEdit 7 in recent updates), implementing the new task browser, updating the terminal mode, and completing some of the UI touches.…