Convert list of books by ISBN to their LCCN
To install dependencies, run
npm installThe execution of this project requires native webdrivers on your machine for Google Chrome in order to work with Selenium.
Please download your appropriate Chrome webdriver and place it in the drivers directory of this repository.
To execute the script, run
npm startThe script takes the following environment variables:
| Name | Required | Default | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
INPUT_CSV |
Yes | Full path to CSV file containing ISBN information | C:\Users\nemo\Documents\isbns.csv, /home/nemo/isbns.csv |
|
OUTPUT_CSV |
No | INPUT_CSV |
Full path to CSV file to output LCCN information | C:\Users\nemo\Documents\isbns.csv, /home/nemo/isbns.csv |
PAGE_TIMEOUT_MS |
Yes | 60000 | The maximum number of milliseconds to wait for browser pages to load | 30000, 90000 |
Note The format of the INPUT_CSV should have the following columns:
| Name | Required | Description | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | The title of the book | The Lord of the Rings |
| Text | Yes | The ISBN of the book | 9780618343997 |
| Date | No | The date the book ISBN was collected | 1/14/2022 |
| Time | No | The time the book ISBN was collected | 10:55:37 |
| ISBN | No | Duplicate of the Text field |
9780618343997 |
| Created | No | Combination of the Date and Time columns |
2022-01-14T18:55:37.000Z |
| Title | No | The name of the book (may be duplicate of the Name field) |
The Lord of the Rings |
| Author | No | The author of the book | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Published | No | The date the book was published | 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| LCCN | No | The LCCN of the book | 54036398, N/A |
| Link | No | The permalink to the book page in the Library of Congress website | https://lccn.loc.gov/54036398 |
| Verified | No | Whether or not the ISBN on the LCCN matches the ISBN in the CSV | yes, no |
If the LCCN cannot be found it will have the text N/A in the LCCN column