Library Cataloging
A few days ago I asked about batch checking the validity of ISBNs. I got a few comments giving some solutions. Another solution came by e-mail. I have received permission to post it, so that anyone else interested in an answer can benefit.
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Paratools
Old news, but new to me via an announcement on Perl4Lib, a new version of ParaTools is available.ParaTools is a set of Perl modules for parsing citations (the references at the end of papers). It's main library uses a template-matching technique to...
- Marc::record
There's a new version of MARC::Record.[ENHANCEMENTS]MARC::Field::update() by default will append any subfields which do not exist in the record to the end of the field. Added tests to check the new functionality to 60.update.t[FIXES]Updated MARC::Lint...
- Perl
How have I missed this, there is a Perl4Lib mail list. It is hosted by Rice University, just up the road. My subscription request has already been sent. Aside from the list archives, there are other resources availableMARC.pm is a Perl 5 module, composed...
- Library Catalogs
Another open source library catalog. PhpMyLibrary version 1.0.4b has been released. It consists of Webpac, Record import, Cataloging and Holdings modules. It takes MARC records."The new version has been released. The file can be downloaded PhpMyLibrary-1.0.4b...
Library Cataloging
ISBN Checking
A few days ago I asked about batch checking the validity of ISBNs. I got a few comments giving some solutions. Another solution came by e-mail. I have received permission to post it, so that anyone else interested in an answer can benefit.
I saw the above posted on your Catalogablog site. As you may have seen in my postings on Autocat, Perl4Lib or one of the other lists, I have been writing a number of error checking subroutines in Perl, similar to the checks performed by MARC::Lint in the MARC::Record distribution.One of the subroutines, check_020, in my MARC::Lintadditions module [1] may be of assistance. Business::ISBN could be used to take care of mass-ISBN checking, without my modules, see the subroutine check_020 in Lintadditions.I have a script, lintwithadditionsselective.pl [2] that should be able to be easily adapted to check only 020s, though I haven't had time to test that yet. I've been running the whole lintallchecks.pl [3] set of error checks (which uses both Lintadditions.pm (for single-field checking, in the same way as MARC::Lint), and Errorchecks.pm (MARC::Errorchecks.pm) [1].Requirements: Perl. MARC::Record, Business::ISBN, Business::ISSN (from CPAN). All of my modules and scripts rely upon my MARC::BBMARC module [1].My scripts [2 and 3] rely upon a stand-alone file of raw MARC records, but the checking functions (for Lintadditions, anyway) should work the same as MARC::Lint.Installation: I haven't had time to develop an automated installation process. I have been simply placing my modules in the same directory as Record.pm from MARC::Record (in Perl/site/lib/MARC/).See my Web pages for more information.Please let me know if this was unclear. Hope this helps,Bryan Baldus
- My Lintadditions.pm (as well as Errorchecks.pm and BBMARC modules)
Selective Lintadditions checksLint all checks
Cataloger (Quality Books Inc.)
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Paratools
Old news, but new to me via an announcement on Perl4Lib, a new version of ParaTools is available.ParaTools is a set of Perl modules for parsing citations (the references at the end of papers). It's main library uses a template-matching technique to...
- Marc::record
There's a new version of MARC::Record.[ENHANCEMENTS]MARC::Field::update() by default will append any subfields which do not exist in the record to the end of the field. Added tests to check the new functionality to 60.update.t[FIXES]Updated MARC::Lint...
- Perl
How have I missed this, there is a Perl4Lib mail list. It is hosted by Rice University, just up the road. My subscription request has already been sent. Aside from the list archives, there are other resources availableMARC.pm is a Perl 5 module, composed...
- Library Catalogs
Another open source library catalog. PhpMyLibrary version 1.0.4b has been released. It consists of Webpac, Record import, Cataloging and Holdings modules. It takes MARC records."The new version has been released. The file can be downloaded PhpMyLibrary-1.0.4b...