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On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 6:22 PM, [Chris Stockwell] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Montana State Library has about 4000 objects (state publications) to upload > to the Internet Archive and Open Library. Would like to automate as much of > this as possible. For each object, I need to produce to an upload folder named > with unique identifier. In this folder, among other things, I need to put the > upload object and a metadata xml file which I intend to crosswalk from a marc > record (a .mrc file). > > We are SirsiDynix shop (running on top of Oracle) and otherwise have a > windows environment (but would like to hear about whatever process works > regardless of platform). I am attracted to the z3950 interface for pulling marc > record data which I then propose to crosswalk to the metadata xml file > required by the Internet Archive. > > Getting the .mrc file can be done manually using a z3950 client. However, I > want to address the z3950 client in a script loop and pull and process .mrc > data for each object. Can this be done? It appears yaz can be controlled from > the command line and that I might be able to loop it using the shell? Not sure > however if this can be done from a dos shell. If not, other thoughts are in > order about what might be the best way to do this? Thanks ... Just use zoomsh. http://www.indexdata.com/blog/2009/09/z3950-dummies-series-part-3 > > > -- Cheers, Jakub