marc2rf

Tools for converting MARC records to Researcher Format

Requirements

Requires the regex module from https://bitbucket.org/mrabarnett/mrab-regex. The built-in re module is not sufficient.

Installation

From GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/victoriamorris/marc2rf
cd marc2rf

To install as a Python package:

python setup.py install

To create stand-alone executable (.exe) files for individual scripts:

pyinstaller bin/snapshot2sql.py -F
pyinstaller bin/sql2rf.py -F

Executable files will be created in the folder marc2rf\dist, and should be copied to an executable path.

Usage

Running scripts

The following scripts can be run from anywhere, once the package is installed:

write_rf_config

MARC record selection for Researcher Format. This utility prepares config files for selection of MARC records to convert to Researcher Format.

Usage: write_rf_config -r REQUEST_PATH [OPTIONS]

Write config files for criteria in REQUEST_PATH.

Options:
  -o        OUTPUT_FOLDER to save output files.
  --debug   Debug mode.
  --help    Show help message and exit.

researcherFormat

MARC record conversion for Researcher Format. This utility transforms a file of MARC records to Researcher Format.

Usage: researcherFormat -i MARC_PATH -r REQUEST_PATH [OPTIONS]

Convert MARC_PATH to Researcher Format with parameters set in REQUEST_PATH.

If REQUEST_PATH is not specified you will be given the option to set parameters for the output.
Depending upon the parameters set in REQUEST_PATH, or input by the user, 
some or all of the following files will be created:
    * records.csv
    * names.csv
    * titles.csv
    * topics.csv    
    * classification.csv
    
Options:

At most one of ...
  -d       Default transformation.
  -b       Default transformation for BNB records.
  -c       Default transformation for Music records.
  -e       Default transformation for ESTC records.
  -f       Default transformation for FRBRization.
  -m       Use MARC fields instead of column headings.
  -n       Default transformation for Newspaper records.

Any of ...    
  -o        OUTPUT_FOLDER to save output files.
  --debug   Debug mode.
  --help    Show help message and exit.       

Output files differ for FRBRization and MARC field options.

Notes

The file specified in REQUEST_PATH must be an Outlook message submitted via the online form http://www.mappamorris.co.uk/researcherFormat/RFdatasetrequest.php and saved in the format 'Outlook Message Format - Unicode (*.msg)'

MARC input files must have .lex file extensions.