Infomotions' Musings on Information and Librarianship
This is a collection of the things I've written -- my musings. It includes pre-edited as well as formally published articles, travel logs, descriptions of software applications, and the hand-outs of workshops and presentations. Here is a randomly selected item, and it will change when you reload the page:
- MARC Reader: a HyperCard script to demystify the MARC record
- Description: The purpose of this article is to demystify the MARC record and list a short HyperCard script that translates a MARC record into an easy-to-read format. Furthermore, this article demonstrates that advanced library applications can be created with simple, readily-available tools; with HyperCard and a bit of investigation any librarian can create their own electronic card catalog.
- Date: 1991-12-01
- Source: This article was originally published in Computers in Libraries 11(11):52-55, December 1991.
- Subject(s): HyperCard; MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging); computer programs and scripts; articles;
- URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/marc-reader/
My day job resides in an academic environment, and I believe it is my responsibility to act academically. A lot of the time, this means thinking, studying, writing, sharing, and repeating the process. The exciting thing about writing, and while it may sound corny, is it transcends both space and time. It is entirely possible for someone to write something down and have those written words to be communicated to other people on the other side of the world days, weeks, or even years later.
I believe it is important to share one's ideas freely. That is why I have never completely signed away my copyrights and retained the rights to post my articles on my own website. This collection is a manifestation of that idea. I have been practicing "green" open access publishing for more than a dozen years.
To these ends I am sharing the texts in this collection with you. Feel free to use the items in this collection as you see fit, but please don't call the works your own. Place the blame and/or credit where the blame and/or credit is due.
Creator: Eric Lease Morgan <eric_morgan@infomotions.com>
Date created: 2000-06-20
Date updated: 2010-05-01
URL: http://infomotions.com/musings/