You can see the match algorithm that the Open Library is using at:
   http://www.kcoyle.net/temp/merge.html

Much depends on the particular characteristics of your file of records. 
The above algorithm assumes MARC21 records. It also is designed to work 
with records entering a database because it depends on certain indexed 
values to retrieve potential matches.

kc

Emmanuel Di Pretoro wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there anybody who is already involved in the process of cleaning a MARC
> file. This means:
> - fusion multiple records into one single record;
> - or keep one record, and delete the others.
>
> Can you describe your methodology, as well as used algorithms.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Emmanuel Di Pretoro
>
>
>   


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