Working with MARC files
-Last updated on 2023-09-22 | +
Last updated on 2024-08-09 | Edit this page
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@MARC file types
File format typically used in an ILS or LSP. Other file extensions
-provided by vendors (ex. marc, dat, bin) are equivalent. Binary is
+provided by vendors (ex. marc, dat, bin) are equivalent. Binary is a
format consisting of a series of sequential bytes, each of which is
eight bits in length.
@@ -448,6 +448,16 @@ MARC file types
+OCLC DAT binary file
+
+
+dat
+
+
+File format used by OCLC, especially on export to a local computer. The
+export .dat file is a binary MARC21 UTF-8 file.
+
+
MARC UTF-8 Text File
@@ -628,7 +638,7 @@ MARC syntax in the MarcEditor
-Within the MarcEditor preferences you can adjust the font and font
+
Within the MarcEditor preferences, you can adjust the font and font
size within the MarcEditor. You can also set your character encoding
defaults. If you navigate to File Associations within the Preferences
window, you can select Associate (*.mrc
) files with the
@@ -646,14 +656,34 @@
Reset settings for the MarcEditor in Preferences
- Click Edit → Preferences
-- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left hand
+
- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left-hand
pane
-- In the right hand pane, select Set Defaults for either font or font
-size
+- In the right-hand pane, under Set MarcEditor Font Properties, select
+Set Defaults
- Click Ok
+
+
+
+
+
+Behavior when you reset your preferences and other popup windows
+
+
+When you click Ok to reset preferences, there is a chance that the
+popup window for Preferences and/or even MarcEdit main menu will close.
+If the MarcEdit main menu closes, sometimes it will reopen. If it does
+not, then click on MarcEdit again on your desktop to reopen the
+application. It should be noted that not all popup windows will close
+automatically such as Find, Replace, or the MarcValidator. However, the
+Select Records for Edit temporary editor will close if you click Save.
+These idiosyncracies for each will be covered in their upcoming
+episodes.
+
+
+
@@ -733,7 +763,7 @@ Key Points
-
MARC syntax in the MarcEditor
-Within the MarcEditor preferences you can adjust the font and font
+
Within the MarcEditor preferences, you can adjust the font and font
size within the MarcEditor. You can also set your character encoding
defaults. If you navigate to File Associations within the Preferences
window, you can select Associate (*.mrc
) files with the
@@ -646,14 +656,34 @@
Reset settings for the MarcEditor in Preferences
- Click Edit → Preferences
-- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left hand
+
- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left-hand
pane
-- In the right hand pane, select Set Defaults for either font or font
-size
+- In the right-hand pane, under Set MarcEditor Font Properties, select
+Set Defaults
- Click Ok
+
+
+
+
+
+Behavior when you reset your preferences and other popup windows
+
+
+When you click Ok to reset preferences, there is a chance that the
+popup window for Preferences and/or even MarcEdit main menu will close.
+If the MarcEdit main menu closes, sometimes it will reopen. If it does
+not, then click on MarcEdit again on your desktop to reopen the
+application. It should be noted that not all popup windows will close
+automatically such as Find, Replace, or the MarcValidator. However, the
+Select Records for Edit temporary editor will close if you click Save.
+These idiosyncracies for each will be covered in their upcoming
+episodes.
+
+
+
@@ -733,7 +763,7 @@ Key Points
-
*.mrc
) files with the
@@ -646,14 +656,34 @@ - Click Edit → Preferences -
- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left hand +
- Select “MarcEditor” in the Preferences window in the left-hand pane -
- In the right hand pane, select Set Defaults for either font or font -size +
- In the right-hand pane, under Set MarcEditor Font Properties, select +Set Defaults
- Click Ok
Behavior when you reset your preferences and other popup windows +
+When you click Ok to reset preferences, there is a chance that the +popup window for Preferences and/or even MarcEdit main menu will close. +If the MarcEdit main menu closes, sometimes it will reopen. If it does +not, then click on MarcEdit again on your desktop to reopen the +application. It should be noted that not all popup windows will close +automatically such as Find, Replace, or the MarcValidator. However, the +Select Records for Edit temporary editor will close if you click Save. +These idiosyncracies for each will be covered in their upcoming +episodes.
+