Penn State University Libraries - 653 Creation from PSU Thesis Keywords

The 653 Creation from PSU Thesis Keywords AutoIt script (a.k.a. Create653) is used for converting the keywords listed on individual thesis pages at the Penn State Electronic Theses and Dissertations (eTD) web site into a usable 653 field in a bibliographic record. The 653 field will contain a string of keyword terms and phrases separated by semicolons.

This script does the following:

• It obtains the data from the clipboard (the user first needs to copy it) and replaces each of the bullets with a semicolon (the very first one will be stripped).
• It removes all carriage returns and new line characters.
• It capitalizes the first letter of the data.
• It places the finished string of data back into the clipboard making it readily available for pasting into a Symphony WorkFlows bibliographic record.
• This script also works with Unicorn WorkFlows.
  

Note: Macros available for download on this page are primarily for the use of the Cataloging and Metadata Services department of the University Libraries at the Pennsylvania State University. They are publicly available for users elsewhere, however please read the Copyright and Disclaimer Notice at the bottom of this page.

PSU Catalogers:

1. Copy the Create653.exe file from the W drive AutoIt Scripts folder and save it in your My Documents folder.
2. Open Windows Explorer, find the file you just downloaded, and drag it to the Quick Launch section of your Windows toolbar.
   

Other users:

Other users will need to compile the source code (see the Downloads section below) into an .exe file. After doing this, follow step 2 above.

The Quick Launch section can be seen below with the newly installed 653 conversion script in the lower right corner. Your Quick Launch section may appear differently (one row instead of two, different selection of icons, and different order). You can drag the "S" icon to a more visible part of the Quick Launch section with your mouse.

1.  Highlight the list of keywords from the PSU eTD web site, similar to the figure below.

2.  Press Ctrl+C to copy the list of keywords into the clipboard.
3.  Click on the Create653 shortcut (green "S" icon) in the Quick Launch section of your Windows toolbar.
4.  Move to your Symphony WorkFlows client. Position your cursor where you want the data to go. Paste it  in by pressing Ctrl+V. The data from the figure above should appear as shown below.

The AutoIt scripts on this site have been written by Ken Robinson and are owned and copyrighted by The Pennsylvania State University. They may be freely used and modified for non-commercial usages as long as the author statement in the source code of each script is retained. These scripts may not be reproduced for profit or distributed in part or as a whole with any product for which a charge is made.

The Pennsylvania State University and the University Libraries disclaim any warranties of any kind, express or implied, that these scripts are error-free or fit for a particular purpose. By downloading any of these scripts, users accept all risks for the implementation and use of these scripts.