diff --git a/extra/strings/lib/lib.factor b/extra/strings/lib/lib.factor
index 870e72b385..223fdb2090 100644
--- a/extra/strings/lib/lib.factor
+++ b/extra/strings/lib/lib.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-
-USING: math arrays sequences ;
-
+USING: math arrays sequences kernel splitting strings ;
 IN: strings.lib
 
 : char>digit ( c -- i ) 48 - ;
 
 : string>digits ( s -- seq ) [ char>digit ] { } map-as ;
+
+: >Upper ( str -- str )
+    dup empty? [
+        unclip ch>upper 1string swap append
+    ] unless ;
+
+: >Upper-dashes ( str -- str )
+    "-" split [ >Upper ] map "-" join ;