Required for this procedure:
- 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. Modify Acrobat settings: When you're in Acrobat, go to edit, then preferences. Click on "Documents" in the left-hand column. In the main part of the pop-up, under PDF/A view mode, use the drop-down to select "never."
- Computer configured to open XML files with WordPad (Right click an XML file and select "Open with" and then "Chose Program." Select WordPad, then click "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.").
- Editix XML Editor.
- XSLT file for reformatting the XML files (attached here).
- Microsoft Excel with the Developer tab enabled and macros enabled (Left click on the windows symbol and select "Excel Options." On the popular tab, check "Show developer tab in the Ribbon." Go to the Trust Center Tab. Click "Trust Center Settings." Click "Enable all Macros.").
- Excel Template (attached here).
- SAF Builder program (downloaded from Github and installed by LITS) and Java JDK, GIT, and Maven.
- Collection File program (attached here in a zip file) and Python to run it.
- For converting video files to mp4's: Avidemux.
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For other problems with the files Proquest FTP's to us, ask Michelle to call Proquest technical support at 877-408-5027 or 800-889-3358 (or email at tsupport@proquest.com or
http://support.proquest.com/ ) to find a solution.
The XML is configured for no open access. If we start getting one's with permissions, Michelle will create a second XML file for them, and they'll need to be done separately.
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