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.


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>