RE: exporting XML from catalog

["Reese, Terry" <terry.reese@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don, 
 
Thanks -- I knew you could pull records individually in XML -- but I've never written out a process to harvest them as groups because I rarely have bib. numbers when I want to do this.  I've occasionally pulled records from III using their Dublin Core Option in the Z39.50 module.  It doesn't provide a complete record, but often, it includes enough data from me to work with.  Here's an example:
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>County & township map of Oregon & Wash. Ty.</title>
   <creator>J.K. Gill Co., Portland, Or.</creator>
   <description>Cover title.</description>
   <publisher>Portland, Or.,bJ.K. Gill & Co.,</publisher>
   <date>1878.</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <coverage>OregonvMaps.</coverage>
   <identifier>18666437</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon, California, New Mexico, N.W. Texas :b& the proposed territory of Ne-bras-ka. /cBy Rufus B. Sage.</title>
   <creator>Sage, Rufus B.,d1817-1893.</creator>
   <description>From: R.B. Sage's Scenes in the Rocky Mountains ... 1846.</description>
   <description>Reference: Wheat, C. I. Maps of the California gold region. 1942cno. 30.</description>
   <publisher>[Philadelphia :bCarey & Hart],</publisher>
   <date>1846.</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <coverage>West (U.S.)vMaps.</coverage>
   <identifier>18665639</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon, California, New Mexico, N.W. Texas, & the proposed Territory of Ne-Bras-Ka. /cby Rufus B. Sage.</title>
   <creator>Sage, Rufus B.,d1817-1893.</creator>
   <subject>American IndianszUnited StateszWestvMaps.</subject>
   <description>Relief shown by hachures.</description>
   <publisher>New York :bF. Michelin,</publisher>
   <date>1846.</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <coverage>West (U.S.)vMaps.</coverage>
   <identifier>20720828</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon gem locationsh[map] /cOregon Agate & Mineral Society.</title>
   <creator>Oregon Agate and Mineral Society.</creator>
   <subject>MineralogyzOregonxCollectors and collectingvMaps.</subject>
   <description>Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.</description>
   <publisher>Portland :bThe Society,</publisher>
   <date>1975.</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <coverage>OregonvMaps.</coverage>
   <identifier>18547229</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon gem locationsh[map] /c[Oregon Agate & Mineral Society]</title>
   <creator>Oregon Agate and Mineral Society.</creator>
   <subject>MineralszOregonxCollection and preservationvMaps.</subject>
   <description>Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.</description>
   <description>Fred O. McMillan Collection.</description>
   <publisher>[Portland :bThe Society,</publisher>
   <date>1960]</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <coverage>OregonvMaps.</coverage>
   <identifier>19509674</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon seismicity, 1841-1968 /cby Randall S. Jacobson.</title>
   <creator>Jacobson, Randall S.</creator>
   <creator>Oregon.bDept. of Geology and Mineral Industries.</creator>
   <subject>SeismologyzOregonvMaps.</subject>
   <description>Includes text and "References cited and suggestions for further reading."</description>
   <publisher>Portland, Or. :bState of Oregon, Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries,</publisher>
   <date>1986.</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <identifier>13583463</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE dublin-core-simple>
<record-list>
<dc-record>
   <type></type>
   <title>Map of Oregon, Washington and part of British Columbia.</title>
   <subject>Northwest, PacificvMaps.</subject>
   <description>Relief shown by hachures.</description>
   <publisher></publisher>
   <date>[19--]</date>
   <language>eng</language>
   <identifier>22922039</identifier>
</dc-record>
</record-list>
</dublin-core-simple>

 
As I said, not all the information is included, but enough is included to re-use the information in custom databases or do other things with it.  But I'm alway interested in seeing sample scripts -- especially if it will same me from having to write my own. :->  I mentioned the XML Server earlier partially because I'm personally interested in seeing how much work would be required to replace III's middleware (the OPAC) with an XSLT generated interface using the XML Server.  Since Oregon State doesn't have the XML Server at this point, I can only wonder -- but its definitely something on my radar screen for the long-term (since I'm assuming that its inevitable that we will at some point purchase III's XML Server)
 
>>By the way,
>>thanks very much for your MarcEdit.  That IS a GREAT product! Using the
>>COM with perl, no words can describe it! Do you intend to keep it for
>>free for time indefinite?
 
Don, thanks for the kind words.  MarcEdit is and alwayss will be free.  
 
--Terry
 
 
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Terry Reese
Cataloger for Networked Resources
Digital Production Unit Head
Oregon State University Libraries
Corvallis, OR  97331
tel: 541-737-6384
email: terry.reese@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:terry.reese@xxxxxxxxxx> 
http: http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset <http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset> 
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