I'll look into OpenRefine. Thank you!
Jerry Fabris, Museum Curator
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
211 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
tel: (973) 736-0550, ext. 48
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 12:53 AM, Michelle Hahn <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Just to clarify two things:
>
> OPAC (acronym originally for Online Public Access Computer, now used
> generally for library database search interface) isn't a single
> entity.....there are several proprietary OPACs, each programmed separately
> and none exactly the same. With programming knowledge or an understanding
> of configuring the software, the "natural language" display info is fairly
> customizable, too. If you are familiar with basic programming, they are all
> simple "if...then..." commands.
>
> Also, 007 data isn't typically "displayed." In theory it is intended to be
> used for indexing and findability, and would certainly be useful for
> display, but has never actually been used to it's fullest intention and
> potential.
>
> A program could be written to do what you need, but it hasn't really ever
> truly been done well or maintained long-term.
>
> If I were a software programmer myself, I would have done it myself
> already! It's on my list of things to learn to do eventually when I
> suddenly have an excess of free time.
>
> The suggestion of OpenRefine may be your best bet if you are willing to
> spend the time to transform each field and subfield to what you want.
>
> That 007 especially....I would looooove to see that happen the way it's
> supposed to.
>
>
> __________
> Michelle K. Hahn
> Assistant Librarian, Sound Recordings Cataloger
> Cook Music Library
> Indiana University
> MLA Newsletter Editor
> MOUG Social Media Coordinator
> IAML Assistant Web Editor
>
>
> On Feb 5, 2018 8:42 PM, "Paul T. Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Have you tried just downloading the record and copying from Library of
> Congress? It won't give you field names, maybe not all the data, but could
> help.
>
> Paul T. Jackson
> Trescott Research
> Steilacoom, WA 98338
> [log in to unmask]
> trescottresearch.com
>
> On Feb 5, 2018 12:58 PM, "Fabris, Gerald" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for these replies. We've been using MarcEdit (and Notepad++.)
> What
> > I'd like to find is a software that can take an XML file of a MARC format
> > catalog record and show it without coding, like an end-user sees in an
> > online public access catalog.
> >
> > For example, MarcEdit shows for the 700 field like this:
> >
> > *=007 sd|zmsdnndlhna*
> >
> >
> > What I'd like to find would show the 700 field like this (from the same
> > into as above):
> >
> > *[007/00] Category of material:* Sound recording
> > *[**007/01] Specific material designation:* Sound disc
> > *[007/02] Undefined*
> > *[**007/03] Speed:* Other
> > *[**007/04] Configuration of playback channels:* Monaural
> > *[007/05] Groove width/groove pitch:* Coarse/standard
> > *[007/06] Dimensions:* 10 in. diameter
> > *[007/07] Tape width:* Not applicable
> > *[007/08] Tape Configuration:* Not applicable
> > *[007/09] Kind of disc, cylinder or tape:* Disc master (negative)
> > *[007/10] Kind of material:* Metal
> > *[007/11] Kind of cutting:* Hill-and-dale cutting
> > *[007/12] Special playback characteristics:* Not applicable
> > *[007/13] Capture and storage technique:* Acoustical capture, direct
> > storage
> >
> >
> > There used to be a software called Minaret, which allowed me to program
> the
> > view of MARC records, but it's no longer available.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jerry Fabris, Museum Curator
> > Thomas Edison National Historical Park
> > National Park Service
> > United States Department of the Interior
> > 211 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
> > tel: (973) 736-0550, ext. 48
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 5:08 PM, Feustle, Maristella <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Seconding MarcEdit. It can take in MARC records in a variety of
> formats,
> > > including MARCXML, and render them as "normal" MARC files.
> > >
> > >
> > > MarcEdit also exports TSV (tab separated value) and JSON (JavaScript
> > > Object Notation) files which can be imported into OpenRefine. Likewise,
> > > OpenRefine can export TSV files readable by MarcEdit.
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: ARSC Library and Archives Discussion List <
> > [log in to unmask]>
> > > on behalf of Thom <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3:51:50 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: [EXT] Re: software for viewer-friendly MARC XML?
> > >
> > > One application that most of the library world uses is MarcEdit. You
> may
> > > find a Python tool or Open Refine more to your liking depending on the
> > > project. Definitely read about MarcEdit though since it's had at least
> > > decade of development under Terry Reese.
> > >
> > > Just my opinions and not an endorsement.
> > >
> > > Thom Pease
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 31, 2018 12:49 PM, "Paul Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't know if you've found what you want.
> > > > It occurred to me that you might be able to use Readerware. It's an
> > > > inexpensive software with fields galore, but you can't add any fields
> > > like
> > > > BookCat (no longer available or supported.)
> > > >
> > > > https://www.readerware.com/index.php
> > > >
> > > > *Trescott Research - Paul T. Jackson *
> > > >
> > > > 2503 Natalie Lane, Steilacoom, WA 98388
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> > > >
> > > > http://www.trescottresearch.com <http://www.trescottresearch.com/>
> > > >
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> > > > On 1/30/2018 6:45 AM, Fabris, Gerald wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi ARSCLIB-
> > > >>
> > > >> I am editing MARC-format catalog records that are saved as .XML
> files.
> > > >> Each MARC record is one .XML file. To view the files, I've been
> using
> > > >> Notepad++ <https://notepad-plus-plus.org/> and MarcEdit
> > > >> <http://marcedit.reeset.net/> softwares, which show the MARC
> coding,
> > > but
> > > >> not field names.
> > > >>
> > > >> *Can anyone point me to a software *that will take MARC format XML
> > file
> > > >> and
> > > >> show it as an end-user would see it in an online public access
> > catalog?
> > > >> In
> > > >> other words, it would show a field name in front of each field and
> > > >> sub-field.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thank you,
> > > >> Jerry Fabris, Museum Curator
> > > >> Thomas Edison National Historical Park
> > > >> National Park Service
> > > >> United States Department of the Interior
> > > >> 211 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
> > > >> tel: (973) 736-0550, ext. 48
> > > >>
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> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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