diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 3543fc3..d6cf48a 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 
 #Order matches their priority
 BIBCODE_FILES = [
-  '/proj/ads/abstracts/ast/load/current/index.status',
-  '/proj/ads/abstracts/phy/load/current/index.status',
-  '/proj/ads/abstracts/gen/load/current/index.status',
-  '/proj/ads/abstracts/pre/load/current/index.status',
-
+    './logs/input/current/ast/load/current/index.status',
+    './logs/input/current/phy/load/current/index.status',
+    './logs/input/current/gen/load/current/index.status',
+    './logs/input/current/pre/load/current/index.status',
 ]
 
 BIBCODES_PER_JOB = 100
diff --git a/copy_input_files.sh b/copy_input_files.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..edf9f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy_input_files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+set -e
+
+INPUT_BASE=/proj/ads/abstracts/
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S)
+OUTPUT_BASE=./logs/input/input.$TIMESTAMP/
+
+FILES_INFO=(
+  ast/load/current/index.status:2100000
+  phy/load/current/index.status:9000000
+  gen/load/current/index.status:1300000
+  pre/load/current/index.status:1500000
+)
+
+# Delete old input files
+if [ -d ./logs/input ]; then
+    find ./logs/input/ -name "input.20*-*-*_*-*-*" -type d -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
+fi
+
+# create local copies of files
+for FILE_INFO in ${FILES_INFO[@]} ; do
+    FILE=${FILE_INFO%%:*}
+    mkdir -p $(dirname "$OUTPUT_BASE$FILE")
+    echo INFO: `date` copying $INPUT_BASE$FILE to $OUTPUT_BASE$FILE
+    cp -v $INPUT_BASE$FILE $OUTPUT_BASE$FILE
+done
+
+# validate local files
+for FILE_INFO in ${FILES_INFO[@]} ; do
+    FILE=${FILE_INFO%%:*}
+    MIN_LINES=${FILE_INFO##*:}
+    echo INFO: `date` validating $OUTPUT_BASE$FILE is at least $MIN_LINES lines long
+    if [ $(wc -l < $OUTPUT_BASE$FILE) -lt ${MIN_LINES} ]; then
+	echo "ERROR: file $OUTPUT_BASE$FILE has less than ${MIN_LINES} lines, processing aborted"
+	exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# ingest code expects latest files in directory named current
+echo INFO: `date` linking $PWD/logs/input/current to $PWD/$OUTPUT_BASE
+rm -fv ./logs/input/current
+ln -fsv $PWD/$OUTPUT_BASE $PWD/logs/input/current