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MedMARC

The MedMARC database contains bibliographic records from the National Library of Medicine.

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A Free MARC Inventory and Census Service
Institution: 9988 MedMARC
Profile Type: MARC Leader and Fields
Performed on: Sat, Mar 16, 2024. 1:31:57 PM

Overall Statistics
DescriptionMaximumMinimumAverageTotals
Number of Records---1295956
Characters per Record279432259761266074917
Characters per Field50114381106090041
Fields per Record11992228823384

Record Status (MARC Leader Position 05)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Higher Encoding Levela110.00104830.00
Corrected or Revisedc117624190.76108755518285.90
Newn131601.02181043881.43
Correction from Prepublicationp1065448.221247852169.86

Record Type (MARC Leader Position 06)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Language Materiala122210994.30110948593687.63
Printed Musicc70.0084820.00
Manuscript Musicd10.0010080.00
Printed Mape950.01909840.01
Projected Mediag469223.62794252656.27
Nonmusical Sound Recordingi35690.2835775100.28
Two Diminsional, Non-Projectionk149631.15260979062.06
Computer Filem35830.2849019620.39
Kitso850.011389070.01
Mixed Materialp4940.0411360190.09
Three Dimensional Artifactr230.00362100.00
Manuscript Materialt41050.3255550800.44

Bibliographic Level (MARC Leader Position 07)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Monographic Componenta22280.1721807150.17
Collectionc32860.2527883450.22
Integrating Resourcei9630.0714146570.11
Monograph Itemm117987291.04111766479888.28
Serials1096078.461064067548.40

Control Type (MARC Leader Position 08)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
No Specified Type[blank]128115398.86120172411194.92
Archivala148031.14287311582.27

Character Encoding (MARC Leader Position 09)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
MARC-8[blank]254181.96171718801.36
UCS/Unicodea127053898.04121328338995.83

Encoding Level (MARC Leader Position 17)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Full Level[blank]58677445.2867086722052.99
Full; Unexamined130399223.4619106229615.09
Less Than Full Level2230.00340310.00
Abbreviated Level3170181.31101281450.80
Core Level4889666.861108380798.75
Preliminary Level536190.2841133540.32
Minimal Level728988222.3723608598018.65
Pre-publication853300.4169997980.55
Unknown Levelu60.0040460.00
Not Applicablez10.009260.00
Record DeletedJ30.0039850.00
Less Than Full LevelK200.00164250.00
Non-LC/Non-NLML10.009110.00
Less Than Full LevelM310.00266870.00
Unknown Code[unprintable]2900.022733860.02

Descriptive Cataloging Form (MARC Leader Position 18)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Non ISBD Form[blank]46273035.7131797807025.12
AACR2a63261548.8165808370151.98
ISBD Formi18786614.5024733344619.54
Unknownu127430.9870577000.56
Unknown Code[unprintable]20.0023520.00

Linked Record Requirement (MARC Leader Position 19)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Related Record not Required[blank]1295956100.00123045526997.19

Modified Record (MARC 008 Position 38)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Not modified[blank]126506197.62120191741794.93
Dashed-on Omit.d105830.8282885600.65
Romanizedo194391.50193345771.53
Romanized scriptr7210.067009810.06
Shorteneds790.01984910.01
Missing Charactersx40.0050960.00
No attempt to code|690.011101470.01

Cataloging Source (MARC 008 Position 39)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Library of Congress[blank]128914699.47122682057996.90
National Lib. Med.b9330.075726890.05
LC Coop. Cat.c220.00232310.00
Other Sourcesd58500.4530326610.24
Unknown Sourceu20.0043070.00
No attempt to code|20.008030.00
Unknown Code[unprintable]10.009990.00

Target Audience (MARC 008 Position 22)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Unknown or not spec.[blank]115869389.41107634577485.01
Preschoola160.00256700.00
Primaryb100.00151690.00
Pre-adolescentc210.00254140.00
Adolescentd230.00362500.00
Adulte3660.036504880.05
Specializedf146531.13253176952.00
Generalg2710.024270520.03
Juvenilej4760.044170140.03
No attempt to code|104400.81183294021.45

Collection Age (MARC 008 Position 07-10)
DescriptionRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
--- 2026 ---10.009120.00
--- 2025 ---140.00280670.00
--- 2024 ---970.012261750.02
--- 2023 ---2300.025115400.04
--- 2022 ---4430.039331300.07
--- 2021 ---14700.1134532990.27
--- 2020 ---49180.38109183530.86
--- 2019 ---73860.57143050001.13
--- 2018 ---92270.71163904211.29
--- 2017 ---98720.76166095551.31
--- 2016 ---101160.78161200291.27
--- 2015 ---106950.83171417851.35
--- 2014 ---117980.91186001021.47
--- 2013 ---123150.95185241021.46
--- 2012 ---126910.98188016431.49
--- 2011 ---125990.97182518201.44
--- 2010 ---138681.07192910261.52
--- 2009 ---143241.11187020011.48
--- 2008 ---145931.13185741301.47
--- 2007 ---162121.25194798721.54
--- 2006 ---164851.27192346721.52
--- 2005 ---165361.28187111301.48
--- 2004 ---170031.31184144871.45
--- 2003 ---175441.35183672881.45
--- 2002 ---174511.35181008771.43
--- 2001 ---170211.31175407621.39
--- 2000 ---181681.40187842531.48
--- 1999 ---171251.32174647771.38
--- 1998 ---158621.22156690641.24
--- 1997 ---161351.25156190361.23
--- 1996 ---164481.27156870311.24
--- 1995 ---165271.28156387861.24
--- 1994 ---169561.31158481521.25
--- 1993 ---161551.25150858341.19
--- 1992 ---168121.30155771931.23
--- 1991 ---170441.32159284991.26
--- 1990 ---197841.53188309691.49
1980 - 198915953312.3114223006411.23
1970 - 197913158010.151170715779.25
1960 - 19691131188.73837145256.61
1950 - 1959828436.39554473304.38
1940 - 1949490583.79365852242.89
1930 - 1939297342.29219617801.73
1920 - 1929223551.72176226771.39
1910 - 1919230421.78203006171.60
1900 - 1909328282.53303672152.40
1890 - 1899286162.21258952412.05
1880 - 1889243851.88215745221.70
1870 - 1879180501.39154405631.22
1860 - 1869140341.08123855430.98
1850 - 1859103230.8087240110.69
1840 - 184987660.6871042360.56
1830 - 183976460.5960682810.48
1820 - 182957470.4445488420.36
1810 - 181942240.3338665270.31
1800 - 180968500.5358610210.46
1790 - 179964870.5052103530.41
1780 - 178960680.4743955860.35
1770 - 177954830.4239732950.31
1760 - 175943410.3331077580.25
1750 - 175942600.3330034430.24
1740 - 174939870.3127801710.22
1730 - 173929840.2321792450.17
1720 - 172929540.2322176220.18
1710 - 171924770.1917220280.14
1700 - 170924610.1918397870.15
1600 - 1699143901.11121974860.96
1500 - 159963380.4971819470.57
1400 - 14996810.0513535100.11
1300 - 13991030.013260340.03
1200 - 1299650.011871360.01
1100 - 1199140.00239550.00
1000 - 10997730.066932010.05
Date Unknown67170.5232389870.26
Pre 10001550.011427050.01
No Date5580.045427210.04
Unknown Code30.0027310.00

Languages (MARC 008 Position 35-37)
DescriptionRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
NOT CODED80.0093680.00
ENGLISH73715656.8881209411864.14
FRENCH867256.69641474395.07
GERMAN13083310.10950177947.50
SPANISH473833.66374018852.95
ACHINESE10.0013390.00
ACOLI10.0017200.00
AFRICAANS1300.01982160.01
ALTAIC10.004800.00
AKKADIAN10.0012200.00
ALBANIAN1900.011243850.01
AMHARIC130.00185530.00
ARABIC10960.0813088440.10
ARMENIAN730.01462510.00
ASSAMESE10.007370.00
AZTEC10.0013540.00
AZERBAIJANI1050.01847970.01
BAMILEKE20.0013300.00
BASHKIR20.0016300.00
BAMBARA20.0021390.00
BALINESE20.0025420.00
BANTU (OTHER)50.0049110.00
BASQUE20.0018360.00
BYELORUSSIAN480.00337010.00
BEMBA30.0041640.00
BANGALI630.00531650.00
BRETON10.0012830.00
BULGARIAN41620.3225911820.20
BURMESE510.00524300.00
CENT. AM. INDIAN70.0056260.00
CATALAN4560.043825200.03
CEBUANO20.0038230.00
CHINESE159351.23146317101.16
CREOLE ENGLISH60.00110370.00
CREOLE FRENCH320.00531880.00
CREE10.0014740.00
CREOLES20.0015020.00
CZECH60540.4739320870.31
DANISH53750.4136769020.29
DUTCH155171.20111861050.88
DAKOTA10.0019030.00
DIVEHI80.00126160.00
DRAVIDIAN10.004690.00
DYULA20.0013690.00
EFIK30.0040980.00
EGYPTIAN10.0011470.00
ELAMITE10.0015230.00
ENGLISH MIDDLE80.00107930.00
ENGLISH,OLD10.008480.00
ESTONIAN3950.032591400.02
EWONDO10.007200.00
FINNISH14210.1110427510.08
FRENCH MIDDLE230.00371930.00
FRENCH OLD30.0038520.00
FULAH30.0024470.00
GA10.0015120.00
GANDA40.0075490.00
GERMANIC10.0020680.00
GEORGIAN2300.021419630.01
GERMAN MIDDLE30.0036630.00
GREEK ANCIE540.00785200.01
GREEK10450.086780750.05
GUJARATI530.00313300.00
HAUSA220.00397960.00
HAWAIIAN60.0081240.00
HEBREW2470.022464890.02
HILIGAYNON20.0039530.00
HINDI2530.022148660.02
HMONG10.0012480.00
HUNGARIAN29190.2320021120.16
IGBO70.00131140.00
ICELANDIC1010.011012060.01
ILOKO10.0020050.00
INDIC40.0058240.00
INDONESIAN17420.1315984110.13
IRANIAN10.004430.00
ITALIAN383372.96269239852.13
JAPANESE347702.68289695222.29
KANNADA280.00194580.00
KAREN10.008700.00
KIRGHIZ70.0054260.00
KOREAN34030.2631480270.25
KRU20.0017040.00
LAO120.00116600.00
LATIN396993.06279831192.21
LATVIAN3470.032255990.02
LITHUANIAN7250.064953420.04
LOZI10.006750.00
LUNDA10.007710.00
MACEDONIAN1100.01770480.01
MALAYALAM230.00175550.00
MANDINGO10.009780.00
MAORI20.0036310.00
MARATHI610.00409460.00
MALAY1120.011150150.01
MANIPURI20.0013160.00
MONGOLIAN730.01782300.01
MOSSI20.0015210.00
MULTI. LANGUAGE52370.4040355670.32
MAYAN80.0065320.00
MALTESE140.00237960.00
N. AMER. INDIAN20.0042290.00
NAVAJO60.00104340.00
NEPALI130.00143080.00
NIGER-KORDOFAN110.00117940.00
NILO-SAHARAN40.0081230.00
NORWEGIAN26450.2018247220.14
NYANJA80.00125450.00
NYANKOLE20.0039870.00
NYORO10.006910.00
ORIYA30.0021270.00
OTTOMAN TURK260.00277070.00
PANJABI80.0052440.00
PAPIAMENTO30.0043690.00
PERSIAN8170.069154440.07
PHILIPPINE (OTHER)20.0018660.00
POLISH94710.7365596910.52
PORTUGUESE145401.12122911330.97
PROVENCAL OLD10.0010010.00
PUSHTO100.00118730.00
QUECHUA10.008420.00
RAROTONGAN10.0019700.00
RAETO-ROMANCE10.0021160.00
ROMANY20.0016350.00
RUANDA20.0013910.00
ROMANIAN34840.2722666740.18
RUSSIAN610074.71454555233.59
S. AMER. INDIAN10.0010800.00
SANSKRIT980.01840750.01
SERBO-CYRILLIC20.0010080.00
SERBO-ROMAN20.0010900.00
SIGN LANGUAGES10.0016170.00
SLAVIC10.0013220.00
SLOVAK9370.076384840.05
SLOVENIAN5620.044022200.03
SOMALI60.0067160.00
SONGHAI20.0013640.00
SONINKE20.0023450.00
SUNDANESE10.006920.00
SWAHILI1160.011908850.02
SWEDISH63250.4942893610.34
TAMASHEK50.0043860.00
TAMIL2640.022141210.02
TELUGU130.0087490.00
TETUM10.008260.00
TIMNE10.007530.00
THAI7370.067782490.06
TIBETAN2450.023515390.03
TIGRINYA10.0017270.00
TONGA ISLAND10.0020340.00
TURKMEN100.0089630.00
TURKISH13450.1012110810.10
UIGUR20.0020650.00
UKRAINIAN16980.1314507320.11
UNDETERMINED34440.2717560840.14
URDU4250.033172580.03
UZBEK670.01488260.00
VIETNAMESE1800.011688270.01
WELSH80.0065830.00
WOLOF10.0022300.00
XHOSA10.0028470.00
YIDDISH110.00106000.00
YORUBA150.00273080.00
ZULU20.0016390.00
Unknown Code43570.3432679240.26

Census of MARC Fields Used in the Collection
TagRecords with TagRepeated FieldsMax LengthMin LengthAverage LengthPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
11295956-221111100.00147047871.16
31288648-44499.4451545920.41
51290545-16161699.58206487201.63
6278601222418182.155037100.04
7209462561172351216.1632698400.26
81295956-404040100.00518382404.09
91-5550.0050.00
10340411-184101526.2752702950.42
1525372584407161.964196690.03
16242069393912171.874465650.04
172-3937380.00760.00
1919955-87710181.543728470.03
2048411456485012572037.36216246061.71
2252645-16711244.0612729720.10
24218884829190.17434800.00
252481-4210240.19606170.00
2756-2311180.0010190.00
284732292927360.371843630.01
292-1816170.00340.00
30188161527101.451884600.01
311-5550.0050.00
32226-1711150.0236060.00
33441228150.007160.00
34171535100.001800.00
3512959567356891413915100.00309996012.45
362-1919190.00380.00
37320622861777312.4710195800.08
401295918-6471123100.00305833582.42
4156943-827124.397112240.06
422730271476921.0725044050.20
4337115-567112.864386990.03
441850-688220.14417710.00
45940-388100.0795160.00
461-1717170.00170.00
472-1410120.00240.00
49844-8880.0767520.00
50918591650555207.0919330490.15
5199124717350.0135410.00
5230224790.002950.00
5523121344397180.18686800.01
601223080693009451994.38248710101.96
6614823-8561.14889740.01
691-1313130.00130.00
703359-359200.26673300.01
72126584201348110.981948610.02
742123382627150.16395280.00
809717737160.0118570.00
8279917855445166.1713035500.10
835-5610370.001880.00
8458071975996190.451539270.01
851-7770.0070.00
8675382781005190.581556550.01
8810752901018150.08216280.00
9044024013250.03112640.00
92270217375170.21487780.00
9614376385529201.113024450.02
991-1111110.00110.00
100729308-19753056.28222676621.76
110103228-2969577.9759511060.47
11138666-3989872.9833860520.27
13013589-3989431.055906030.05
2102387012791188281.847084500.06
22222337312746421.729502350.08
24014028-2895441.086247800.05
24220048-29313501.5510213550.08
2431-2626260.00260.00
2451295956-14596103100.0013466505410.64
2461439923440254554611.1183059810.66
2471274118812580.0198070.00
2502213441893952017.0844319680.35
2555218410200.0011110.00
2561606-5211240.12391990.00
2574895-589170.38871120.01
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2699-10221530.004800.00
27019116818990.0019970.00
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30610-1010100.001000.00
31066176-1395135.119215290.07
321690829691086250.532534490.02
33612712152489166132598.09329270242.60
337127121622570152698.09340341882.69
338127121527568142698.09334216632.64
34072017162790.0670050.00
3411-2222220.00220.00
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34514-3613220.003180.00
34670-288140.0110210.00
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350200-1036100.0220200.00
35195-619122210.01210610.00
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3632-1411120.00250.00
3661-3232320.00320.00
3801-2121210.00210.00
385616217270.001890.00
386322416190.00970.00
400285-15931740.02212390.00
4104433122329800.343588040.03
41116-126731150.0018410.00
4401284191239460.10600360.00
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500504903309129199956338.96513258154.05
50133315521199912792.5726822580.21
5024059264177493.1319998750.16
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506166388332151891.2831527620.25
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51328-4217240.006760.00
51517173189293611551.3310661630.08
51631421788390.02126270.00
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9103-7770.00210.00
9112-4545450.00900.00
93612-4612300.003600.00
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