Terry’s Worklog

  • 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 Updates (All versions)

    I’ve posted updates for all versions of MarcEdit, including MarcEdit MacOS 3. MarcEdit 7 (Windows/Linux) changelog: Bug Fix: Export Settings: Export was capturing both MarcEdit 6.x and MarcEdit 7.x data. Enhancement: Task Management: added some continued refinements to improve speed and processing Bug Fix: OCLC Integration: Corrected an issue occuring when trying to post bib…

  • 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…

  • ER&L 2018: 101 Preconference session: Getting Started with MarcEdit 7: New Tools, New Models, New Automation Opportunities

    Anticipating that I would finish up working on MarcEdit 7, I submitted and had accepted a preconference at ER&L 2018.  This will be one of the 4 hour pre-conference sessions, and will focus primarily on automating workflows in MarcEdit, with a special emphasis on some of the new tools in MarcEdit — specifically, the enhanced…

  • 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.…

  • MarcEdit 7: Holiday Edition

    I hope that this note finds everyone in good spirits. We are in the mist of the holiday season and I hope that everyone that this reaches has had a happy one. If you are like me, the past couple of days have been spent clean up. There are boxes to put away, trees to…

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