The document discusses two tools, MarcEdit and Open Refine, that can be used to enhance metadata workflows in technical services. It provides an overview of the key features of each tool, including their abilities to batch edit records, extract fields, merge records, and clean up inconsistencies for MarcEdit, and separate multiple values, analyze field distributions, and enable linked data applications for Open Refine. The presentation was given by Emily Dust Nimsakont of the Nebraska Library Commission at the NLA/NSLA Annual Conference on October 9, 2014.

1. Metadata
Manipulation:
Using MarcEdit and
Open Refine to
Enhance Technical
Services Workflows
Emily Dust Nimsakont
Cataloging Librarian
Nebraska Library Commission
NLA/NSLA Annual Conference
October 9, 2014
Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cochranlibrary/14060076951/

2. MarcEdit
http://marcedit.reeset.net/

3. MarcEdit Features
• Batch editing of records
• Extracting fields from records
• MARCCompare
• MARCJoin
• MARCSplit
• Merging records
• Creating records
• RDA Helper
• MARCNext

4. OpenRefine
http://openrefine.org/

5. OpenRefine Features
• Separating multiple values in the same field
• Cleaning up inconsistencies
• Analyzing the distribution of values in a
particular field
• Linked Data applications

6. Thank you!
Emily Dust Nimsakont
Nebraska Library Commission
800-307-2665
emily.dust.nimsakont@nebraska.gov
http://delicious.com/enimsakont/metadata_manipulation