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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