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> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Bill Dueber > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:30 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Q: XML2JSON converter > > On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Houghton,Andrew <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Too bad I didn't attend code4lib. OCLC Research has created a > version of > > MARC in JSON and will probably release FAST concepts in MARC binary, > > MARC-XML and our MARC-JSON format among other formats. I'm wondering > > whether there is some consensus that can be reached and standardized > at LC's > > level, just like OCLC, RLG and LC came to consensus on MARC-XML. > > Unfortunately, I have not had the time to document the format, > although it > > fairly straight forward, and yes we have an XSLT to convert from > MARC-XML to > > MARC-JSON. Basically the format I'm using is: > > > > > The stuff I've been doing: > > http://robotlibrarian.billdueber.com/new-interest-in-marc-hash-json/ > > ... is pretty much the same, except: I decided to stick closer to a MARC-XML type definition since its would be easier to explain how the two specifications are related, rather than take a more radical approach in producing a specification less familiar. Not to say that other approaches are bad, they just have different advantages and disadvantages. I was going for simple and familiar. I certainly would be will to work with LC on creating a MARC-JSON specification as I did in creating the MARC-XML specification. Andy.