MARC Transformer
The MARC Transformer translates files from MARC communications format directly into
ASCII files that can then be loaded into a DB/TextWorks or CS/TextWorks database. Its user-friendly Windows
interface makes it very simple to get started:
MARC Transformer reads the field names from your TextWorks structure, then you add details of the MARC tags which are to be transferred to each field. Designing a field map is straightforward:
Global field settings mean you don't need to make decisions for each field individually:
After completing the mapping for all the MARC tags you wish to convert, click on Transform in the MARC Transformer Main Window to produce a file ready to Import into your TextWorks catalogue – that's all!
Once you have created and saved a map that tells MARC Transformer how the fields in your catalogue correspond to the relevant MARC fields, you save that map permanently. In other words, you only need to spend a little time creating the map and then you can use it again and again to convert MARC records.
ASCII to MARC
You can also transform your TextWorks records into MARC format, for uploading into MARC compatible systems, using similar field mapping:
Good news for users of Inmagic Genie!
MARC Transformer is provided free of charge when you purchase Inmagic Genie, which means it is very easy to load MARC records into your Genie catalogue. MARC Transformer also enables you to take bibliographic records from your Genie catalogue and make them available for use in MARC-compatible resources such as other organisations' catalogues or Australia's National Bibliographic Database on Libraries Australia (formerly Kinetica).
Compatibility
MARC Transformer is compatible with both Content Server (CS/TextWorks) and with DB/TextWorks.
Inmagic DB/Text MARC Transformer, Service Pack 1
A Service Pack is available that makes it possible to use the DB/Text MARC Transformer in conjunction with textbases that have been maintained with DB/TextWorks version 8.00 and later. This means that this service pack is applicable to you if:
- You have purchased the DB/Text MARC Transformer version 1.0 or version 2.0 and
- You have upgraded your copy of DB/TextWorks to version 8.0 or later
The service pack may be downloaded from the Service Packs page on Inmagic's web site.
If you have any questions or problems with this service pack, contact Maxus or your local representative.