> -----Original Message----- > From: Huw Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:40 AM > To: perl4lib > Subject: utf8 to marc8 conversion > > Dear all, > > Is there a way of converting marc files from utf8 to Marc 8 > in perl? We are trying to automate the extraction of records > to export into another library system. I've had a look at > Marc::Charset, but have been warned that it's tricky to > install. Is anyone using it succesfully? Are there any > alternative methods? >
You might want to try MarcEdit [1], give it a MARC-8 encoded MARC file and it will convert it to a UTF-8 encoded MARC file. It's simple to install and use. Andy. [1] <http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/>
