Library Cataloging
Now available, ruby-marc a ruby library for processing MARC data. I've also FURLed it.
MARC
- Security Issue
Ruby and Ruby on Rails have been widely used by the library coding community. In the past few weeks major security flaws have exposed in the tools. A List Apart (the other ALA) has an informative article on the topic, De-Railing Security Bugs. I'm...
- Isbn2marc
William Denton has written a program, isbn2marc, that takes and ISBN and returns a MARC record. It uses Z39.50 and is written in Ruby. Mr. Denton is the person responsible for the FRBR Blog, good stuff....
- Marc Tool, File_marc
Here is a new MARC tool, File_MARC, announced at Code4Lib.This package enables you to read existing MARC records from a file, string, or (using the YAZ extension), from a Z39.50 source. You can also use this package to create new MARC records.This package...
- Mark's Toolkit For Libraries
Here is a tool for MARC that is being updated and is getting a new name, but the initials will stay the same, MTL.The MARC Template Library is currently is the process of being renamed (to Mark's Toolkit for Libraries) and completely rewritten. Expect...
- Marc Updates
LC has announced updates for the MARC manuals.Update 6: MARC 21 Format for Authority DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Classification DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Community InformationUpdate 6: MARC 21...
Library Cataloging
MARC Tool, ruby-marc
Now available, ruby-marc a ruby library for processing MARC data. I've also FURLed it.
MARC
- Security Issue
Ruby and Ruby on Rails have been widely used by the library coding community. In the past few weeks major security flaws have exposed in the tools. A List Apart (the other ALA) has an informative article on the topic, De-Railing Security Bugs. I'm...
- Isbn2marc
William Denton has written a program, isbn2marc, that takes and ISBN and returns a MARC record. It uses Z39.50 and is written in Ruby. Mr. Denton is the person responsible for the FRBR Blog, good stuff....
- Marc Tool, File_marc
Here is a new MARC tool, File_MARC, announced at Code4Lib.This package enables you to read existing MARC records from a file, string, or (using the YAZ extension), from a Z39.50 source. You can also use this package to create new MARC records.This package...
- Mark's Toolkit For Libraries
Here is a tool for MARC that is being updated and is getting a new name, but the initials will stay the same, MTL.The MARC Template Library is currently is the process of being renamed (to Mark's Toolkit for Libraries) and completely rewritten. Expect...
- Marc Updates
LC has announced updates for the MARC manuals.Update 6: MARC 21 Format for Authority DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Classification DataUpdate 6: MARC 21 Format for Community InformationUpdate 6: MARC 21...