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vufind-org/vufind-marc
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MARC record processing library for the VuFind project

v1.2.0(1y ago)2151.5k—0.9%71GPL-2.0PHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

Since Nov 14Pushed 6mo ago17 watchersCompare

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VuFind-Marc
===========

[](#vufind-marc)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

VuFind-Marc contains classes to handle [MARC records](https://www.loc.gov/marc/) in different carrier formats. This is part of the [VuFind® project](http://vufind.org)but may also be useful for other purposes.

Features
--------

[](#features)

VuFind-Marc provides functionality for reading MARC records and validating (linting) MARC 21 records. It supports standalone records as well as record collection files. Following carrier formats are supported:

- [ISO 2709](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_2709)
- [MARCXML](https://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/),
- [MARC-in-JSON](https://web.archive.org/web/20151112001548/http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/blog/2010/09/a-proposal-to-serialize-marc-in-json/)

Additional formats can be added as necessary.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The recommended method for incorporating this library into your project is to use Composer ().

###  Health Score

48

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance59

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community24

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~222 days

Total

5

Last Release

393d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.4.1

v1.1.0PHP >=8.0

v1.2.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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