Library Cataloging
pamplemousse writes "I haven't seen this announced anywhere, except on the PG lists, but Project Gutenberg now makes available a complete catalog of their archive, in machine-readable formats. Publicly, they have an RDF/XML version available ... but there is also a MARC21 format available as .zip file or bz2 file (Disclaimer: I know this because I wrote the conversion from RDF to MARC.) The intention is to provide a MARC file which libraries may use to add records to their catalogs for PG titles. What's needed now is for experienced and knowledgeable cataloguers to cast an eye over the result, and provide feedback."Seen on LISNews. An easy way to make e-books available through your catalog. Not very clean records, nor a clean translation from the XML. For example, subjects are all in subfield a with the -- seperating the elements. As a group effort this could become a valuable resource.
- Facts On File Marc Records
Facts on File is offering MARC records for free for their databases.Facts On File is pleased to provide our subscribers with free MARC records for its reference databases. Multiple records exist for each online resource to meet the different needs of...
- Non-latin Data In Name Authority Records
From LC:As previously announced, MDS- Name Authority records will be enhanced with non-Latin script data in 4XX fields and selected notes beginning June 1, 2008, (see earlier announcements at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonroman_announce.pdf and http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatin_whitepaper.html...
- Usemarcon Plus
Version 1.71 of USEMARCON is available for download.USEMARCON is a software application that allows users to convert bibliographic records from one MAchine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) format to another. Approximately fifty variant MARC formats are currently...
- Marc To Xml
The Library of Congress has made an updated version of their MARC to XML Conversion Tool available.Mrc2xml.pl is a perl program that converts a file of MARC records to XML. The resulting XML markup will reflect the MARC tags and subfields that occur in...
- Marc 21 Lite
MARC 21 LITE is a subset of the MARC21 standard. It is intended to be used when the full MARC21 scheme would be too complex. It could be used by smaller libraries, for bibliographies, or material of an ephemeral nature.The MARC 21 LITE Bibliographic Format...
Library Cataloging
Project Gutenberg MARC Records
pamplemousse writes "I haven't seen this announced anywhere, except on the PG lists, but Project Gutenberg now makes available a complete catalog of their archive, in machine-readable formats. Publicly, they have an RDF/XML version available ... but there is also a MARC21 format available as .zip file or bz2 file (Disclaimer: I know this because I wrote the conversion from RDF to MARC.) The intention is to provide a MARC file which libraries may use to add records to their catalogs for PG titles. What's needed now is for experienced and knowledgeable cataloguers to cast an eye over the result, and provide feedback."Seen on LISNews. An easy way to make e-books available through your catalog. Not very clean records, nor a clean translation from the XML. For example, subjects are all in subfield a with the -- seperating the elements. As a group effort this could become a valuable resource.
- Facts On File Marc Records
Facts on File is offering MARC records for free for their databases.Facts On File is pleased to provide our subscribers with free MARC records for its reference databases. Multiple records exist for each online resource to meet the different needs of...
- Non-latin Data In Name Authority Records
From LC:As previously announced, MDS- Name Authority records will be enhanced with non-Latin script data in 4XX fields and selected notes beginning June 1, 2008, (see earlier announcements at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonroman_announce.pdf and http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatin_whitepaper.html...
- Usemarcon Plus
Version 1.71 of USEMARCON is available for download.USEMARCON is a software application that allows users to convert bibliographic records from one MAchine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) format to another. Approximately fifty variant MARC formats are currently...
- Marc To Xml
The Library of Congress has made an updated version of their MARC to XML Conversion Tool available.Mrc2xml.pl is a perl program that converts a file of MARC records to XML. The resulting XML markup will reflect the MARC tags and subfields that occur in...
- Marc 21 Lite
MARC 21 LITE is a subset of the MARC21 standard. It is intended to be used when the full MARC21 scheme would be too complex. It could be used by smaller libraries, for bibliographies, or material of an ephemeral nature.The MARC 21 LITE Bibliographic Format...