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We thought about this chain already, but were afraid of the inescapeble loss of data quality. As we think about using MODS as the basic format for a new version of our EconBiz portal, and our main record set is in GBV-PICA+, that's a crucial point for sucess. Maybe we could re-use the your FCV? (for building the chain you lined out or as a possible starting point to build a direct conversion - which we happily would pass back). Kind regards, Joachim > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im > Auftrag von Jakob Voss > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2009 17:05 > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: Re: [CODE4LIB] PICAplus to MODS conversion > > Joachim Neubert wrote: > > > Has anybody built a conversion from PICA+ to MODS and is willing to > > share the code? > > First there is not one PICA+ but different variants like > there are different MARC variants. Second the most PICA+ to > anything conversions that I know use the "FCV" conversion > language that was developed by PICA an is neither documented > nor standardized - so you won't be able to do something with > it unless you run your own PICA system. At GBV we export MODS > via MARC and the XSLT provided by the LOC, the chain is > > GBV-PICA+ --(FCV)--> MARC ---> MARCXML --(XSLT)--> MODS > > As you can imagine, the metadata quality does not get better > with each step like alway when you do conversion between > metadata formats. But its better than having to write n*n > single conversions. > > Greetings, > Jakob > > -- > Jakob Voß <[log in to unmask]>, skype: nichtich > Verbundzentrale des GBV (VZG) / Common Library Network Platz > der Goettinger Sieben 1, 37073 Göttingen, Germany > +49 (0)551 39-10242, http://www.gbv.de >