Hi Renata Normally batch metadata editing is used to modify existing records, for tidying up and enhancing data, however if you are using the Batch Metadata tool and want to add new items you do need to know a small trick!
The best way to get a skeleton csv is export a current item in your collection. Add new rows for each item. In the place (first column) where you have an id number you substitute a + (plus) symbol and this will add a record. Please get in touch off-line and we can send you some samples. Leonie Hayes Research Repositories Manager http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/contacts/?stid=124 http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz ------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 10:24:37 +1000 From: Renata Dyer <[email protected]> Subject: [Dspace-tech] Batch import metadata help needed To: [email protected] Message-ID: <of87ac16bd.545e3692-onca25772e.00022b54-ca25772e.0001f...@hcourt.gov.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear dspace-tech list; I am new to the dspace world and need some basic help. This is what I am trying to do: I have exported over a 1000 records from the library management system into a csv format and would like to batch import these records (no attachments here) into the dspace. I found some documents on the wiki but I seem to miss the initial starting point. I have created the collection and the fields that will match the fields in my csv file. Then after creating a collection I go to the Import metadata and select the file to load it - but I got the error message: An unknown error has occurred I just have a feeling that I am missing the crucial step; do I need to have a separate plug-in installed? We are on Dspace 1.6.0. Sorry for asking a stupid question but I thought this would be a very time-consuming investigation for me while being an easy answer for an expert. If anyone has done something similar I would appreciate if you could share your procedures. Many thanks, Renata Dyer Manager, Systems and Electronic Services High Court of Australia Library Canberra, ACT 2604 ph: 02 6270 6916 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:36:04 +0800 From: Allen Lam <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] Batch import metadata help needed To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Renata, It seems you are missing one important step before batch import: to rewrite your csv file into xml files in dublin core format. There are existing tools to generate the needed xml files from some sources. These tools sometimes are called converters, transformers, crosswalks, or csv2dc, etc. Do some searching. As the tools are pre-built, they may or may not fully meet your requirement. If in-house programmers are available writing a custom-made one is not too difficult, and gives perfect results. Also remember that the xml files and other associated files needs to be put in suitable folders in a rigidly defined structure. Consult the dspace manual about this requirement. Regards, Allen Lam. HKU Hub Administrator, http://hub.hku.hk On 2010-05-25 8:24 AM, Renata Dyer wrote: > Dear dspace-tech list; > I am new to the dspace world and need some basic help. > > This is what I am trying to do: > I have exported over a 1000 records from the library management system > into a csv format and would like to batch import these records (no > attachments here) into the dspace. > > I found some documents on the wiki but I seem to miss the initial > starting point. > > I have created the collection and the fields that will match the > fields in my csv file. > Then after creating a collection I go to the Import metadata and > select the file to load it - but I got the error message: > *An unknown error has occurred* > > I just have a feeling that I am missing the crucial step; do I need to > have a separate plug-in installed? > > We are on Dspace 1.6.0. > > Sorry for asking a stupid question but I thought this would be a very > time-consuming investigation for me while being an easy answer for an > expert. > > If anyone has done something similar I would appreciate if you could > share your procedures. > > Many thanks, > > > *Renata Dyer* > Manager, Systems and Electronic Services > High Court of Australia Library <http://www.hcourt.gov.au/library.html> > Canberra, ACT 2604 > ph: 02 6270 6916 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
