>He's talking about MARCXML, not MARC. They are two evils, but this
>time we're having a go at the XML version of MARC. I wrote my
>contribution just earlier today:
>
> http://shelter.nu/blog/2008/09/marcxml-beast-of-burden.html
Yes, I get it, MARCXML is MARC "with a bad hairdo". MARCXML is a transport to carry and preserve MARC records. It's not exactly breaking news, Alex. You are right about everything you say. MARCXML sucks mainly because MARC sucks in the context of today's technology.
Clearly you know a lot about XML, but I'm still not sure you know anything about MARC...
K
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Boston College Libraries
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From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Alexander Johannesen
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:43 AM
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Library Technologies and Library School (was Commercial Vendors and Open Source Software)
On 25/09/2008, Kevin M Kidd <kiddk_at_bc.edu> wrote:
> Look, it's not my job to defend MARC ...
Alex
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