MarcEdit through the lens of a Metadata Librarian working for a publisher

This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers with no travelling required. This is a free webinar – Please note that advance registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the session.

When

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – 11:00 GMT
to
12:15 GMT

Where

Online
United Kingdom

About the event

MarcEdit, is an essential program to manipulate and create metadata in an efficient way and without wasting time. During this webinar the host will show how to use the various tools available within this program, going from basic to medium and then to advanced metadata manipulation. The main focus will be manipulation of MARC records, using the MARC21 format, and the host will also illustrate how all of this is a fundamental part of her job as a Metadata Librarian working for Cambridge University Press & Assessment and how and why metadata is produced and distributed within such an environment.

The webinar will be divided in three sections:

  • Basic metadata manipulation: Add, Delete, Select, Join, Split
  • Medium metadata manipulation: Find duplicate, change from MARC21 into MARCXML, Excel and UNIMARC
  • Advanced metadata manipulation: Merge records, Build fields, Create Tasks, Search for external metadata using the Z39.50 protocol

Questions are welcome after each sections or after the webinar.

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Senior Metadata Librarian | Cambridge University Press & Assessment 

A native of Sicily in Italy, Concetta completed her BA in Conservation of Cultural Heritage in 2007 at the University of Messina. During her university years she worked in various libraries and cultural institutions in Italy. She completed her MA in Archival and Library Science at the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ in 2009. In 2011 she moved to the UK where she worked as a Cataloguer for Blackwell, Baker & Taylor and YBP/EBSCO, acquiring great experience in cataloguing books and ebooks. In September 2015 she moved to Cambridge University Press where, as Senior Metadata Librarian, she uses her knowledge of cataloguing and metadata to improve the quality of the metadata supplied to libraries and third parties.


  1. Basic metadata manipulation: Add, Delete, Select, Join, Split
  2. Medium metadata manipulation: Find duplicate, change from MARC21 into MARCXML, Excel and UNIMARC
  3. Advanced metadata manipulation: Merge records, Build fields, Create Tasks, Search for external metadata using the Z39.50 protocol

Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.

Knowledge of the MARC21 structure and cataloguing are non-essential to attend the webinar but if you want to have a quick review of these topics, the speaker recommends using the following tool: Cataloger’s Reference Shelf, one of the most complete references tools,  https://www.itsmarc.com/crs/crs.htm

You can find the latest version of MarcEdit here, https://marcedit.reeset.net/downloads


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This is a free webinar and is open to members and non-members of UKSG alike – Please note that advance registration is required.

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