--- trunk/lib/WebPAC/Normalize.pm	2005/07/24 15:03:11	31
+++ trunk/lib/WebPAC/Normalize.pm	2005/11/12 21:21:50	38
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@
 #print "field $field [",$self->{'tag'},"] = ",Dumper($self->{'import_xml'}->{'indexer'}->{$field}->{$self->{'tag'}});
 
 		foreach my $tag (@{$self->{'import_xml'}->{'indexer'}->{$field}->{$self->{'tag'}}}) {
-			my $format = $tag->{'value'} || $tag->{'content'};
+			my $format;
+
+			$log->logdie("expected tag HASH and got $tag") unless (ref($tag) eq 'HASH');
+			$format = $tag->{'value'} || $tag->{'content'};
 
 			$log->debug("format: $format");