Laura,
A simple XSLT 2.0, using the xsl:result-document element, would fit all
of your critera. Untested, but basically:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="2.0">

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="mods:modsCollection">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="mods:mods">
<xsl:variable name="out-path" as="xs:string">
<!-- calculate a name for your file here -->
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:result-document href="{$out-path}.mods" indent="yes" method="xml">
<xsl:copy-of select="current()"/>
</xsl:result-document>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

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-Jon

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On 09/15/2010 11:59 AM, Akerman, Laura wrote:
>
> Under the "ask, you never know, you might receive" category:
>
> This seems really simple and basic, but what tools or approaches are
> there out there to break a MODS collection document into separate XML
> files for the constituent records? It would help if the tool was free,
> didn't require extensive programming knowledge, worked on a windows
> box with Oxygen installed…
>
> We can figure it out, just want to save time if possible
>
> Thanks,
>
> Laura
>
> Laura Akerman
>
> Technology and Metadata Librarian
>
> Robert W. Woodruff Library
>
> Emory University
>
> Atlanta, Ga. 30322
>
> (404)727-6888
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