Publication Date
10-20-2012
Document Type
Poster
Start Date
20-10-2012 9:00 AM
End Date
20-10-2012 10:00 AM
Description
Michigan State University Libraries has been regularly digitizing its selected print collection and providing access to these digital items through the library catalog. Given this constant influx of locally digitized materials, a semi-automated batch process has been created to maximize cataloging efficiency. This process produces catalog records of digital items from two sets of input files prepared by cataloging staff: MARC records of digitized print Items extracted from local ILS, and a lookup table consists of OCLC/SkyRiver numbers and filenames of digital items. The Autolt script will invoke MARCEdit to turn MARC records exported from local ILS into MarcXML and subsequently derive catalog records for dlgital items using a XSL T stylesheet. During the XSL T transformation, the script will also use OCLC/SkyRiver numbers to look for corresponding filenames and then construct and insert URL into the output catalog records. The output catalog records can either be loaded into cataloging client for manual review, or be directly exported into local ILS using MARCEdit.
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Recommended Citation
Mak, L. (2012, October 18-21). Automating catalog record creation for locally digitized collections [Poster presentation]. 2012 OLAC Conference, Albuquerque, NM, United States. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/olac-conference/2012/presentations/11/
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Automating Catalog Record Creation for Locally Digitized Collections
Michigan State University Libraries has been regularly digitizing its selected print collection and providing access to these digital items through the library catalog. Given this constant influx of locally digitized materials, a semi-automated batch process has been created to maximize cataloging efficiency. This process produces catalog records of digital items from two sets of input files prepared by cataloging staff: MARC records of digitized print Items extracted from local ILS, and a lookup table consists of OCLC/SkyRiver numbers and filenames of digital items. The Autolt script will invoke MARCEdit to turn MARC records exported from local ILS into MarcXML and subsequently derive catalog records for dlgital items using a XSL T stylesheet. During the XSL T transformation, the script will also use OCLC/SkyRiver numbers to look for corresponding filenames and then construct and insert URL into the output catalog records. The output catalog records can either be loaded into cataloging client for manual review, or be directly exported into local ILS using MARCEdit.