Yan,

I would also like to try the software.  Thanks for offering!

Tim

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Han, Yan wrote:
> Hello, Colleagues,
> 
> 
> 
> As ProQuest/UMI switched its delivery platform for Electronic Theses
> and dissertations(ETD), I have developed a small software package to
> process ETD. The software package does:
> 
> 1.       Unzip ProQuest/UMI ETD delivery Zipped files, and create one
> directory per ETD.
> 
> 2.       Rename these ETDs into other preferred file names (in my
> case, Wang_arizona_0009D_10075.xml à azu_etd_10075_sip1_m.xml)
> 
> 3.       Generate digital signature for digital preservation.
> 
> 4.       Create MARC records from ProQuest/UMI XML files.  (i.e. a
> MRK file will be generated for direct loading to catalog. I use III
> innovative and Koha)
> 
> 5.       Create embargo notification and moving embargo ETDs to a
> different directory for future loading
> 
> 
> 
> This package saves me a lot of time to process hundreds of ETDs. The
> package (size of 50kb) has a Java compiled code (class file) and Perl
> Scripts. Currently I run it on Linux, but it can be run in Windows.
> 
> 
> 
> If anyone wants to have it or give it a try, please contact me.
> 
> 
> 
> p.s. I also have a package handling ProQuest old platform (BePress)
> ETD files.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Yan Han
> 
> The University of Arizona Libraries
> 
> 
>