modsTools - MODS Observing Script Preparation Tools
Version 1.0 - 2011 August 4

This directory contains the Perl source code for the
modsTools package.

These are standalone Perl scripts with no special modules
or other requirements.  The scripts require Perl 5.5 or later.

They have been tested and verified to run on these systems:
   - CentOS Linux 5.2 and 6.0
   - Fedora Core 3 and later
   - RedHat Linux 9
   - Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

We only intend to support these scripts on Linux or Mac systems.

A scripting manual is available online at

  www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/MODS/ObsTools/modsTools/

This page also includes links to all of the example scripts
in the manual, and the latest versions of the modsTools
package.

Because we are still in the early days between MODS1
Commissioning and first partner science observing, 
updates to these tools will be frequent.  The website above
has a Bug Report form. Please use it rather than sending
email to me (it does that, but it also records the
bug in a way I can track activity).  

Please feel free to contact me with comments and
suggestions for other tools.  We're all going to be learning
how to best use MODS, so LBT community input will be most
welcome.

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R. Pogge, OSU Astronomy Dept.
pogge@astronomy.ohio-state.edu