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You might also be interested in the work at http://www.kbplus.ac.uk . The site is up at the moment, but I can't reach it for some reason... they have a public export page which you might want to know about http://www.kbplus.ac.uk/kbplus/publicExport Tom On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think KBART is such an effort. As with most library standards groups, > there may not be online documentation of their most recent efforts or > successes, but: http://www.uksg.org/kbart > > http://www.uksg.org/kbart/s5/**guidelines/data_format<http://www.uksg.org/kbart/s5/guidelines/data_format> > > > > On 10/16/2012 2:16 PM, Godmar Back wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> at our library, there's an emerging need to process title lists from >> vendors for various purposes, such as checking that the titles purchased >> can be discovered via discovery system and/or OPAC. It appears that the >> formats in which those lists are provided are non-uniform, as is the >> process of obtaining them. >> >> For example, one vendor - let's call them "Expedition Scrolls" - provides >> title lists for download to Excel, but which upon closer inspection turn >> out to be HTML tables. They are encoded using an odd mixture of CP1250 and >> HTML entities. Other vendors use entirely different formats. >> >> My question is whether there are efforts, software, or anything related to >> streamlining the acquisition and processing of vendor title lists in >> software systems that aid in the collection development and maintenance >> process. Any pointers would be appreciated. >> >> - Godmar >> >> >>