This year there will be one preconference session on Tuesday, October 8th, the day before the main sessions of the LOUIS Users Conference. There is no additional charge to register for this session.
The preconference session includes a lunch that will start at 12:00pm that day. The preconference itself is from 12:30-3:30pm.
MarcEdit is a free metadata editing tool that can be used to edit and manipulate MARC files, which is the standard file format for bibliographic records used by libraries. This preconference workshop will introduce participants to MarceEdit and provide an overview of its features. We'll use realistic examples to manipulate MARC files, edit bibliographic data, and generate reports to profile MARC data and locate errors. Examples will include scenarios that are common to users of SirsiDynix Symphony, including editing records before loading them into the catalog and generating reports from exported data.
This will be a hands-on workshop with exercises to be worked by participants. Participants are expected to bring a laptop with MarcEdit already installed. Installation instructions will be provided ahead of the workshop.
This workshop is relevant for library catalogers, system administrators and anybody working with MARC data.
