Current News

  • Simplifying MARC generation of the Homosaurus vocabulary September 15, 2023
    Some time ago, I put together a proof of concept that that outlined a method that could be utilized to convert the JSON-LD data made available as part of the Homosaurus vocabulary to MARC for use in MARC-centric systems. The original post can be found here: https://blog.reeset.net/archives/2953 In the time since that post, the vocabulary […]
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  • MarcEdit Update Round-up July 7, 2021
    A handful of updates have been posted related to MarcEdit 7.5 since the program cam out of beta.  These have been mostly bug fixes and small enhancements.  Here’s the full list: Bug Fix: OCLC Search – multiple terms would result in an error if ‘OR’ was used with specific search indexes. Fixed: 6/22 Enhancement: OCLC […]
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  • MarcEdit 7.5.x/MarcEdit Mac 3.5.x: Coming out of beta June 21, 2021
    MarcEdit 7.5/MarcEdit Mac 3.5 is officially out of beta.  It has been my primary version of MarcEdit for about 6 months and is where all new development has taken place since Dec. 2020.  Because there are significant changes (including framework supported) – MarcEdit 7.5/3.5 are not in-place upgrades.  Previous versions of MarcEdit can be installed […]
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  • Exploring BibFrame workflows in MarcEdit June 20, 2021
    Update: 6/21/2021: I uploaded a video with sound that demonstrates the process.  You can find it here: During this past year while working on MarcEdit 7.5.x/3.5.x, I’ve been giving some thought to how I might be able to facilitate some workflows to allow users to move data to and from BibFrame.  While the tools has […]
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  • Thoughts on NACOs proposed process on updating CJK records April 20, 2021
    I would like to take a few minutes and share my thoughts about an updated best practice recently posted by the PCC and NACO related to an update on CJK records. The update is found here: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/CJK/CJK-Best-Practice-NCR.docx. I’m not certain if this is active or a simply a proposal, but I’ve been having a number […]
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