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 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. 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