MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloguing) format is a data format that is used by library applications or for the transfer of data among libraries.
If you open a MARC file it will be hard for anybody to read it. Handy Library does not add data from MARC files that are in the machine-readable form.
The MARC file should be converted to a human readable mnemonic form. From this file you can transfer data to our Handy Library Manager.
Library of Congress lists free Marc utilities. We are using Marc Edit utility by Terry Reese.
Important: one MARC field should be listed in one line.
Question: I am currently trying to import MARC files into our new Handy Library Manager program. The MARC files when opened in Notepad are not one item per line. I read on your site that you could convert this file for us, so that we can import it? Who would I send this to for converting?
Answer: You can send the MARC file to us, we will convert the file to the text mnemonic form (human readable form).
Question: We have a MARC export from Follett library that we used to use. Can you help convert it into a format that we can import into Handy Library Manager? We just downloaded the free trial and would like to see if it will work for small church library.
Answer: We already processed hundreds of data conversions (marc files to handy); the service is free; You can send your library marc file to us as an attachment to your email.
Question: Is there a way to export my Marc records? I am trying to upload the Marc records into an online testing program students use so they can see if the book they are testing on is in the library.
Answer: We do not want to support the MARC format for data entry. It would complicate the data entry and the application. The MARC format is very complex, only library personnel with a degree in the library field know how to follow the complicated rules, and this is why many of our new customers decided to switch to our library system. We provide free transfer of data from MARC files to our software.
Question: What is MARC?
Answer:
It is a shortcut that stands for MAchine-Readable Cataloging. Henriette Avram developed the standard in 1960,
and the primary purpose was: library records could be read by computers, and large libraries could easily
share library records. More information you can find at the Library of Congress.
In the standard name, there is the word "Machine". So the question is: Who can understand the standard?
The answer is simple: The computer programmed to do that or a trained librarian who has spent many
months or years taking courses in the library management field.
Question: Do your support the MARC format in Handy Library Manager?
Answer: No, the Handy Library Manager does not support this format. It would complicate the software for all our Handy Library Manager users who don't need this.
Question: Is there a translation of the Handy library Manager's database field names to the MARC Records numbers?
Answer: We support import from the MARC data file, and when importing data from the MARC mnemonic form, we use the following data mapping:
MARC FIELD | Handy Library Manager data field |
LDR | TYPE |
020 International Standard Book Number | ISBN |
050 Library of Congress Call Number | LCCN |
082 Dewey Decimal Classification Number | DEWEY |
100 Main Entry-Personal Name | AUTHOR |
245 Title Statement | TITLE |
250 Edition Statement | EDITION |
260 Publication, Distribution | PUBLISHER |
260 Publication, Distribution | PLACE |
260 Publication, Distribution | PUBLISHED |
300 Physical Description | PHYSICAL |
300 Physical Description | PAGES |
400 Series Statements | SERIES |
440 Volume Statements | VOLUME |
500 General Note | NOTES |
521 Target Audience Note | LEVEL |
600 Subject Added Entry | SUBJECT1, SUBJECT2, SUBJECT3, SUBJECTS |
700 Added Entry-Personal Name | COAUTHORS |
852 Location | BARCODE, CALL, PRICE |
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