Two simple programs are included:
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rvm2loaddata.pl loads the RVM authority file (in MARC format) into a MySQL database.
rvm2loaddata.pl rvm_all.marc(where "rvm_all.marc" is the full RVM file)This will create the following two files, which can be loaded into MySQL:
- rvm_eng_load_data.txt
- rvm_fre_load_data.txt
See README.mysql for details on how to load the data into MySQL
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rvmtrans.pl takes a MARC file as input and looks up any subjects from the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) in the RVM database (created using the previous command). If it finds a match, it will insert the French translation of the subject heading in a new 650 field.
Run as: rvmtrans.pl <original_marc_file>
It will output to a separate MARC file, which is named like the original but has "_rvm_out" appended to the filename. For example:
rvmtrans.pl sample_records.marc
...will output to sample_records_rvm_out.marc (leaving the original file untouched).
When I initially wrote these programs, it had been five years since I had programmed anything in a professional capacity. Suggestions or patches are welcome, especially if you know of a better way to do this.
The RVM authority file is distributed by Laval University. Please obtain a license from them to obtain this file.
These programs, however, are not governed by the RVM license. Instead, they are covered by the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. This means that you are free to share and change the programs as you wish. Please see the COPYING file for further details.
- Perl
- MySQL
- RVM authority file