diff --git a/conf/conf.ini b/conf/conf.ini
index 67763ad..ca856c4 100644
--- a/conf/conf.ini
+++ b/conf/conf.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 [default]
 
     # Path to Tellico .tc database to use
-    path = /path/to/some/tellico.tc
+    path = http://path/to/some/tellico.tc
+    user = user
+    pswd = pswd
 
     # Path to output directory for images and temporary data
     # Must be accessible by webserver
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9659f4d..2ed8152 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -20,65 +20,110 @@ import json
 import sys
 import cgitb, cgi
 import zipfile
+from io import BytesIO
 import shutil as sh
 import os
 import time
-
+import logging
+# Connection to remote library file
+import requests
+# Parsing of HTTP RFC 1123 datetime format
+from email.utils import parsedate_to_datetime
 # Our custom library (again no pun intended)
 import tcparser
-
+# Global variables and configurations
 import glob
 
-# Start CGI handling for webserver
-cgitb.enable()
-inputvars = cgi.FieldStorage()
-
-print('Content-Type: text/json; charset=utf-8')
-print('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *')
-print()
-### End of HTTP headers:  it is now safe to output things
-##########################################################
-
-# Create output directory and temporary files if they do not exist
-if not os.path.exists(glob.conf['default']['outdir']):
-    os.mkdir(glob.conf['default']['outdir'])
-if not os.path.exists(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt'):
-    luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'w')
-    luh.write('0')
-    luh.close()
-
-# Retrieve last database update timestamp
-luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'r')
-lu = int(float(luh.read()))
-luh.close()
-
-mtime = os.path.getmtime(glob.conf['default']['path'])
-
-if int(lu) < int(mtime):
-    # Unzip Tellico .tc database
-    zipHandler = zipfile.ZipFile(glob.conf['default']['path'], 'r')
-    zipHandler.extractall(glob.conf['default']['outdir'])
-    zipHandler.close()
-    luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'w')
-    luh.write(str(time.time()))
-    luh.close()
-
-# Get a Python-friendly library struct from XML file
-library = tcparser.getLibrary(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + "/tellico.xml", lu)
-
-### Get filters to search for books ###
 try:
-    title = inputvars['title'].value
-except KeyError:
-    title = ''
 
-try:
-    author = inputvars['author'].value
-except KeyError:
-    author = ''
+    # Start the logging library (to avoid printing on stdout)
+    # TODO
+    logging.basicConfig(filename='conf/tpdf.log', level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # Start CGI handling for webserver
+    cgitb.enable()
+    inputvars = cgi.FieldStorage()
+
+    logging.debug("Started CGI")
+
+    print('Content-Type: text/json; charset=utf-8')
+    print('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *')
+    print()
+    ### End of HTTP headers:  it is now safe to output things
+    ##########################################################
+
+    # Create output directory and temporary files if they do not exist
+    if not os.path.exists(glob.conf['default']['outdir']):
+        logging.debug("missing outdir, creating...")
+        os.mkdir(glob.conf['default']['outdir'])
+    if not os.path.exists(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt'):
+        logging.debug("missing lastupdate.txt, creating...")
+        luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'w')
+        luh.write('0')
+        luh.close()
+
+    # Retrieve last database update timestamp
+    luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'r')
+    try:
+        lu = int(float(luh.read()))
+    except ValueError:
+        lu = 0
+    luh.close()
+    logging.info("last database update timestamp is %d" % lu)
 
 
-result = tcparser.filter(library, title=title, author=author)
+    # Fetch last modified from HTTP header
+    path = glob.conf['default']['path']
+    user = glob.conf['default']['user']
+    pswd = glob.conf['default']['pswd']
+    req  = requests.head(path, auth=(user, pswd))
 
-# Wanna get a pretty JSON encoded library to do your nasty things offline at home? ;-)
-print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
+    logging.debug("fetched header from %s, returned code %d" % (path, req.status_code))
+
+    cachefile = glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + "/tellico.xml"
+
+    # If header fetch fails I can't update cache.
+    # Try with current one, if exists
+    if req.status_code == 200 and 'Last-modified' in req.headers:
+        mtime = int(parsedate_to_datetime(req.headers['Last-modified']).timestamp())
+        logging.info("Tellico last modified timestamp is %d" % mtime)
+
+        # If local xml is out-of-date or missing, try download it
+        if int(lu) < int(mtime) or not os.path.isfile(cachefile):
+            logging.info("Out-of-date, updating")
+            # Download Tellico .tc database
+            req = requests.get(path, auth=(user, pswd))
+            if req.status_code == 200 and req.content != None:    
+                # Unzip Tellico .tc database and "cache it" locally
+                zipHandler = zipfile.ZipFile(BytesIO(req.content), 'r')
+                zipHandler.extractall(glob.conf['default']['outdir'])
+                zipHandler.close()
+                luh = open(glob.conf['default']['outdir'] + '/lastupdate.txt', 'w')
+                luh.write(str(mtime))
+                luh.close()
+            else:
+                logging.error("Update failed")
+
+    # Get a Python-friendly library struct from XML file
+    library = tcparser.getLibrary(cachefile, lu)
+
+    ### Get filters to search for books ###
+    try:
+        title = inputvars['title'].value
+    except KeyError:
+        title = ''
+
+    try:
+        author = inputvars['author'].value
+    except KeyError:
+        author = ''
+
+
+    result = tcparser.filter(library, title=title, author=author)
+
+    # Wanna get a pretty JSON encoded library to do your nasty things offline at home? ;-)
+    print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
+
+# Avoid printing on str{out,err} the unexpected exception traces. Log it instead.
+except Exception as e:
+    logging.exception(e)