Here's a new update to MARC::Record.
[ENHANCEMENTS]
- Support for UTF8 in Perls >= 5.8.1. When using a utf8 friendly Perl
all file streams will be opened in utf8 mode, and the bytes pragma
will be used to create and use direcotry byte offsets..
- Added MARC::File::Utils which contains utf8 saf
Andy Houghton wrote:
Don't confuse ALA filing rules with NACO normalization rules.
If you are trying to compare two author names you should use
the NACO normalization rules [1]. If you are trying to sort
the headings into order then use the filing rules [2].
We're trying to get a shelf list, and w
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 26 July, 2004 13:58
> Subject: Re: Filing-rules sort subroutine for authors' names?
>
> Definitely possible--library automation systems and card
> printing systems do it.
>
> I'm not fully conversant with the rules myself, but can te
Definitely possible--library automation systems and card printing systems
do it.
I'm not fully conversant with the rules myself, but can tell you that it's
a lot more work than a regex plus a string compare. (I'm thinking of
sorting titles here, actually.) Handling diacritics, sorting "10" a
Hey guys --
Just a sanity check: is it really possible to create a Perl subroutine that
would compare two authors being sorted and enforce the ALA filing rules? I
haven't read 'em, but I'd imagine that some sort of real-world knowledge
might be called for.
Ben
> On checking at http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhold.html#mrcb886
> (see last example with a _z subfield) and the OCLC site
> (http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/8xx/886.shtm) subfields a thru z would
I just submitted this as a bug in RT. I'll release an update soon. If
I don't, beat m
Dear Perl4Lib,
I was recently looking at the error messages generated by Lint.pm for our
library site and came across some suspect "Subfield _x is not allowed"
messages.
On checking at http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhold.html#mrcb886
(see last example with a _z subfield) and the OCLC s
