[LM_NET] HIT:Downloading MARC records on a Mac

[Laura Strathman <lstrathm@GMAIL.COM>]

Hi-

Thank you for your quick and extremely useful replies!  Several people asked
for a hit, so I'll let everyone know what I learned.  It is, indeed,
possible to download MARC records from a Mac platform.  Apparently, many
people were told at one point that you had to have a Windows platform to
download from LOC.  The key appears to be which browser you use.  One person
suggested using Opera, which is free to download.  I also had success using
Firefox, which is also a free download.  When I tried it with Safari, it
didn't work.

Once I was using a compatible browser, the rest was easy (after reading the
instructions from my colleagues).  I created a folder on the desktop, saved
the files from LOC as mrc1.txt, etc.  Then, I opened Alexandria and imported
those files.  When I tried the same thing using files downloaded from
Safari, I came up with empty records.  If you need more information on how
to make this work for you, please e-mail me directly.

Thanks so much-

Laura Strathman
Library media specialist
MRH Middle and High School
Maplewood, MO
lstrathm@gmail.com

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