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::Doc::Tutorial A tutorial explaining how to use MARC::Record. MARC::Record The core class for representing a single MARC record. MARC::Field Another core class for representing a single field in a record. MARC::Batch The basic object for access to 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::Record now requires a perl version >= 5.8.2 for processing unicode correctly. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE This software is free software and may be distributed under the same terms as Perl itself .