On the issue of alpha and numeric tags, I know that alpha values in tags have been permitted in the MARC standard for a long time, and applaud the fact that MARC::Record allows for it, but has anyone actually seen one used? In some later revision of UNIMARC or one of the national standards based on UNIMARC perhaps? I'd be curious to know about specific cases people have seen.
The Aleph ILS (vendor: Ex Libris) regularly uses alpha MARC tags. We had requested that alpha tags be implemented in MARC::Record because of that circumstance. However, we've only used this ability in MARC::Record to read alpha tags, not create new records using them.
Rob
Robert Fox Sr. Programmer/Analyst University Libraries of Notre Dame (574)631-3353 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
