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Hi Anna,

No, I didn't do much with FAST in the end. I can't recall a particular
reason; I think it just dropped off the radar.
Cheers,
Eoghan
Hi Eoghan!

Resurrecting this from years ago. Did you pursue this to any satisfactory
result??

Thanks!
Anna



On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Eoghan Ó Carragáin <
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> Hi,
> I'm experimenting with the FAST authority data from OCLC [1].
>
> The fast converter tool is very useful [2] for testing with batches of
> local records but I'm interested in converting bibs as part of a regular
> indexing workflow. Does anyone know of a FAST converter tool that can be
> incorporated into a local application, or can anyone point me to the
> algorithm used by OCLC to carry out the conversion?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Eoghan
>
> [1] http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/fast.html
> [2] http://experimental.worldcat.org/fast/fastconverter/
>