Procedure for ETD Transfer, Conversion, and Load into CONTENTdm

Programs needed:

• Notices from Proquest that files are available.
• Filezilla.
• Proquest FTP login info.
• ETD Directory on hard drive with pdf and xml subdirectories.
• 7-Zip.
• Adobe Acrobat Standard.
• Microsoft Excel.
• CONTENTdm Project Client.

Procedure:

1. Use 7-Zip to remove any old content from your ETD folder and it's PDF and XML sub-folders (Windows Explorer will not allow you to select and delete multiple zip files at the same time, but 7-Zip will do this). Open 7-Zip. Find the ETD folder. Highlight everything you need to remove by holding down the shift key while clicking the first and last files you want highlighted. Click delete.
2. Use Filezilla to FTP the new thesis and dissertations from Proquest. Open Filezilla. Enter the Proquest FTP IP, 130.85.192.108, into the host field. Enter the username, proquest, into the name field. Enter the password into the password field. Push Enter. The last line of the top box on the screen should say "Directory Listing Successful" and the lower left-hand portion of the screen should be populated with files on the Proquest server. The left side of the screen shows your computer--find the ETD folder on your hard drive. Use the date to identify the new files that we need to obtain. Highlight all of the files we need by holding down the shift key while clicking the first and last files you want highlighted. Drag them to your ETD folder. The progress of file transfer will show on the bottom of the screen. Wait while all files transfer (you can minimize and do something else).