Using MarcEdit

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Using MarcEdit

• Sheila Kearns
• Vermont Dept. of Libraries
• sheila.kearns_at_mail.dol.state.vt.us
• 802-828-6952
• 802-828-3261

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Agenda - AM

• About MarcEdit
• Tour of MarcEdit
• MARC format MarcEdit mnemonic
• Converting MARC to mnemonic
• Using MarcEditor functions
• Find Replace
• Add Delete Fields
• Edit Subfields
• Swap Fields
• Compiling file into MARC

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About MarcEdit

• Freeware
• Downloadable from http//oregonstate.edu/reeset/m
  arcedit/html
• Created by Terry Reese, Oregon State Univ.
• Specialized Textpad designed specifically for
  MARC
• Preferences / Properties
• Keep defaults
• Know where temporary files are saved

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MarcEdit Tour
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MARC Format

• 01013cam 22002891 45000010012000000050017000120080
  04100029010002800070020002500098035002100123035002
  4001440
• 40002900168049008700197050001700284082001200301092
  00060031310000190031924500710033826000
• 36004093000031004454900023004765200141004996500022
  006406500022006629480027006840190012007
• 11ocm0078939119831219111924.0811117s1966 nyua
  00001 eng a 66018655 /AC/r81eed a006024643X
  c10.89 a(Sirsi) DFL-284000iDOLCAT/AAJ-8363/TSU
  aDLCcDLCdm.c.dOCLdVSL aJ47CaVSNKaVSNSaVSN7aVSN9aVS
  OKaVSOUaVSPIaVSQAaVSQUaVSQYaVSRIaVSRWaVSR0
  aPZ7.P219bAn0 aE219 aj10aParish,
  Peggy.10aAmelia Bedelia and the surprise
  shower.cPictures by Fritz Siebel.0 aNew
  York,bHarper Rowc1966 a64 p.bcol. illus.c23
  cm.0 aAn I can read book aAmelia Bedelia and her
  cousin, helping to prepare a surprise shower,
  make some arrangements that are not quite what
  the guests expected. 1aPartiesxFiction.
  1aHumorous stories. a03/01/2004b03/05/2004
  a7056066
• Right click on file amelia.mrc and select open
  with...Notepad

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MarcEdit Mnemonic Format

• LDR 01013cam 22002891 4500
• 001 ocm00789391
• 005 19831219111924.0
• 008 811117s1966\\\\nyua\\\\\\\\\\00001\eng\\
• 010 \\a 66018655 /AC/r81eed
• 020 \\a006024643X cdollar10.89
• 035 \\a(Sirsi) DFL-2840
• 035 00iDOLCAT/AAJ-8363/TSU
• 040 \\aDLCcDLCdm.c.dOCLdVSL
• 049 \\aJ47CaVSNKaVSNSaVSN7aVSN9aVSOKaVSOU
  aVSPIaVSQAaVSQUaVSQYaVSRIaVSRWaVSRdollar
• 050 0\aPZ7.P219bAn
• 082 0\aE219
• 092 \\aj
• 100 10aParish, Peggy.
• 245 10aAmelia Bedelia and the surprise
  shower.cPictures by Fritz Siebel.
• 260 0\aNew York,bHarper Rowc1966
• 300 \\a64 p.bcol. illus.c23 cm.
• 490 0\aAn I can read book
• 520 \\aAmelia Bedelia and her cousin, helping
  to prepare a surprise shower, make some
  arrangements that are not quite what the guests
  expected.

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Converting MARC to mnemonic

• MarcBreaker
• Input Output files
• Functions
• Execute
• Edit Records

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Using MarcEditor functions

• Find Replace
• Add and Delete Fields
• Entire Fields (not subfields)
• Notation conventions (literal representation of
  data)
• Subfield delimiter
• Blank indicator \
• a is NOT assumed
• No spaces between subfield codes and content
• Example
• 650 \0aCrimexHistoryvSources.

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Edit Subfield Data

• Change or Correct Data in a Subfield
• Normalize capitalization FIC fic Fic
• Inserting specific data into subfields of already
  existing fields

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Swap Field Data

• Swap parts of MARC Fields or entire MARC fields
• Define field, indicator and subfields to move.
• Can move field data and delete the original field
  or clone the field data and move the clone to the
  new location.
• Swap subfields within a single field

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Compiling or Making Into MARC

• From MARC Tools (MarkMaker)

• From within MarcEditor

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Help File Questions About Functions

• Help File does not open properly on these
  machines, must open file directly (MarcEdit.chm)
• Converting MARC to mnemonic
• Using MarcEditor functions
• Find Replace
• Add Delete Fields
• Edit Subfields
• Swap Fields
• Compiling file into MARC

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Agenda PM