Terry’s Worklog
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MarcEdit 5.8 Update
It’s been about 3 months since the last MarcEdit, so hopefully this one will be worth it. Over those 3 months, I’ve been working on a few new tools, the biggest enhancement being the RDA Helper. I’ve included information about that tool at: MarcEdit 5.8: Introducing the RDA Helper. In addition to the RDA Helper,…
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MarcEdit 5.8: Using the Command-line tool
One thing that many people do not always realize is that MarcEdit includes a console application as part of the MarcEdit package. This is a separate program, cmarcedit.exe. The tool is designed to provide quick access to the MARCEngine functions (making/breaking) as well as character conversions, etc. Since documentation on this tool is light (something…
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MarcEdit 5.8 Update
Happy belated memorial day. I put the finishing touches on the latest MarcEdit update. It includes a number of enhancements. Here’s the list: Enhancement: Call number generator will now test oclc numbers as keywords to catch oclc numbers that have been merged and turned into cross references (019). Enhancement: MARC SQL Explorer — hardcoded field…
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Maybe all libraries do need coffee shops
Having gone 34 years without being a coffee drinker, I personally never got why people wanted coffee shops in libraries. But over the last year, my wife and Greenhill Farms, a Kona Coffee Grower in Hawaii, convinced me that not all coffee is bad. I’m so convinced, that having a morning cup of coffee (black,…
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A Sense of Service: Service outside of the public eye
Last week, I was on a panel at the Oregon Library Association entitled, A Sense of Service. The title of the panel and the impetus for the discussion came out of the Oregon Library Association’s Quarterly publication, or more specifically, Janet Webster’s article entitled, “A Sense of Service(1).” The article, and the publication in general,…
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Building your own reminder system
One of the hats I wear is as a member of the Independence Library Board. I love it because I don’t work with public libraries as often as I’d like to in my real job, and honestly, the Independence Public Library is the center of the community. The Library is a center for adults looking…
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MarcEdit 5.8 Update
I’ve posted a new update to MarcEdit. Lots of changes. I’ll post some further information on a few changes tomorrow — but in the mean time, here’s the update list: Bug Fix: Z39.50 — automatic format support when syntax isn’t directly coded as marc, but MARC data is returned (i.e., UNIMARC as an example) Bug…
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Windows 8 first impressions
I’ve been spending a lot of time working with the Windows 8 beta, partly because I wanted to make sure marcedit would work with the new system and partly because I know that at some point I’d be seeing it. First impressions: Not having the start button is a little jarring because you find and…
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MarcEdit 5.7 update
I posted a small update to MarcEdit last night (or this morning depending on your perspective). Changes were as follows: * 5.7.10 ** Bug Fix: Custom Swap Field Function — corrected an error that would cause the targeted field to be sorted out of order. ** Bug Fix: Replace All (RegEx) — Corrected a bug…
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Mobile MARC Cataloging demo
So, this isn’t even 1/2 baked yet, but I’ve been working on a project to move cataloging onto the mobile phone. Is there a practical application here — maybe. I’ve got a couple of ideas where something like this might be useful…maybe in helping with recon projects where catalog cards or shelves of uncataloged materials…
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