Title: BibToHolding.py

Author: Henry Steele, Library Technology Services, Tufts University

Purpose:

• This program adds a fixed 541 field from the bib record to attached holding records

Input:

• a .txt file containing a list of MMS ID record numbers, one per line
• The updated records are written to Alma and recorded in the updated_holdings XML file. Any errors are recorded in records_with_errors.txt

Installation:

• This branch of the project is set to work with Python 2
• pull this branch (master) down from Github
• unzip
• to install the requirements necessary for this script to run
  • pip install -r requirements.txt
• you'll also need to put the "secrets_local" folder from Box/Files Between LTS and Tisch Library Tech Services/541 to Holdings Record" in the root folder of this project directory (here)

Running:

• navigate to the project's directory
• have your list of MMS IDs ready in a folder you can find in the file picker
• execute the script
  • python bibToHoldings.py
• choose the input file
• the script runs outputting the holdings it writes to the update holdings XML file