- Title:
- Copyright Cataloging: Monographs, Documents, and Serials (database)
- Format:
- Computer file
- Description:
- The only information file available which contains such copyright information as author, title, copyright claimant name, and registration number. Represents cataloged registrations and relevant documents entered into the U.S. Copyright Office database since 1978. Available in MARC 21 and MARCXML formats.
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2018 Subscription: Available weekly. Approximately 710,000 records; including 650,000 new records. Includes all Copyright Serials records.
2018 Price: $28,700
Retrospective: 1978-2014. 26,400,000 records. File size: 17,176 MB. Avg. record length: 684 bytes.
2018 Price: $50,225
Introduction to MARC Distribution Services (data set)
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.
