We've built an open source converter called the Dublin Core Meta Toolkit (www.wijiti.com/projects/dcmetatoolkit) which can convert xml formatted files to dublin core compatible format. Unfortunately it takes a little work and requires some knowledge of XML/XSL but I think most converters are going to require some degree of "heavy lifting" required.
We've had success exporting files out of Access in XML format, so you may have similar success with an Excel spreadsheet. Cheers Hayden Lewatle Phaladi wrote: > > Hi Again > > The format is in Microsoft Excel. > > Regards > > Lewatle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jayan Kurian [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed 7/15/2009 2:54 PM > To: Mr Havercamp > Cc: Lewatle Phaladi; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] Batch loading > > Hi! > > This program helps to convert metadata in a spreadsheet to DSpace SIP > format. > > http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/Google_Summer_of_Code_2008_Batch_Import > > > Jayan > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Mr Havercamp <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > In what format do you have the digitized items' metadata? > > > > If you have it in an xml format or in a Microsoft Office spreadsheet or > > Access database, there are a number of 3rd party tools available for > > converting your material to Dublin Core compatible assets ready for > > importation. > > > > We successfully imported 18,000 records for a museum in the UK from > > Microsoft Access 2000. > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Hayden > > > > Lewatle Phaladi wrote: > > > > > > Hi again > > > > > > We have digitizes 24000 items and we want to batch load them into > > > dspace, what would be the best option. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Lewatle > > > > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is > > > confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please > > > notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not > > > copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the > > > University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into > > > agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised > > > that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the > > > University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the > > > author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The > > > University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between > > > the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > > > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > > > This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited > time, > > > vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) > will have > > > the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full > > prize > > > details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > DSpace-tech mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > > This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, > > vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will > have > > the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See > full prize > > details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge > > _______________________________________________ > > DSpace-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is > confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not > copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the > University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into > agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised > that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the > University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the > author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The > University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between > the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
