aleph X harvester

this simple script is working best together with vufind, with a view customizations it can work independently.

it uses the find and present syntax of aleph x server documented here:
http://www.exlibrisgroup.org/display/AlephCC/Query+MetaLib+X-server+from+ALEPH+OPAC

if you have other possibilities like oai-pmh, it is preferrable to use this.
aleph X server has some limitations like it cannot present more than 1000 records at once, thats why i harvest records per year and if the limit of 1000 records is esceeded, i refine the search parameters like searching from A-Z.

os:

linux/unix

requirements:

• bash
• wget
• xmlstarlet

necessary customizations/configurations:

the script contains some variables, that should be customized:

paths:

• config ... location of config parameters file (allows multiple servers)
• logfile ... location of logfile
• harvest_dir ... location of directory for harvesting result

harvest-X server parameters:

• x_server_url ... X server url ( e.g. http://aleph.yourdomain/X )
• base ... name of your base on x server ( e.g. ORG01 )
• year_key ... key of indexed publishing year ( e.g. WYR )