Custom Report Writer: Barcode List Example

When using the Custom Formatted Reports — you define the field where the barcode is stored, and then using the Report Formatter, output the data in the format required to output in barcode format. Example Record: =LDR 01301cam a22003137i 4500 =001 99153751199103941 =005 20190220161617.0 =008 180912s2017\\gw\a\\\\\000\1\per\ =010 \$a 2018371559 =020 \$a9783943147568 =020 \$a3943147568 =035 \$a(OCoLC)1055569145 …

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Managing MarcEdit Installations

Jump to the Install Files and Instructions Large organizations often have very specific requirements when managing software for their users. These requirements usually include distributing software via a distribution client like Microsoft’s SCCM as well as tracking updates/bug fixes to the application. To simplify the process of managing MarcEdit, I’ve included a set of general …

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OCLC Integration Information

MarcEdit’s OCLC integration allows users to work directly against OCLC’s WorldCat database to: Set and unset holdings Create and Update Master Bibliographic records Create, Update, and Delete Local Bibliographic records. To use the integration option, users need to request that their OCLC Key’s support the following API: Registry API — MarcEdit uses the Registry API …

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Harvest OAI Data in MarcEdit

** Placeholder shortcut topic for MarcEdit 7.  Will flesh out or shift to the learning MarcEdit text ** MarcEdit supports the ability to pull data from content repositories utilizing OAI-PMH (https://www.openarchives.org/pmh/).  The tool works by providing built in XSLT-based crosswalks for a handful of common metadata formats including: OAI Dublin Core (minimal requirement for all …

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Is MarcEdit Open Source?

This question comes up periodically, as libraries rightfully evaluate the software or services that they utilize.  It’s a question I would ask, if I was being asked by my technical services staff to install and utilize the tool within my organization’s network as I’d want to have a good idea of the support network that …

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