Library Science Tools
Browse all available library science tools.
Available tools
- Accession Number Year Sequence Split Tool Parse the explicit YYYY.decimal-sequence accession syntax, preserving sequence leading zeros.
- Accession Suffix Type Token Tool Classify the lexical form of a supplied accession suffix without changing its spelling.
- Archival Box Folder Location Token Tool Format explicit collection, box and folder storage coordinates without asserting the item is currently held there.
- Archive Folder Expansion Allowance Term Tool Calculate archive folder expansion allowance term from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Archive Folder Leaf Count Crosswalk Convert an explicit leaf count to a supplied one-side or two-side counting basis without inferring blank or missing pages.
- Authority Heading Language Count Tool Calculate authority heading language count from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Bibliography Author Initial Spacing Rule Tool Format supplied uppercase Latin initials with explicit inter-initial spacing.
- Book Spine Label Line Budget Tool Count full lines with gaps only between adjacent lines.
- Call Number Prefix Numeric Separator Token Preserve explicit call-number prefix, numeric component and separator fields without validating a classification scheme.
- Catalog Title Nonfiling Character Cut Tool Drop an explicit count of Unicode code points from the start of a catalog title, preserving remaining punctuation and case.
- Catalogue Field Repeat Count Tool Calculate catalogue field repeat count from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Circulation Renewal Extension Date Tool Add a caller-selected calendar-day renewal interval to an existing due date, without applying closure-day policies.
- Cutter Sort Fraction Interval Tool Represent a supplied Cutter numeric suffix as an exact decimal fraction without collapsing leading-zero order.
- Edition Date Precision Code Tool Inspect supplied date-field presence flags without inferring a missing date or edition identity.
- Hold Pickup Window Explicit Calendar Tool Select the nth supplied open calendar date, returning an empty deadline and found=false when the supplied calendar is insufficient.
- Hold Request Expiry Renewal Margin Apply an explicit nonnegative calendar-day renewal to a recorded hold expiry and compare with a supplied date without selecting circulation policy.
- Interlibrary Loan Copyright Source Note Tag Preserve an explicit interlibrary-loan rights note and source without determining copyright permission.
- Interlibrary Loan Postage Share Tool Calculate interlibrary loan postage share from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- ISBN Binding Qualifier Parenthesis Token Tool Split an identifier and nonempty parenthesized binding qualifier without asserting ISBN validity.
- Issue Combination Two Number Label Tool Calculate issue combination two number label from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Item Copy Suffix Index Tool Calculate item copy suffix index from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Lending Renewal Due Date Gap Tool Compare supplied civil due dates without selecting lending or renewal eligibility policy.
- Library Circulation Due Return Gap Count signed calendar days from an explicit library due date to return date without applying fines or closure calendars.
- Library Copy Suffix Label Tool Append a positive copy-number suffix to a literal shelfmark under an explicit c.N display convention.
- Library Copy Withdrawn Lost Code Label an explicitly recorded library-copy status without changing circulation records.
- Library Hold Expiry Offset Tool Add an explicit calendar-day hold interval to a ready date; the ready day is offset zero and no opening-day calendar is assumed.
- MARC Fixed Field Blank Unknown Token Label an explicitly recorded MARC fixed-field state without treating field-specific blank and unknown codes as interchangeable.
- MARC Fixed Field Single Position Extractor Tool Extract one zero-based printable ASCII fixed-field position without inferring a MARC tag or cataloging code.
- Marc Indicator Blank Token Tool Display a MARC indicator blank as # while preserving one permitted nonblank indicator character; no field-specific indicator meaning is inferred.
- Marc Sub Field Code Split Tool Split one display-form MARC subfield beginning with a literal dollar sign and one lowercase alphanumeric code.
- MARC Subfield Empty Value Flag Tool Inspect the non-control lowercase-alphanumeric MARC subfield-code subset and distinguish an empty supplied value.
- Overdue Charge Closed Day Exclusion Tool Grace and closed days are supplied as disjoint excluded counts, with an explicit fee cap.
- Serial Enumeration Range Expander Limited Tool Expand an inclusive nonnegative issue range of at most 256 numbers with a minimum decimal display width.
- Serial Enumeration Supplement Index Tool Read one explicit serial supplement suffix without assuming a cataloguing standard.
- Serial Enumeration Volume Issue Label Tool Format explicitly numbered serial volume and issue fields without inferring publication frequency.
- Serial Issue Range Count Tool Count issue positions in an inclusive numeric progression; do not infer combined or missing issues.
- Serial Issue Restart Counter Tool Flag a caller-authorized issue-number restart rather than silently treating it as a missing issue.
- Serial Issue Supplement Designator Qualify an explicit serial supplement by parent issue without resolving bibliographic identity.
- Serial Pagination Article Span Count Tool Calculate serial pagination article span count from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Shelf Label Numeric Sort Token Tool Extract an exact decimal numeric shelf-label suffix while retaining its original digit spelling.
- Shelf Space Volume Width Factor Tool Calculate shelf space volume width factor from explicit caller-supplied inputs.
- Shelfmark Cutter Part Tool Extract the first uppercase letter plus one-to-six-digit Cutter-shaped token at an explicit shelfmark token boundary; no classification schedule is consulted.
- Shelfmark Sort Component Tool Extract one supplied shelfmark component under an explicit delimiter convention, without imposing a catalog classification.