MARC::Record and its family =========================== SYNOPSIS The MARC::* series of modules create a simple object-oriented abstraction of MARC record handling. The files are: MARC::Tutorial A tutorial explaining how to use MARC::Record. MARC::Record The core class for representing a single MARC record. MARC::Field Another core class for representing a single field in a record. MARC::Batch The basic object for access to 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 If you would like to run MARC::Record under a Perl version that is earlier than v5.006 there is a patch which you can apply prior to installing: tar xvfz MARC-Record-1.XX.tar.gz cd MARC-Record-1.XX patch -p1 < pre5006.patch 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