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These are a few links that point to resources regarding MARC files and editing XML more generally. Do feel free to email me if you have any questions!

nkashya1@swarthmore.edu

LINKS

Reference

• Wonderfully dated MARC overview through Libraries Linking Idaho
• MARC reference guide
• OpenRefine Tutorials & Docs
• Owen Stephens' posts on converting between MarcEdit and OpenRefineincluded for completeness, no expectations that you be able to follow this tutorial unless interested

Software

• OpenRefine
• MarcEdit
• Online XML Validator
• For Macs: TextWrangler
• For PCs: Notepad++

Tidying up XML in the text editor

TextWrangler

(not many steps but potentially a little scary)

#!/bin/sh
XMLLINT_INDENT=$'\t' xmllint --format --encode utf-8 -

1. open a new file in TextWrangler
2. cut & paste the code snippet above
3. save to file named TidyXML.sh
4. move this file to the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/TextWrangler/Text Filters/ Note: If the Library folder does not appear under /Users/[username]/ in Finder, simply hold down the option key
5. restart TextWrangler, now under Text > Text Filters you should see an option for TidyXML

Notepad++

1. open plugin manager: Plugins > Plugin Manager
2. select XML Tools from the install menu: Install > XML Tools
3. under Plugins > XML Tools you should now see an option for Pretty Print which should automatically format your XML file