[CODE4LIB] FW: [CODE4LIB] Open-source batch authority control?

2014-09-08 Thread Harper, Cynthia
-Original Message- From: Harper, Cynthia Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:25 PM To: Will Martin Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] Open-source batch authority control? Thanks Will. I know about MARCEdit. What I'm concerned about is not so much technique, but a source of authority re

Re: [CODE4LIB] Open-source batch authority control?

2014-09-05 Thread Will Martin
I'm not super-familiar with cataloging software, but would MarcEdit do the trick? http://marcedit.reeset.net/ I know it's designed explicitly for batch editing of MARC records, I just don't know whether that extends to authority control stuff. Will Martin Web Services Librarian Chester Frit

[CODE4LIB] Open-source batch authority control?

2014-09-05 Thread Harper, Cynthia
Do any of you have processes for batch authority control - getting MARC authority records into an ILS - that are less-costly (in terms of cash) than commercial services like MARCIVE or LTI? I'm working for a cash-strapped organization, have computing skills, and think it a shame that our staff