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Title:
Books English (database)
Format:
Computer file
Description:
A subset service of MDS--Complete and MDS--Books All and also available separately

MARC records for monographs published in the English language anywhere in the world and cataloged by the Library of Congress. Available in MARC 21 and MARCXML formats.

Documentation Provided with This MDS Service:
* MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
* MARC Code List for Countries
* MARC Code List for Languages
* MARC Code List for Geographic Areas
* MARC Code List for Organizations
* MARC Code List for Relators, Sources, and Description Conventions
* MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets, and Exchange Media

Check the latest Technical Notices for MDS services.

2013 Subscription: Available weekly. Approximately 420,000 records; including 120,000 new records.

2013 price: $9,600

Retrospective: 1968-2012. 5,053,000 records. File size: 4,623 MB. Avg. record length: 915 bytes.

2013 price: $12,325

Introduction to MARC Distribution Services (databases)

Library of Congress cataloging records are available via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) delivery. Records are for materials in hundreds of languages, including non-roman alphabets in original scripts. MDS provides national level cataloging for almost all English-language imprints.

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