MARC.pm

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 1.21

Notes:
MARC::Record and its family
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SYNOPSIS

The MARC::* series of modules create a simple object-oriented 
abstraction of MARC record handling.  The files are:

MARC::Tutorial
    A tutorial document on how to use the MARC::Record package.

MARC::Record
MARC::Field
    The basic MARC record that is the core of everything.

MARC::Batch
    The basic object for access a batch of one or more MARC records.

MARC::File
    Base class for the MARC file.

MARC::File::USMARC
MARC::File::MicroLIF
    Subclasses of MARC::File specific to the USMARC and MicroLIF formats

MARC::Lint
    Extension to check MARC records for validity.
    

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install


DEPENDENCIES

MARC::* requires Perl and Test::More for tests. Test::More comes standard in
Perl 5.8.

Tests are known to fail under Perl 5.6.0. We recommend you upgrade to a later
version of Perl, or downgrade to an earlier one if you want to use
MARC::Record. Perl 5.6.0 is known to have been an unstable release of Perl,
which was quickly rectified in 5.6.1 and later releases.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This software is free software and may be distributed under the same
terms as Perl itself .

Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Andy Lester <marc@petdance.com>



Changes:
Revision history for Perl extension MARC::Record.