Library Cataloging
Charles Ledvina has created another tool that might save some typing.
- Chopac.org
Chopac.org has some interesting cataloging tools. There is an Amazon to MARC converter, DDC22 summaries, Amazon review server, and some others. They also have an ILS to download. Runs in the LAMP environment. They seem to have it up and running on their...
- Cataloging Tool
Charles Ledvina of the Outagamie Waupaca Library System has created a tool using Amazon to create MARC records from their XML data. Simply enter an ASIN number and the program will return a pretty good MARC record. He says "Beware of the subject headings."...
- Graphic Novels
Over the weekend I thought of a few more that should be on my list, this makes it over the 11 items but I can't think of any to drop. So here are a few more to consider:UnshelvedPower of Shazam...
- Librarian's Book Club
The Dec. selections for the Librarian's Book Club are, The Truth About Reference Librarians by Will Manley and Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl.The fiction selection is Souls in the Great Machine by...
- Books
Another book I'm looking forward to reading is Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out. I expect that if it is anything like the predecessor, some pieces will have biting, black humor. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down....
Library Cataloging
IMDB to MARC
Charles Ledvina has created another tool that might save some typing.
As creator of the Amazon-to-MARC converter I thought it would be apropos to do a project along the same lines for IMDB. The prototype is located at http://amazon.libcat.org/cgi-bin/imdb2marc.pl.From an e-mail sent to NGC4LIB.
I am using Brian Fritz's API (http://imdbapi.com/) to populate the fields.
Here is a MARC (or should I say MARX) example of the motion picture "Horse Feathers" :
http://amazon.libcat.org/cgi-bin/imdb2marc.pl?kw=tt0023027
The only problem is that there is no material type or publisher, so, the 260 and the 300 are a bit suspect. As with the Amazon-to-Marc product you can also verify names.
- Chopac.org
Chopac.org has some interesting cataloging tools. There is an Amazon to MARC converter, DDC22 summaries, Amazon review server, and some others. They also have an ILS to download. Runs in the LAMP environment. They seem to have it up and running on their...
- Cataloging Tool
Charles Ledvina of the Outagamie Waupaca Library System has created a tool using Amazon to create MARC records from their XML data. Simply enter an ASIN number and the program will return a pretty good MARC record. He says "Beware of the subject headings."...
- Graphic Novels
Over the weekend I thought of a few more that should be on my list, this makes it over the 11 items but I can't think of any to drop. So here are a few more to consider:UnshelvedPower of Shazam...
- Librarian's Book Club
The Dec. selections for the Librarian's Book Club are, The Truth About Reference Librarians by Will Manley and Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason by Nancy Pearl.The fiction selection is Souls in the Great Machine by...
- Books
Another book I'm looking forward to reading is Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out. I expect that if it is anything like the predecessor, some pieces will have biting, black humor. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down....