Hi Robin,

You can use the following regular expression with the find/replace utility:

find:

(=008.{9})(.{4})(.*)

replace:
$1uuuu$3

select use regular expressions

The replace string joins the content in the first parenthesis, with 'uuuu' and the remainder of the 008 field, the content of the 3rd parenthetic content.

dana



On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Hofstetter, Robin <Robin.Hofstetter@cincinnatilibrary.org> wrote:

Hello,

 

Does anyone have experience using MARC Edit to change dates in the 008 field for electronic serial records? I receive batch records from Serials Solutions each month and I use MARC Edit to delete and add necessary fields before loading them into our III Sierra catalog. I want to change dates in the 008 to a generic uuuu but I’m unable to figure it out.  Any experience or advice is appreciated.

 

 

Thanks, Robin

 

Robin Hofstetter

Serials Acquisitions Librarian

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County

513-369-6923

robin.hofstetter@cincinnatilibrary.org

 

 

 

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