MarcEdit explained
| MarcEdit |
| Developer: | Terry Reese |
| Released: | September 2006 |
| Latest Release Version: | 7.5.x |
| Operating System: | Windows / macOS / Linux |
| Platform: | Cross-platform |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Library and information science software |
| License: | Freeware |
| Website: | http://marcedit.reeset.net/ |
MarcEdit is a metadata editing software suite used primarily to create and manipulate MARC records. Originally developed by Terry Reese in 1999 for a major database cleanup project at Oregon State University, the software was released for wider use in the LIS field.[1] As of 2011, it was used in 143 countries.[2]
Use cases
- MarcEdit can be used with XSLT to retrieve records from remote servers via Z39.50 and then map their contents to another metadata schema.[3]
- Catalogers can use MarcEdit's implementation of the OCLC Worldcat API to read and write records in WorldCat.[4]
- MarcEdit can be used to batch-edit authority records.[5]
- MarcEdit can add dereferencable URIs to bibliographic records that use authority control that uniquely identify the relevant authority record.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Reese. Terry. About MarcEdit. MarcEdit Development. 22 August 2016. 14 March 2013.
- Reese. Terry. Purposeful Development: Being Ready When Your Project Moves From 'Hobby' to Mission Critical. Code4Lib. 3 February 2012. 16. 1940-5758.
- Tripathi. Aditya. Metadata Crosswalks with MarcEdit using XSLT. 1 January 2003. 22 August 2016. en.
- Reese. Terry. Opening the Door: A First Look at the OCLC WorldCat Metadata API. Code4Lib. 21 July 2014. 25. 22 August 2016. 1940-5758.
- Finn. Mary. Batch-Load Authority Control Cleanup Using MarcEdit and LTI. Technical Services Quarterly. 4 December 2008. 26. 1. 44–50. 10.1080/07317130802225605. 10919/51643. 62176545. free.
- Shieh. Jackie. Reese. Terry. The Importance of Identifiers in the New Web Environment and Using the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in Subfield Zero ($0): A Small Step That Is Actually a Big Step. Journal of Library Metadata. 25 January 2016. 15. 3–4. 208–226. 10.1080/19386389.2015.1099981. 61721091.
