Terry’s Worklog

  • MarcEdit and the OCLC Metadata API: Introduction

    ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* I wanted to note that I’ve updated this post to correct/clarify two statements within this post.  The requirement of 2 wskeys Terms of use OCLC has two wskey structures.  For those developers that have been working with OCLC for a long time and have a wskey for their search services, OCLC can decommission your…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Updates

    I’ve posted a new MarcEdit update.  It corrects the following: 5.9.58* 5.9.58** Bug Fix: OCLC Library: In some cases, the library didn’t get updated.  I’ve hard reset the version number to ensure this doesn’t occur.** Enhancement: OCLC Metadata API — Interface has been made more responsive when searching/downloading/updating records.** Enhancement: OCLC Metadata API — Response…

  • 2014 Halloween Pumpkins

    Ever since having kids, one of my favorite parts of Halloween has been the carving of the Jack-o-lanterns.  Each year, the family picks out different characters, and I try to see what I can do with each. This is our 2014 crop of jack-o-lanterns. Calvin and Hobbes Sherlock Snow Leopard (created from a picture) –tr

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    The new MarcEdit update is out.  This version includes a number of enhancements, mostly around OCLC’s Metadata API.  A word of note, these functions are early days — in that they have been tested under very controlled conditions.  Likewise, the status messages returned by the API are displayed in their raw xml form (I’ll be…

  • DSpace REST API built in JERSEY

    I thought I’d take a quick moment to highlight some work that was done by one of the programmers here at The OSU, Peter Dietz.  Peter is a bit of a DSpace wiz and a contributor to the project, and one of the things that he’s been interested in working on has been the development…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I’ve posted the latest MarcEdit update.  This update includes the following: Bug Fix: UTF-8 to MARC-8 Conversion: When converting specific characters from the Extended Arabic set from UTF-8 to MARC-8, some data translations were embedding null characters between translated data characters.  This has been corrected. Enhancement: Generate Call Numbers Tool:  Generate FAST Headings has been…

  • Reminder to update your links for MarcEdit

    I got a reminder from Oregon State University that my old web space will be disabled this weekend.  I’ve since moved all the content to a new location, but be aware that it will likely take the search engines some time to update these redirects since so many people linked to the older URLs.  Old…

  • MarcEdit 5.9 Update

    I’ve been trying to remember how this started, but for a number of years now, it always seems like I am posting MarcEdit updates around important days and events, and today is no exception.  I have for the community’s consideration a new MarcEdit update.  It corrects a handful of bugs and includes most of the…

  • MarcEdit Update Posted

    The big change for this update is the Start Screen changes.  There are a few bug fixes as well, but those are noted in the change log.  You can download the update here: 32-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup.msi 64-bit: http://marcedit.reeset.net/software/MarcEdit_Setup64.msi There is a YouTube video showing the new functionality here: http://youtu.be/RcVuo0UOorc –tr

  • MarcEdit Start Page Changes

    **A number of members of the MarcEdit community provided feedback while working on these changes.  Specifically, Heidi Frank (NYU) and Jim Taylor (of http://jtdata.com) for contributing their time and some artistic skill in creating some of the new functional icons. In addition to a handful of bug fixes and enhancements, one of the big changes…

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