Introduction to MarcEdit
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MarcEdit is a tool for working with bibliographic metadata, specifically in the MARC format
MarcEdit can be used to open and edit MARC files
MarcEdit can be used to convert between several different metadata formats, including different expressions of MARC such as MARCXML and Mnemonic MARC
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Top Level Menu Features
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Working with MARC files
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MarcEdit can work with a variety of file formats
MARC Tools allow you to convert data from one file format to another
The MarcEditor works with a MarcEdit specific mnemonic format of MARC records (.mrk)
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Working in the MarcEditor
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MarcEditor is a tool to work with MARC data in an easily readable format
The MarcEditor can be used to perform a number of different functions such as adding, deleting MARC fields or subfields, building MARC fields, running reports, or checking the validity of MARC data
The MarcEditor can be used to perform one task at a time or automate a set of tasks for particular types of MARC files
It is necessary to break a MARC binary file to work with that MARC data in the MarcEditor. The extension of these easily readble MARC files are .mrk rather than the binary extension of .mrc
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Profiling Your MARC data
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Manipulating MARC data
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MarcEdit can be used to edit any part of the MARC data including the Leader, fixed fields, fields, indicators, subfields and the content in those fields.
MarcEdit comes with an array of tools to manipulate data and validate MARC.
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Tasks and Automation
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Integrations
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Regular Expressions
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