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                       Amazon to Marc Converter
                             Version 0.1.2
                              2011-03-03

Installation Notes:

1> All six parts (two .pl Perl scripts, three .pm Perl modules, and one .ini file) must be 
   installed in the same directory.

2> In order for this program to work you must have an Amazon Web Services Account.
   If you do not have one you can sign up for one at http://aws.amazon.com/.  You
   will also need to apply for an Amazon Associates account.

3> The above keys should be added to the az2marc.ini file.  Here is a Key/Value
   explanation:

    accesskey: AWS access key
    secretkey: AWS secret key
    associate: Your Amazon Associates tag 
    tmp: Temp directory for saving batches
    analytics: Google Analytics key [optional]

4> Other required Perl modules:
    
    LWP::Simple;
    Digest::SHA;

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This pile of Perl is a web based program that takes advantage of the Amazon Advertising API and converts the XML data into MARC records. These MARC records can then be ingested by any ILS system. The Amazon 2 Marc Converter (perviously hosted at http://chopac.org) has been pulled from production. There have been many restrictions on how Amazo…

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